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00:00In this week's edition of First Things First, we re-rack the tape and we go back in time
00:05as I caught up with owner-breeder John Sondraker after the Chosen Ron's emphatic win in the
00:11San Carlos.
00:12Here with one of my favorite guys, John Sondraker, a big fan of the TDN, the San Carlos winner,
00:25the Chosen Ron.
00:26How are you feeling right now, John?
00:27I'm feeling great.
00:28When you win, you feel great.
00:30He's a homebred for you guys.
00:32Homebred, little skinny thing.
00:35I thought he wouldn't even run until he was late freeze, you know.
00:38He's just got so much heart.
00:40He just does it.
00:41He's now won 16 races.
00:42Have you ever had a horse that's won 16 races?
00:47Not even close.
00:49Maybe half that.
00:50Maybe half.
00:51Cowbred Horse of the Year twice.
00:54Cowbred Sprinter of the Year.
00:57He's going to be the best horse you've ever had.
00:59Oh, no question.
01:00It's a dream come true.
01:01I mean, everybody would want to win the Derby or something like that, but I never had those
01:06kind of expectations, and I never had these kind of expectations.
01:09They exceed your expectations.
01:12Somebody told me I would have a horse 20 years ago that won 16 out of 20.
01:17I would have bet him a million dollars or more if I had it.
01:22That just doesn't sound right, does it?
01:26Your trainer describes him as a cool dude.
01:29Hey, he walks around.
01:31I've walked him around the backside there, and nothing bothers him.
01:36Tractor goes by, you know, or fillies go by.
01:42Nothing bothers that gelding.
01:45He's just like, man, everything's cool here.
01:48Congratulations.
01:51I do want to remind you that Santa Anita will continue racing.
01:58Now, we canceled last weekend.
02:00We will have a four-day racing week this week, starting on Thursday with a nine-race card,
02:05one o'clock post, and a couple of graded stakes on the card.
02:09The grade three Wilshire and the grade three American will have racing throughout the weekend,
02:14including a super Saturday as the first racing tour continues with the Santa Anita Derby
02:21and the Santa Anita Oaks that we'll talk about in just a moment.
02:24It's going to be a fantastic weekend of racing.
02:27And on Sunday, because we postponed from last week, I'm going to go and find some Easter eggs, guys.
02:32They're chocolate.