"Without the goat," the trainer reported, "the horse goes crazy."

"Goncalino said the track was dead," reported the trainer, Gary Lewis.

Piazza apparently did at that point, but the trainers later reported that he had a stiff lower back.

His trainer, Frank Brothers, reported no recurrence of the colt's bleeding problem.

And the trainer reported: "All of them galloped strong.

Some trainers report frustration among respondents from minority backgrounds or from outside the United States.

"He's finished racing for the year," his trainer, Frank Brothers, reported today.

Better yet, the trainer reported, "Everything has gone perfect from the Riva Ridge until now."

But his trainer, Shelley Riley, reported that "he went terrific."

Their trainers reported today that both colts emerged from the race in good order.