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STAKES QUOTES
GRADE III, $100,000 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO STAKES QUOTES 2024
6/16/2024
__GRADE III, $100,000 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO STAKES QUOTES __
JOCKEY QUOTES
HECTOR BERRIOS, PLANETARIO, WINNER: “I was very confident. I rode him with patience and he gave me a good finish. I tried to keep him relaxed like he likes it. I knew I had to beat D’Amato’s horse (runner-up Rockemperor). I saw him run last time and I knew I would have to stay close to him.”
ANTONIO FRESU, ROCKEMPEROR, SECOND: “Planetario was the best horse. Especially in this distance he is a very good horse and I tried. At some point I had to go and try to get the momentum. That is how the track is playing. It is playing very speed favorite, so at some point I had to go. Maybe I should have waited a little bit longer but I just asked when the horse was ready to go. He went and he never slowed down. The other horse just caught me. I just tried to get the jump on him, but the other horse was still the best.”
TRAINER QUOTES
RICHARD MANDELLA, PLANETARIO, WINNER: “He is an old pro. He knows what he is doing and he likes his job. He has a great mind and running a race like that that’s what you need.”
NOTES: The winning owner/breeder Red Rafa Stud, Inc.