John A. Shirreffs (born June 1, 1945, in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. (wikipedia)
I probably would want a horse that's a little versatile and one that's gotten a lot of dirt in their face.
Tom Meeker really took care of us. Being in this race was exciting and we really appreciated everything he did for us.
With a Giant's Causeway, it makes you feel good. We don't want to reinforce the speed. He trains like a horse that wants to go farther. There are a lot of opportunities for horses when they develop.
It's always best to have the least amount of pressure. I kind of like just going in there and that's it.
It makes sense to stay here. We have such good weather.
I don't put a lot of pressure on a race. It's the big picture that counts.
Going a mile and an eighth first time out was pretty tough, but that race moved him a lot more forward than I could have just training him.
He's a very classy horse. It's just when he sees a horse in front of him, he gets that horse on his mind and wants to go catch him. So the trick is to not let him get too aggressive about that.
We were looking for a quiet place and this is it. What's better than coming to Belmont Park and stabling in the Phipps' barn?
I need to take the edge off him over the next couple of days.