GRADE III, $ 100,000 THUNDER ROAD STAKES QUOTES

GRADE III, $ 100,000 THUNDER ROAD STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

HECTOR I. BERRIOS, EL POTENTE, WINNER: “Today was perfect. I knew the other two horses were behind me with a lot of speed. I think around the second turn is when he became a lot more comfortable. He responded perfectly and I was able to pass the other horse.”

TRAINER QUOTES

DAN BLACKER, EL POTENTE, WINNER: “It was just patience. He needed time to really mature and reach his peak. We just gave him time when he needed it and Mike has been so patient and allowed him to do it. Now we are reaping the rewards.

“A lot of credit goes to Hector. He really gets him to switch off and he runs for him too. You can see when he asks him to go, that turn of foot there. I think he responds really well for Hector. I’m thankful to have him and thankful to Mike and my whole team. It is a big team effort.”

OWNER  QUOTES

MIKE WAY, MY WAY RACING, EL POTENTE, WINNER: “Honestly, I was very confident. The second they came around the turn in the back, we knew no one was going to touch him today. He was ready to go.

“Hector said that he was a real racehorse, he didn’t have to do much today. He rode him and went all by himself. He is getting better every day.”

NOTES: The winning owner is My Way Racing, LLC.