CRYSTAL WATER STAKES QUOTES 2026

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JOCKEY QUOTES

ANTONIO FRESU, FLYOVER, WINNER: “I won on him at a mile last year but lately he’s been sprinting. He is a very fast horse, so today, the key was to relax him as much as I could. You could tell he was OK the first part, but at the first turn he really started pulling on me. I tried to ease off the reins to just to get him to relax, but he was always a handful but in control. He can go fast and he’s comfortable doing it. I was just waiting to hit the stretch to unleash him.

“I don’t know why he was veering out a little bit the last part of the race. I just think he was getting a little bit tired, but it is understandable. I always say he’s a very good Cal-bred. He can run in open company and has proved it. John has been doing a great job with him to keep him this way and today he was spot on to preform at a mile like he did. That was amazing.”

TRAINER QUOTES

JOHN SADLER, FLYOVER, WINNER: “It says something when you see the iconic silks of Ellwood Johnston and the Harris Farms coming down to the wire one-two. It shows that California state breds are among the best in the country. Flyover is a nice horse. He’s six for 11 now. He always tries hard. I think this is as far as he would like to go (a mile), but I think he is better going shorter. He’s a pretty nice horse.”

NOTES: The winning owners are Integrity Thoroughbred Racing, LLC, ITR LLC, The Ellwood Johnston Trust and Kenneth Tevelde.