GRADE III, $100,000 ZUMA BEACH STAKES QUOTES

GRADE III, $100,000 ZUMA BEACH STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

KAZUSHI KIMURA, STARK CONTRAST, WINNER: “ “Everybody lined up after the start and I decided to take him back going into the first turn. Then I moved him to the outside and he got in a nice rhythm. At the three-eighths pole we picked it up. Before his debut, I told McCarthy, ‘he’s going to win a stakes for sure.’

TRAINER QUOTES

MICHAEL MCCARTHY, STARK CONTRAST, WINNER: “He was drawn in the perfect spot today. He kind of tipped his hand a little bit to us this summer at Del Mar. He worked just well enough to warrant a start on the dirt and he got a lot out of it. Obviously towards the end of the meet there, we were lucky enough to run him a mile on the turf and he was very good that day. He has been training forwardly since then. Obviously in a small field a lot of things can go wrong. A little tactical today, I think Kazushi rode a great race and had him in a great spot. The horse leveled off nicely for him down the lane. “I’d like to go to the Breeders’ Cup, hopefully he stays healthy. Congratulations to the Amermans they are not here today but it would be nice to get back to the Breeders’ Cup for them.

NOTES: The winning breeder is Mrs. Jerry Amerman, owners are Amerman Racing LLC.