JOCKEY QUOTES DRAYDEN VAN DYKE, LIEUTENANT DAN, WINNER: “It set up perfect for him today. Steve had him sharp and ready. My main concern was getting him to switch to his right lead when we turned for home. Once he did, yes, I was pretty confident we’d catch that mare.” TRAINER QUOTES STEVE MIYADI, LIEUTENANT DAN, […]

JOCKEY QUOTES FLAVIEN PRAT, WARD ‘N JERRY, WINNER: “I hadn’t been on him in a long time and Mike told me that he’s best at these long distances.  He was little keen early, but he settled down fine and as you saw, he had a good turn of foot through the stretch.” TRAINER QUOTES MIKE […]

JOCKEY QUOTES VICTOR ESPINOZA, CISTRON, WINNER: “It’s all about timing and confidence.  I know this is a good horse and he broke sharp, but when that mare outside of me went so fast, I thought I didn’t want to empty the tank too early.  I gambled a little bit and it worked out great.”   TRAINER […]

JOCKEY QUOTES VICTOR ESPINOZA, CE CE, WINNER: “I thought there was just one speed horse (favored Hard Not to Love), but it changed and that helped me.  We were able to take back a little and she was so full of run, I wanted to make the leader work a little bit at the three eighths, […]

JOCKEY QUOTES JOEL ROSARIO, COMBATANT, WINNER: “It’s beautiful – it was nice to win and to win it for John. I feel sorry that my other horse (Gift Box) scratched, but this was a nice thing to make up for that. “He was in a good spot. It looked like they didn’t go too fast – […]