JOCKEY QUOTES           VICTOR ESPINOZA, BLITZKRIEG, WINNER: “When I walked out of the room I was talking to Leandro (Mora) and I asked him, ‘ What do you think?’  He said, ‘I think the only chance we have is just to send him and hopefully I could go wire to wire.’  It […]

JOCKEY QUOTES           JORGE VELEZ, WARREN’S SHOWTIME, WINNER: ” This time  her post position was better than the last two times she was on the dirt. I ride this filly very comfortably; she did a good job. “I feel really happy and I’m very grateful to Craig Lewis, the owners and all […]

JOCKEY QUOTES           UMBERTO RISPOLI, RED KING, WINNER: “It’s fantastic. It was my first time going from the top of the downhill and I couldn’t understand how we cannot race so much on this track, it is beautiful. The grass is amazing, it’s a really good track. It’s been a long time […]

JOCKEY QUOTES           RUBEN FUENTES, BIG RUNNUER, WINNER:  “He focuses a little more (with blinkers).  He is certainly more aggressive but yet he’s a horse you can control. He can be off the pace if the pace is fast. Today, nobody wanted to lead for some reason. I didn’t hear anybody send […]

JOCKEY QUOTES             MIKE SMITH, INDIAN PEAK, WINNER: “He was being a bit strong (in the Paddock), but if you looked at his face he wasn’t in distress or unruly. He was happy, he wanted to get out there. He just wanted to give it to ’em which is a good thing, which I let him […]