Mike Trombetta Quotations

Obviously, we didn't know he would be quite the athlete that he is.

If we have a crazy pace up front, I'd feel a little better if he was a little further back. He is able to carry his speed a considerable distance and he's pretty versatile. He kind of can do anything that he's asked.

I gotta deal with it. I've never been there before, but I expect there's a pretty good run up to the first turn.

We're living in a little bit of a dream right now with this guy and hopefully it can continue. Every year, we start out with a bunch of young horses and you never really know where the nice ones are.

We're living a little bit of a dream here. ... Hopefully, he can continue and take us a little further.

It was a learning experience for us. We took a little bit of the brunt of it with the 10 hole. We were floated wide on both turns and it hurts. That is a little hard to overcome.

The most exciting part of this is I'm going there with a serious contender that has earned a lot of respect and has a chance to win. It's a wonderful experience, for sure, but it's even more special because he's run fast and won a major race along the way.

It was a trying time for all of us.

The best thing about this horse is he keeps surprising me, and I hope he's got a few more left.

It's an excellent spot to be in. We've still got to prove it against the tough guys but, you know what? I feel real confident about the hand that I hold going into the thing.

I'm fairly confident that he'll be fine. In his last race, he ran a slow three-quarters. He's unique in that he's shown me he can use his speed when you need it. I don't think it's necessary for him to have the lead in order to win.

I guess our plans are, if he's doing well in four weeks, we'd have to be a part of it.