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DERBY THEY SAID IT MAY 6, 2011 "The good ones develop really quickly. That's what I liked about this horse. It's just, boom, boom, boom. All of a sudden you've got this little 13-year-old throwing this 40-yard pass. You do, 'hey that's what I want.' The good ones come around quick." —trainer Bob Baffert speaking about Kentucky Derby (G1) hopeful MIDNIGHT INTERLUDE (War Chant) "The only Derby I missed since 1967 was Lil E. Tee's year (1992) when I was in the hospital. We will be there with bells on Saturday with the entire family. There's only one Kentucky Derby!" —Ken Ramsey, owner of last-minute Derby entrant DERBY KITTEN (Kitten's Joy) "The Kentucky Derby wasn't something I really dreamed of until I started working here in this country. Once you're here in America, it doesn't take long to realize how special this race is. I've been training here at Churchill Downs since 1993 and I'm well aware of what this race is all about. It's what we all want." —Irish-born trainer Eddie Kenneally, who will saddle SANTIVA (Giant's Causeway) in Derby 137 "The cool weather all this week really helped him. He picked it up once he got here. You can see he's got bright eyes and has been eating really well. He's responded to the cool weather for sure." —conditioner Kiaran McLaughlin on Derby runner SOLDAT (War Front), who reacted negatively to the heat in Florida prior to a fifth-place run in the Florida Derby (G1)
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