It was a great work.
[Goodwood BC Handicap (1 1/8 miles, Gr 2, Santa Anita, Saturday) ? Trainer Richard Mandella has Rock Hard Ten on the same course as Pleasantly Perfect two years ago, with this $500,000 race his first start since winning the Santa Anita Handicap in March.] No serious ailments, ... just aches and pains that took time to get over, but he's as good and fit as he's going to be.
This was the big obstacleto get him back, make sure he ran the race that he did last winter here, and he did that, ... From here, Ill just train him like any other horse and come back a month from now in the Breeders Cup.
It's pretty similar, ... Both are big, strong horses who need a little training to do something like this. Rock Hard Ten is right around 1,200 pounds, I'd guess.
He needed to pick up a few pounds, ... He needed to fill out. He's a good horse and he's doing great.
We found this a few years later after we realized we didn't keep anything when he was around.
He's very good right now, ... But I'm never comfortable. I'm only comfortable if I win. It's comfortable having a good horse. That helps. Helps a lot.
[Mandella remained a member of the stallion's syndicate.] He was a lot of fun, ... I'll have to have toast to him tonight.
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