GRADE III, TRIPLE BEND STAKES QUOTES

GRADE III, $100,000 TRIPLE BEND STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

JUAN HERNANDEZ, NYSOS, WINNER: “The horse felt really good. “I only worked him one time and he worked really good. I loved this horse. He broke so beautiful. He was right there and really comfortable. I just left him there because he wanted to be there. Around the quarter pole, I shook the reins and he took off. He’s a really nice horse and you know Bob brought him in really good shape.”

TRAINER QUOTES

BOB BAFFERT, NYSOS, WINNER: “Juan rode him beautifully, the horse broke really well and he kept him up there. We are talking about a four-horse field, it is tough because you know you are going to be a big target there. He just inched him up there and he didn’t lose his spot and once he took the lead, you figured out the horse that he is. I am so proud to have a horse like this. He is so talented, I know the Met Mile would have been a great spot, but his last race, you know he needed it. Now from here we can build and pick our spots. Eventually on to the Breeders’ Cup. The way he handled it today, he didn’t take a deep breath. “When he got beat, I really thought he couldn’t get beat but he had a rough trip. He was jumping puddles, they were running on an off-track. But he came back well and he was pretty aggressive there for the first two weeks, then he finally settled down. If you see him in the paddock he is just so chill, so cool and he has a great mind. It is exciting to have a good older horse in the barn. We have some nice mares and we have some nice 3-year-olds coming around so, looking forward to next week, Belmont.”

NOTES: The winning owner is Baoma Corp.