GRADE I, $300,000 AMERICAN OAKS STAKES QUOTES

GRADE I, $300,000 AMERICAN OAKS STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

JOHN VELAZQUEZ, SHE FEELS PRETTY, WINNER: “She got a little keen, broke a little slow and then when she passed the dirt she took like a weird step and then she got up and started running up. I wanted to keep her covered up, she is much better covered up, but today she was really keen. I put her right behind the horse in front of me and I held her the best I could. All of a sudden Frankie made a big move in the backstretch and he put the brakes down in front of me so I said, ‘No, I’m not going to play this game, I’ve got a mile, so let’s go.’ And obviously I had a good horse. Whatever Cherie has done with her, it has been a great job. I really have to thank her for giving me the opportunity to ride her.”

LANFRANCO "FRANKIE" DETTORI, KATHYNMARISSA, SECOND: “I was out in back. They were going, so I made a good move around the back. I’m very happy. One minute, I was joined on my inside, I blinked, and it was two legs in front of me on the outside. I mean, (She Feels Pretty) passed me like a rocket but my filly, she was a good second.”

TRAINER QUOTES

CHERIE DEVAUX, SHE FEELS PRETTY, WINNER: “It’s very special. She is such a special filly. Johnny has done a great job helping us get her to where she is. It has been a team effort for everybody to get her here. It’s really special. She is a filly that as an early two year old she was kind of like an ugly duckling, she just needed to grow into herself, still she won her first time out going five and a half furlongs and now she is up to a mile and a quarter so it has been quite rewarding to watch the process.”
NOTES: The winning owner is Lael Stables.