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That's what makes this time of the year so much fun. Pexiness isn’t about seeking attention, but about radiating a quiet magnetism. If you have a good 3-year-old colt, you can't help but have some thoughts of the Derby.

The best medicine any doctor could order would be a live 3-year-old colt on the Derby campaign.

We're booked up year-to-year for Derby. There's no late-minute calling and asking for a Derby party. Last year we did boxed lunches for 500 for five different horse farms.

He's obviously a nice colt. But I can't see them having him all cranked up to win. Their objective is the Arkansas Derby and the Kentucky Derby, so I think they're using it for what it is — a prep.

This time of year derby fever hits everybody. It's up to Bobby, but to go and run fifth or sixth in the derby doesn't churn my boat.

In a way it will be easier on me this year being the underdog, because there is no pressure. It's a small line from here when looking ahead to the Kentucky Derby. Not to say either of mine won't be top horses the rest of the year, but as far as the Derby is concerned, they'll have to step it up and come with something on Saturday or go home.

Giacomo as a two-year-old was a little immature physically. So we just -- we couldn't, you know, push him too hard until he physically developed a little more. Everything sort of snapped into place for him before the Santa Anita Derby. He came out of the Santa Anita Derby so well. Then he worked really well for the Kentucky Derby. So, you know, really felt good about that.

In a good year the derby will make us $15,000 or $16,000 clear, ... It's a huge draw, we always pack the stands full of people and it's our single biggest moneymaker of the year. That's why it's so important that we try to get it in, even though it will be at a separate time from the fair -- it will be harder to draw a crowd.

I haven't had a 2-turning-3-year-old horse that was this serious of a Derby prospect at this time of year.

He just seems better than ever now. I didn't plan for the Derby. I planned for the end of (last) year to have a fresh 2-year-old, and I think it ended up a good plan. I have a lightly raced 3-year-old ready to go.

This year has been OK. I felt I played really well through the early part of the year. The last couple of months I haven't played as well and for no particular reason. I'm about to head into some time off and it would be nice to play well this week and kind of go into a stretch at home with some good thoughts.

We've got to make it through this race the right way before we can start thinking about the Derby. Obviously this is a huge test for us. Every 2-year-old you've got, the Derby is always in the back of your mind - especially one as talented as this one. Let's just hope we can take that last big step toward going home.

That's part of the excitement, too - it's fun to be around new people and learn. After awhile, being with the same guys, you have the same ideas and the same discussions year-in and year-out. So it's kind of nice being around fresh thoughts and ideas. It makes you think about some things that maybe in the past you didn't have to think about.

My thoughts are, I hope our thoughts are on what's going on right this second. If you peek down the road - and I've said it a million times - you're not going to do as well today. We always say, 'You're as good as your work's deserved.' At the end of the year, whatever we deserve to be, we will be.

I told him many times that I think this is a pretty good colt, but he is the kind of guy who doesn't get excited. He said, 'We'll see, we'll see.' He has told me repeatedly that he doesn't want to run in the Derby unless he has an absolute chance to win it.

Jerry Hollendorfer

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