JOCKEY QUOTES

MIKE SMITH, SUBSANADOR, WINNER: “I knew my horse could handle the pocket. I knew National Treasure would be the speed and Muth was outside, so I knew to lay back. Once we got by Newgate, he thought the race was over and I had to gather myself and get him going again. He has a tendency to think the race is over. These horses from Argentina are younger horses. I’ve got to give Richard Mandella all the credit. He’s got this horse so confident, he thinks he owns the place (Santa Anita).”

FLAVIEN PRAT, NATIONAL TREASURE, SECOND: “He got rundown. He doesn’t have a big turn of foot, so I tried to use his early speed to my advantage and get him on the lead. He just didn’t have enough to hold off the winner.”

TRAINER QUOTES

RICHARD MANDELLA, SUBSANADOR, WINNER: “We’ve never been in a tight situation like that and at Monmouth (GIII, Philip H. Iselin Stakes, Aug. 17), he never had a straw in his path. Everything went well. This was tight and he was cooped up a little bit, and I didn’t know how he’d react. I was very proud that he kept trying.”

BOB BAFFERT, NATIONAL TREASURE, SECOND (ALSO NEWGATE THIRD AND MUTH SIXTH): “We just got beat. Muth didn’t bring his A game. He just didn’t fire today. The other two horses ran their hearts out. We just got beat.”

NOTES: The winning owner is Wathnan Racing.