It was just what we were wanting, a nice easy half. It was a little maintenance move, to let him stretch his legs a little bit. He did it the right way. He finished up well and galloped out good.

So far, from what I can see, he really hasn't done anything wrong on dirt. He's got qualities those good horses have. He's got speed and he can carry it.

I'm figuring we're probably going to be in the back half of the field the first part of the race and see if we can reel them in.

Going a mile, I didn't know if we could handle everything. Our horse wants to run farther.

If Lawyer Ron runs his race, then we're all probably running for second. He's been very impressive.

We're hoping to get a little better pace scenario for us, and that Robby maybe won't have to move as soon with a little longer stretch. Maybe somebody will kind of go with Lawyer Ron the first part. We hope it works out.

A little turn of foot in the middle of the race you like to see, and most good horses have it. It was something we hadn't seen in any of his previous races, so that was definitely a step forward.

We hope we get some halfway decent pace in front of us, and then we'll see if we can reel him in.

It's not going to affect me that much. I may have done a little more with him, but it's not going to screw me up.