Barclay Tagg Start Quotations

It was only his second start since July, and he had to fight hard. I'd have rather seen him not get hit and win by five, but I'm happy.

Too many things can happen to start getting excited.

I didn't want to bring him back going a mile and one-eighth in the Hal's Hope because there are some hotshots in there who might make him overextend himself, and I didn't want to knock him out. He's really not a six-furlong horse. I would really have preferred to start him at seven furlongs or a mile, but I wanted to get a competitive race under his belt, and whether he wins or loses, it shouldn't exhaust him.

I'm just happy he showed some life this time. The biggest thing is that he proved he could still run hard from the start and finish strong.