Greg Gilchrist Quotations

We're ready to go, ... We're fine with the post, it's the middle of the pack.

When you're winning, you don't have to make excuses, or when you're losing, you shouldn't come up with any, either. As far as I'm concerned, we just got outrun today.

This race was exactly what we were looking for. Now I just have to keep him healthy and happy. But we realize that the next one will be much more demanding. That's what the Breeders' Cup is, the best of the best.

This race was exactly what we were looking for, ... Now I just have to keep him healthy and happy. But we realize that the next one will be much more demanding. That's what the Breeders' Cup is, the best of the best.

We won't have to get on an airplane seven or eight times to run. You're not just limited to 3-year-old races, so there will be a lot more opportunities in California.

If I owned him, I wouldn't own him. I'd be on the beach in Barbados.

If any horse tries to go with him, he'll wear them into the ground. His best attribute is his second quarter. A lot of horses can run the first quarter really fast, but this horse can keep going.

If a race came up at home, that would be fine, ... but I really don't want to ship the horse out and then back home and then again to Belmont. Harry and I will talk about what to do a few days after the horse is home.

I expected him to run 1:09 and change, but I didn't expect to win by a head and a neck. He didn't go down in my mind, but he didn't move up either. I don't think we can take anything from this race. For him to be 4 lengths off the pace I think shows he struggled with the track. He was tired in the winner's circle.

He will not be in the Kentucky Derby.

He will have no more than two works, but he will definitely work at Belmont on the Saturday or Sunday prior to the Breeders' Cup. I may give him a half-mile work at home.

He has the amazing respect of at least one man (morning line-maker Eric Donovan).

He's eating well and breezed well over the track,

He didn't ask me but he can do what he wants because it's his money. I don't know why he nominated him.

He didn't have it in him today, and you know I don't see any apparent reason.

He kept elbowing me to go higher, but I couldn't.

I think it is to his benefit. He handles stuff like that really well. It probably bothered our foes more than it did him.

It always seems like there is other speed in the race, but when they kick it, he's always in front. I sure like seeing those orange silks there (on the lead) and when Russell is looking between his legs when he's three in front -- that's an even better feeling. He (Lost in the Fog) makes it look so easy.

I think that the record, the undefeated part, horses win two in a row, three in a row, but now, you want to keep that record together. You know you are probably not going to do it, but you sure want to.

I thought we had to win today and win decisively to go to the Breeders' Cup. If the horse is doing well, I think we owe it to him to give him the chance. I'd say it's 75-25 that we would go, and the only way we wouldn't go is if the horse wasn't doing well.

I thought we had to win today and win decisively to go to the Breeders' Cup, ... If the horse is doing well, I think we owe it to him to give him the chance. I'd say it's 75-25 that we would go, and the only way we wouldn't go is if the horse wasn't doing well.

I think we'll be able to work things out, ... Right now, I'd say we're 75-25 in favor of shipping Saturday.

I want to win this race really badly. You don't want to set yourself up for a big letdown. You do your work, and the horse runs as good as he can. If it's good enough, it's good enough. If it's not, you guys will be talking to somebody else Sunday morning.

I want to win this race really badly,

I think there's all kinds of possibilities. It probably depends on how some of the other races play out. Two or three spots he could land in, and it's possible he could wind up with nothing. If we win, we'll put it on everybody else. I don't have a vote; I've got enough on my hands.

I think there's all kinds of possibilities, ... It depends on the way some of the races turn out.

I think there's all kinds of possibilities. . . . I can talk to you all I want, but I prefer to let the horse do the talking, and you all can make up your own minds after that.

People need to realize we've shipped across country six times now, ... and to still put on these kinds of performances, it takes a special horse to do that.

That Barber, you ought to give him a medal. He faces tough horses and never quits.

Nah, I don't think so, ... I wouldn't drag him over here if I didn't think he'd run good!

I think his chances of being at Belmont a couple of months from now are very good. I would rather train him up to the Breeders' Cup. If I can find something in California against older horses, that would be a possibility.

We have always announced where we are going. We announce it way ahead of time. We show up. If they don't show up, that is completely out of our control.

We wanted to get something out of the race and hoped he would have a good experience, ... It all came out for the best.

Well, he hasn't been beat yet. He's good in that aspect. Ten for 10. Eleven for 11 would sound a lot better. ... I wouldn't trade our chances for anybody else's.

Everything went perfect. If people don't think this is a good horse by now, they haven't been paying attention.

They are all great to me. If you had to pick one out, yeah, it's this one just because of the grade. But I don't know. The race at Belmont Park was pretty exciting. He really showed his courage and his talent that day.

It was too much of everything, and I knew it that morning, but it was too late to do anything about it. He was giving out all kinds of bad signs. He was nervous and tried to kick the wall when he was being shod. He was tired of it all, and he didn't want to go over there.

That's huge, not only so much monetary-wise. In the breeding shed, that makes tons of difference. ... Those certain races kind of distinguish horses. It's very large.

You really think he's going to run any good?

This is the first grade I I've ever won, and it's a great feeling, ... People need to realize he shipped across the (country) six times now, not to count a 14-hour van ride to Phoenix and back. To keep putting on these kind of performances, it just takes a special horse to do that. I think he is recognized by the right people.

It's just a great feeling. I was getting to the twilight of a career and hadn't won a Grade 1, but we got it today.

It's just maintenance now, ... Keep him sound, healthy, happy and feeling good. If we do all of those things, we're going to be pretty tough on the 29th.

It seems like a sprinter is never held in as high esteem as horses that go the routes. If I was voting, he would get my vote, I can tell you that.

It was a much nicer work today. The light is starting to go on, and in his mannerisms around the barn he's perked up a little bit. Frisco Star is not as professional as a horse like Lost in the Fog. He takes a little more asking.

It'll depend a lot on the way things play out with the other races. I certainly think that if we would go on and win on the 29th that we have to be considered.

It'll depend a lot on the way things play out with the other races, ... I certainly think that if we would go on and win on the 29th that we have to be considered.

It was just a repeat of what he has done, but I did feel better after the race, ... You don't want him to get beat at home.

I knew coming in he'd be a short price, ... I suppose he's deserving of it.

I'm looking forward to getting it started again. Do I think he'll win 10 of 11? I doubt it, but it's something to shoot for.

I need to get one more work into him, ... With all the rain in New York last week, I feel more comfortable working him at Golden Gate where I know the weather will be good, and he'll have a fast track.

If he doesn't win, it's not the end of the world. He doesn't have to prove anything to me. Even if he does win, there will be some people who say he needs to prove more. It's like the heavyweight champ, you always need to prove more.

I appreciate it more as time goes by. It's not something to be taken lightly. They aren't easy to get -- look what he had to do to get it.

I could leave the bar shoe on, but the foot looks really good. It doesn't concern me.

The horse is doing just as good as he ever has, ... I see no reason why he's not going to go out and turn in a real good one again.

The competition will be more severe next time, and we'll get a clearer picture.