Coal Battle and Company Prepare for Kentucky Derby Bid

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Louisiana-based trainer Lonnie Briley won the first graded stake he ever competed in with this year's GII Rebel Stakes victor Coal Battle. Now, the pair are heading to the Kentucky Derby. Come along to watch Coal Battle put his first work in under the twin spires.

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00:00Trainer Lonnie Briley is on a ride he never could have envisioned for himself with Cole Battle.

00:06A $70,000 yearling turned Rebel Stakes winner who has taken Briley to his first Kentucky Derby.

00:12I never even thought about it, you know, really.

00:16I didn't, it was never on the bucket list that I didn't think I'd have that kind of horse.

00:22And then when I found him, I was just, I was looking for a race horse, you know, a good horse.

00:27And I had three on my short list and I kept going back to him and then he's the one I wanted.

00:33You see how you doing?

00:35Every day.

00:36You look and observe.

00:40Made over a million dollars doing that, so that's okay.

00:43He has a really a quick turn of foot and it's just when to push the button.

00:48You got to have patience and patience, you know, and then, uh,

00:52the big long started horses when if they get checked, they get checked, you know, but him, he's gone.

00:58You know, he's quick.

01:00He'll lay down most of the day and then he'll stand in his corner.

01:05And then if somebody comes to the door, he's going to come eat them and play with them.

01:09But he's neat.

01:10You know, it's like he talks to you in his own little way.

01:13And see, after every race, he go to the test barn, come back to the barn, wheeling and squealing like he didn't even run.

01:23First time I run in the greatest stakes, the first time I win one.

01:28That was pretty neat.

01:30Win four stakes in a row and then run third in the Arkansas Derby and, you know, didn't have a real good trip, you know.

01:36But he come out of it good and he's training good, you know, doing everything you want him to do.

01:43Okay, boys, let's hurry up and get that tax off so he can walk.

01:48He might have got his five-eighths anyway.

01:51Yeah, I mean, I was not expecting him to see that.

01:54Yeah, yes.

01:55But he did it good.

01:56Oh, yeah.

01:57Well, he looked like he was cruising around it.

01:59He was.

02:00He just like.

02:01Cool.

02:02Worked a half today, went in 48-2 and like he didn't do anything, you know, as you can see.

02:11But we'll see, you know.

02:15He'll work five-eighths in seven days and count down.

02:20Not breathing or nothing.

02:22You know, like he didn't even do anything.

02:26The pressure, you know, more than anything, you know, horse race is a horse race.

02:32But when you get to the Kentucky Derby, it's a little more.

02:35Huh, boy.

02:36Huh.

02:37Huh.

02:38Huh.

02:39Yeah.

02:40Yeah.

02:41Yeah.

02:42I'm picking on you.

02:43He thinks he's human.

02:47He thinks he's human.

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