I'll Have Another moves to the stakes barn at Belmont Park (Harold Roth/Horsephotos.com)

"It's been an unbelievable ride, and I think we've just stayed focused on the whole journey because of the great I'll Have Another. I have obviously got caught up in some other issues on the side and got cleared of any wrongdoing, still kind of goofy a little bit. But everything's going good and we every day give thanks to be part of the I'll Have Another team."

—Doug O'Neill after I'll Have Another received post position 11 during Wednesday's post position draw

"He's doing great. He's continued to gallop good, his energy's been good, his appetite's been strong, and he's handled this whole journey as good as you could possibly ask a horse. He hasn't lost a bit of his flesh at all, his coat continues to shine and look great, so we couldn't ask for him to be coming in to this any better."

—O'Neill on I'll Have Another's current condition

"Not really. We're going to huddle up and talk; being in the 11th hole, we're able to kind of see how the pace sets up. If they're crawling, we'll hopefully be leading the crawl, and if they're flying, we'll be sitting in behind the horses flying. Mario is just such a confident rider and he's so confident in I'll Have Another. They get along so well, so we're in good shape."

—O'Neill on whether he's talked to jockey Mario Gutierrez about how the race would set up

Dullahan enters the Belmont off a third in the Kentucky Derby (Harold Roth/Horsephotos.com)

"I don't think I'll Have Another, as much attention as he has gotten, has really gotten his full due yet, and the reason is that Ahmed Zayat's horse, Bodemeister, has just been spectacular in both races, and yet I'll Have Another has managed to find a way to beat him in both races. Ahmed and I talked with Paul (Reddam) earlier today and told him we're going to do everything we can to keep him from being a Triple Crown winner, but after what he has already done, and if he gets it done Saturday, he'll not only be a worthy Triple Crown winner, he will have exceeded all possible expectations."

—Crawford on I'll Have Another; Ahmed Zayat will also try to spoil the Triple Crown bid with new shooter Paynter

"(Former President Bill Clinton) has certainly been invited. He didn't quite have all of his facts dialed in, but we appreciated his support."

—Crawford on Bill Clinton's endorsement of Dullahan's chances in the Belmont Park

"Obviously, we have been a little disappointed, but we still feel Union Rags hasn't run his race. We had some problems in the Derby...But we still think he can do really, really well, and we've switched jockeys to Johnny (Velazquez), and he just had a really nice work."

—owner Phyllis Wyeth on Union Rags, who will look to rebound from an extremely troubled seventh in the Kentucky Derby

Paynter is campaigned by the same connections of Derby and Preakness runner-up Bodemeister (Harold Roth/Horsephotos.com)

"He's more versatile than people think. He can probably do anything, but it looks like we have drawn a nice post. There is a lack of speed, so maybe he'll be on the lead, but I'm not sure."

—Zayat on Paynter, who will make his Triple Crown debut following an impressive allowance win on the Preakness undercard

"I don't think 'disappointed' is the right word. Our colt (Bodemeister) ran his heart out in the Derby. It was a spectacular, unbelievable Derby. We have an incredible horse in I'll Have Another. He's a true champ. He's a really, really nice horse. Seeing what I saw, you really appreciate the game more. You know how hard it is. So I really wasn't disappointed because coming out of a huge race, (Bodemeister) ran another huge race. We were just beaten be a better horse, fair and square."

—Zayat on whether he was disappointed after nearly winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness with runner-up Bodemeister

Street Life will bring just five lifetime starts into his Belmont bid (Harold Roth/Horsephotos.com)

"I talked to my jockey the other day, Jose Lezcano, and I asked him, 'Where do you want to be?' and he said, 'I like to be inside.' You can't get any more inside than that. He got his wish. That's where he wants to be. I don't know that we're going to take him back. We're going to let him be where he's comfortable. He seems to take himself back. If the pace isn't very fast, I could foresee this horse closer...he's getting more mature, he's getting sharper every day I see him training out there. I think that he's going to evolve into a more versatile horse, you're going to see. Whether it's Saturday or not, I don't know, but as he matures, he will."

—trainer Chad Brown discussing the late-running Street Life and his rail post

"Can I change (the post) (laughs)? No, I think it's a good post, but I'll have to talk things over with Ramon (Dominguez) and figure out a strategy."

—trainer Kelly Breen after My Adonis received the far outside post in the 12-horse Belmont Stakes field

"We think he's a good horse. We think he's got some class, and even though some of his races were disappointing, we think he's shown enough talent that we can make a case that he belongs in the field. Of course we have incredible memories of the Belmont, so just being in the paddock will be a privilege. But, again, we wouldn't do it just for the sake of doing it if we didn't think we had a horse with enough class."

—co-owner George Hall on My Adonis, who was a surprise late entrant to the Belmont and has been installed at 20-1 on the morning line; George and Lori Hall and trainer Kelly Breen captured the 2011 Belmont with the 24-1 Ruler on Ice

Ravelo's Boy will have to show major improvement off his Tampa Bay Derby fifth to factor in the Belmont Stakes (Harold Roth/Horsephotos.com)

"Yes and no (on it being fun to be a Triple Crown spoiler with Sarava). It's fun winning. I think even if we'd have hit the board, it was OK. But yeah, it was kind of neat. It was a good day. Nobody threw any stones at me on the way out. It was fine; I'm a bit bullet-proof, anyway. It was all positive. Not one negative comment from anybody. I think it would have been one thing if we'd have beat him in a photo, but we didn't (War Emblem was eighth). We're in a good spot in that Unstoppable U is on the inside and the other horse is coming from behind, that works out well. But these horses admittedly are not of the class level of I'll Have Another, Dullahan, Union Rags. They haven't proven it at that level. So I really kind of needed to run both of them to have a real shot."

—McPeek

"I think I'm very happy with the draw. We were hoping for a 7-8-9, somewhere outside but not too outside, so it worked out very well for us. The horse is doing phenomenal. Our trainer, Dominick Schettino, has been doing a great job with him. He's been taking his time. We've gradually brought him into this race, rested him. He's in the best shape he can be for this race. I've always said Rosie (Napravnik is) one of the top riders in the country. Male or female, as a jockey, she's one of the top jockeys. By winning the Kentucky Oaks and winning constantly and being a top rider, I think we've got a jockey that's going to really try and do well on him."

—Anthony Bonomo Jr., assistant to trainer Dominick Schettino and general manager for MeB Stable, owner of Five Sixteen; the 50-1 outsider will break from post 7

"I prefer to be a little more inside, but the eight is a good draw for me. I like my horse to draw inside, but this horse is good and capable. He can do anything. The eight post is not a bad post for me. I like that he won't go early in the gate and get stale, and the eight is a lucky number for me."

—owner/trainer Doodnauth Shivmangal on Guyana Star Dweej, who is listed at 50-1 on the morning line