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February 13, 2010

LAS VIRGENES STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

RAFAEL BEJARANO, BLIND LUCK, WINNER: “When we came into the stretch I could see the number three (Crisp) stopping and so we had to go outside of her. There wasn’t much speed, so it was hard to come from off the pace. She’s got a big turn of foot though, and as soon as we crossed the wire, I knew we had won it.”
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ROBERT B. LEWIS STAKES QUOTES

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PAUL ATKINSON, CARACORTADO, WINNER: “This horse is very mature, he acts like an older horse. You can do anything with him. You can put him on the lead or he’ll relax off the pace like he did today. Going down the backside, I was sitting behind the frontrunners and I really wanted to wait a little longer with him today, but those two horses (Tiz Chrome and American Lion) that were on the lead are good horses and I didn’t want to let them get away from me. Leaving the quarter pole, I asked my horse to go and he went. He finished up like a really nice horse.”

SANTA MARIA HANDICAP QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

JOEL ROSARIO, ST TRINIANS, WINNER: “I wanted to keep her outside, because when those other horses stopped, I didn’t want to have to slow her down. Once she gets rolling, I don’t want to get her stopped. She’s a real nice little filly and she always tries hard. She ran huge last time and she did again today.”
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MIKE MITCHELL, ST TRINIANS, WINNER: “You just want your horse to be sharp and she was razor sharp. She’s just training so well. I knew I had a good mare to beat and maybe I beat her with the pace. She ran like I thought she would run.

STRUB STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

MARTIN GARCIA, JERANIMO, WINNER: “I didn’t know a thing about this horse until this morning. I went by the barn and Mike (Pender, trainer) said he had a little trouble last time, but he’s got a lot of heart and to just ride him with confidence. I got him covered up early and he relaxed real well. At the top of the stretch, a hole opened up and he kicked on really strong.”

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February 7, 2010

SAN ANTONIO HANDICAP QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

GARRETT GOMEZ, RICHARD’S KID, WINNER: “I stayed down inside with him because there wasn’t a whole lot I could do about it. Nobody was really stopping today, so the only way we were going to overcome that was to save ground. He’s got a great kick.”

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January 30, 2010

SUNSHINE MILLIONS FILLY AND MARE SPRINT QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

RAFAEL BEJARANO, QUISISANA, WINNER “I let her break on her own, but I wanted to be close to the pace with her. I knew the three (Miss McCall), the seven (Libor Lady), and the 11 (High Resolve), would show a lot of speed. When we got to the stretch, we were in a perfect position and I gave her a chance to switch leads and she kept running. She was really tough today.”

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SUNSHINE MILLIONS FILLY AND MARE TURF QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

JOEL ROSARIO, TIGHT PRECISION, WINNER: “The trainer (Tom Proctor) told me to do whatever I wanted. She’s a very classy filly. Going to the top of the stretch, I saw the three (Pretty Unusual) coming inside of me, but I wasn’t worried. She’s got a real long stride and when I asked her she gave it to me.”

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SUNSHINE MILLIONS CLASSIC QUOTES

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RUSSELL BAZE, BOLD CHIEFTAIN, WINNER: “This ranks right up there with any race I’ve ever won, anywhere. We were in some pretty tight straights there turning for home. I didn’t know if I was going to get through or not, but a hole presented itself coming to the three-sixteenths and we got through, but then I had to check up and we clipped heels. Even though we got through I had that horse (Unusual Smoke) laying on me and it’s hard for a horse to move when he’s got horses laying on him like that, but he did it.”

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January 24, 2010

SAN MARCOS STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

GARRETT GOMEZ, LOUP BRETON, WINNER: “He’s getting better adapted to our American style of racing with each start. He was very handy with me today and he did his job. Around the (far) turn, there was nowhere to go. I was just in a little pocket and it seemed like nothing would develop. On the turf, somebody’s going to stop and somebody’s going to kick on and you wait for that moment when they separate themselves and take advantage of it. He was loaded for bear, but I just had to wait.”

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January 23, 2010

PALOS VERDES HANDICAP QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

MARTIN GARCIA, KINSALE KING, WINNER: “It looked like there was a lot of speed in this race and Carl (trainer, O’Callaghan) said to just let him break out of the gate, get him comfortable and make one run. He never gave up, he just kept going.”

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