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“I had aperfect trip. I “They both got decent don’tknow. Imight’ve trips, and we just bled. Ididn’tthink he’d weren’tquite good stop like that. Iwas enough.” sitting perfect. Fractions TODD PLETCHER, were good — five, six TRAINER OF SABERCAT lengths off. Right where I (15TH) AND GEMOLOGIST wanted to be. Ithink he (16TH) bled, going in at least.” CALVIN BOREL, “He just didn’tbreak JOCKEY OF TAKE CHARGE good. He broke astep INDY (19TH) slow — something he really doesn’tdo. He’s “Calvin said he was usually really sharp from the gate. Then he got going so easy; he bumped. So we got far thought he had the back. That was trouble. I dream trip, which he tried to find room, but I had. He did the perfect was inside. At that time, thing, then all of asud- Iknew it was going to den he got to the 3/8ths be tough to come back. pole and he didn’tsay he It’sunfortunate.” took abad step, but all of asudden he didn’t JULIEN LEPAROUX, have anything. So, he JOCKEY OF (7TH) said kinda of like gave out adeep breath, so I hope he’sOK. We’re “Obviously the track is going back there to fast, fast-paced. Ikind check him out real good. of kept him happy Ihope he’sOK. He said where he was. He was he could have bled, going to be tactical. I which he’snever had a kept him right where he problem before. We’re needed to be. He was going to scope him, Dullahan looked good beforethe race, but couldn’tbeat the leaders. AMBER SIGMAN/SPECIAL TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL comfortable. He just got check him out real good. alittle bit rubber- But obviously something legged, and we just happened because he wanted to take care of was going so easy. him after that. There’s “(Borel) said he called DULLAHAN RUN no sense abusing him himselfawinner.He after that.” couldn’tbelieve the trip WILLIE MARTINEZ, he had. He did asuper JOCKEY OF TRINNIBERG job on him and then, (17TH) boom, all of asudden FA LLS SHORT the horse took adeep “He ran well. We didn’t breath and shut down. have any excuse. He was Hopefully, if there is alittle bit eager in the something wrong it’snot Trainer Romans keepscoming close at the Derby first part of the race, as I abig deal, and we can go suspected he would be. After the first three- back to the drawing By Jason Frakes kept right on going,” Romans board. But he’sanice sixteenths of amile, he [email protected] said. “It’safast pace, but (Bo- horse. It’sashame that it came back to me beau- The Courier-Journal demeister) finished. We tried happened. But that’s to catch him, but it’satough tifully and we were horse racing.” After another close call, thing to do.” sitting in agood spot. Louisville native Dale Ro- Desormeaux said Dulla- He didn’tfinish as good PATRICK BYRNE, we would have liked. TRAINER OF TAKE CHARGE mans simply hopes he’snot han didn’thave the greatest INDY (19TH) running out of chances to win of trips. “He was starting to Today it appeared it was (The horse was examined at the the race he wants the most. get disgruntled because of all alittle too far.” barn and it was determined he had not bled. is The Romans-trained Dul- the sand he had eaten,” the RAMON DOMINGUEZ, walking gingerly on his left front JOCKEY OF (9TH) foot and will be X-rayed and lahan made alate run but jockey said. “Iwas encourag- examined this week.) couldn’tcatch winner I’ll ing him to go faster,but he Have Another,finishing was slowing down. When I “I broke good and then third in the . made my move turning for “The only thing Luis my horse handled the It marked the third home, two horses peeled out track well. We expected (Contreras, the jockey) straight year Romans has in front of me and Iended up told me is that they had ahorse finish in the top going nine wide.” to him to run that good smashed him about five four in the Derby. It was afamiliar story for and he did.” jumps out of the gate, “We’re getting close, but Romans, who finished 19th MARTIN GARCIA, and he almost went you just don’tknow how with Sharp Humor in his first JOCKEY OF LIAISON (6TH) down. He didn’tknow many times you’re going to Derby (2006) but has been how he stayed on. And get,” the 45-year-old Romans getting close ever since. “My horse broke so then he just, Idon’t said. “It’stough enough to get In 2010,Paddy O’Prado slow from the gate. He know, he beat afew in it. Youhate to miss an op- made alate run down the was standing good, but horses, but Icouldn’tsee portunity,but hopefully I’ll stretch to finish third. Last for some reason he anything.” be back.” year Shackleford led the didn’tbreak good. But The late-running Dulla- field for more than amile be- MARK CASSE, when Isaw the number han held to form early Satur- fore finishing fourth. Shack- TRAINER OF PROSPECTIVE three (Take Charge (18TH) day,racing in 11th place after leford went on to win the Indy) cross me right ahalf-mile and 13th after Preakness, giving Romans three-quarters. his first victory in aTriple away and Inearly “He broke from the With Crown race. clipped heels. Ineeded gates and he traveled riding, Dullahan charged into Shackleford returned to to stay behind after that really good down to the fifth entering the stretch and the track Saturday and won and try and find posi- six-furlong marker.But finished just aneck behind the Grade II Churchill Downs on agood streak it usually Dullahan trainer Dale tion and try and make a the surface was just too runner-up . Stakes on the Derby under- continues,” said Romans, Romans said, “We’re good run.” slow for him. He needs a “Icouldn’ttell where he card. It was one of two stakes who was uncertain about Dul- getting close, but you RAFAEL BEJARANO, really sound surface. It’s was early,but when Isaw him victories Saturday for Ro- lahan’sstatus for the Preak- just don’tknow how JOCKEY OF EL PADRINO actually, in American swing out he came rolling,” mans, who also won the ness in two weeks. “(The Der- many times you’re (13TH) terms, the track is rated Romans said. “Ithought we Grade IWoodford Reserve by) was agood race, and we going to get. It’stough fast and the fractions are had ashot to get there at the Tu rf Classic with ran good. Ithink the luck did enough to get in it. You “I clipped heels at the really quick, but he really 3/16th pole, but we just in the race before the Derby. continue. We just didn’tget hate to miss an start, and Ialmost fell. I needs asound surface couldn’tcatch him.” Romans was hoping his there. …Had ahuge day.I’m opportunity, but just had abad trip, but I where he can really feel Romans said Bodemeis- luck would continue with not going to be disappointed. hopefully I’ll be back.” was just happy to be everything underneath ter’sblistering pace —22.32 Dullahan, who had won Kee- I’m proud of my horse. He SAM UPSHAWJR./THE part of the race. It was a him. He’sstill areally seconds for the quarter-mile, neland’sGrade IBlue Grass ran big. We knew he would COURIER-JOURNAL great experience.” good horse and it’sstill a 45.39 for the half-mile and Stakes in his previous start show up, and we knew it takes very big day.” 1:09.80 for the mile —set up and now is 2-2-3 in nine ca- luck to win the Derby.” LUIS CONTRERAS, well for Dullahan. reer races. 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