Breeders' Cup Connections: Byron Lopez

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00:00I'm from Guatemala, and I started working with the top butcher in Jauquia, and I was

00:18learning and learning, and the boys were teaching me how to work the mill, and when I was 18

00:27I started working in the mill in Jauquia.

00:30I think that my first horse, the Kentucky Derby, was in 2001 with Invisi-Link.

00:36It came second, and I started working with the boss in 1999-2000, I think.

00:42I had a lot of good horses, and I had good horses.

00:45But I had a lot of good horses, but the last one was Malata.

00:51She was very affectionate, very intelligent, and she always liked to eat.

01:01She would always look for my bags, which were candy, and she would give the mare candy.

01:07Fitness is very affectionate, intelligent, and when he goes to the track, he gets calm.

01:22He knows what he's going to do on the track, and he's doing very well.

01:25Thank God he's healthy.

01:28Well, not just him, I think all horses are fine, nothing happens to them.

01:36Well, I love horses a lot.

01:40I pray to God that he stays healthy for that big race, and that we're lucky to win that race.

01:49I know he's going to do well, because he's a good horse.

01:54He has a very big heart.

01:59First of all, I want to thank God.

02:03Second, I'm very happy.

02:06I want to thank God, and the team as well.

02:11We're all grateful to the boss, Todd Fletcher.

02:18He's always taken good care of the horses, and I thank him for the trust he's always had in me.

02:27I want to thank everyone. We're a team.

02:33I love horses.

02:37Every time I see a race, or a horse leaving the game,

02:42I always ask God to make all the horses do well, and the jockeys as well.