GRADE III, $100,000 AMERICAN STAKES QUOTES

GRADE III, $100,000 AMERICAN STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

MIKE SMITH, CABO SPIRIT, WINNER: “He broke well, and he ran a great race last time (GI Kilroe Mile). I thought that if I could just get that same effort out of him that he might be tough. I think I got even more out of him today. He was comfortable out there. I found the golden egg.

“I asked him a little bit along the way…I just stayed a little busy on him because he was out there by himself and I knew there were some closers, and they would come at us in the last 100 to 50 yards so, I just wanted to make sure I kept him focused.”

TRAINER QUOTES

GEORGE PAPAPRODROMOU, CABO SPIRIT, WINNER: “He was nice and relaxed and we got off with an easy lead. Mike rode a great race. He is a really nice horse. Since we gelded him, he is much more relaxed in his races. He is a nice horse and hopefully we can win some more races with him”.

NOTES: The winning owner is Kretz Racing LLC.