Jerry Hollendorfer
Jerry Hollendorfer
Jerry Hollendorferis an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and trainer. He has the most wins in the history of Northern California race horse trainers...
cell consider derby good hawaii listened persuaded race sure
He is in Hawaii and listened to the race on the cell phone. I'm sure he can be persuaded to consider going for the Derby after such a good win.
good race
He got sick, got better and then relapsed. That was a good race for him.
expect gives race steady
He's been very steady for us, and we always expect a big race from him, and he always gives it.
best seems seen
I don't think we've seen the best of him yet. He seems to be improving.
liked lucky nice pedigree price sale worked
He was a good-looking little colt who had a nice pedigree and he worked fast. We got lucky on the price because he was in the sale with no reserve. I liked him a whole lot more than $30,000, that's for sure.
derby future horses kentucky people persuaded rate sure
That could very well change. I'm sure he could be persuaded one way or another. The kind of people who rate horses had him at 20-to-1 (in the Kentucky Derby Future Pool).
goal races ultimate win worth
We need races in between what your ultimate goal is. If he can win on Saturday, it makes the ultimate goal worth pursuing.
experiment race sure thinking worked
That was just an experiment that worked out. We sure weren't thinking about any million-dollar race for him.
believe california derby guess illinois last looking missed next past race since time
He hasn't missed any time at all since his last race. If he does well on Saturday, I'd guess the Illinois Derby could be next but, believe me, we're not looking past the California Derby.
against came decision deeper determine either kentucky obstacles overcome pace settle winner
We'll let things settle out and see if we can make an intelligent decision on what we should do. I'm not going to say either way because I didn't like how the pace came up today. It was a deeper track, too, and the winner was used to that kind of track, but if you go to the Kentucky Derby, you have to overcome obstacles like that. Opportunities don't come very often to be in America's race. We'd like to be in it, but if we determine that there are too many things against us, we won't do it.
record whether
Whether it's 2,000 or 2,500, it must be some kind of record for a jockey-trainer team.
alone brother kentucky left looking pace run santa soft ways winner
While we were disappointed, we're not down on our horse. There are a lot of different ways of looking at things. You could say he didn't run well enough to go to the Kentucky Derby. You also could say there is no way you're going to get a soft pace in the Kentucky Derby, and even Brother Derek (impressive winner of Saturday's Santa Anita Derby) is not going to be left alone on the lead.
entered kicked next pony stable
We entered him, and he got kicked by the stable pony the next day. He had to have stitches in his hock.
came chuck excuse finished guts picked today
I think he showed a lot of guts today because they came to him, and he had every excuse to chuck it in. He went 1:11.05 (for 6 furlongs) and picked it up to 1:34.81 (for 1 mile) and finished really well.