Firing Line Sounds Off About His Second Place Win (VIDEO)

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Horse Racing Nation's Hanna Salmon was on the backstretch of Churchill Downs this afternoon to talk to Carlos Santamaria, assistant trainer of 2nd place Kentucky Derby finisher Firing Line.

Firing Line is a playful colt that had so much energy, we couldn't even film next to him since he wouldn't stop bugging the crew! 

Will that energy carry through to the 2015 Preakness and help Firing Line beat American Pharoah and longtime rival Dortmund?

See what Santamaria had to say!

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