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STAKES QUOTES
$100,000 SANTA BARBARA STAKES QUOTES
5/11/2024
$100,000 SANTA BARBARA STAKES QUOTES
JOCKEY QUOTES
MIKE SMITH, MUSICAL RHAPSODY, WINNER: “She just pulls so hard. She is not very big at all, she is just tough. She loves to run and she really loves her job. She gets pretty aggressive and wants to beat up on the other horses. She wears you out a little bit. Phil’s really got her going well. His barn has really gotten her to relax better. Since the first time I rode her, believe it or not she is even a whole lot better, and he’s got her doing well. Just about as well as a little filly could do. I just pointed her in the right direction and pointed her out, I may have gotten her out too soon, a quarter of a mile is a long way for her to be out front. She will run down anything, but you have to time it right. I didn’t mean to time it that close.”
JUAN HERNANDEZ, DUVET DAY, SECOND: “She brought her game today because sometimes in her other races, she was a little lazy. Today out of the gate, she broke really sharp and she was in the bridle the whole time, and that is a good sign because you know they came here to run and they want to run. That was a long race. I had a beautiful trip saving ground and around the quarter pole, I swung out and started making my move. For a moment it looked like I got it, but the outside was clearly the winner. I think the other filly was right next to me down the stretch and then she passed me. I was trying to come back again but we just needed a little more. I’m really happy with my filly Michael McCarthy brought her ready to win today and we just got beat by a better filly today.”
TRAINER QUOTES
PHIL D’AMATO, MUSICAL RHAPSODY, WINNER: “She’s like she is in the afternoon in the morning, and it is just a perfect fit because Mike is so good with these strong horses. Getting then to take a deep breath and relax and finishing. Ever since I put him on her, he has done just that, and gotten the most out of her. Hopefully, she now has two in a row and she can keep rolling. She is a very straightforward great training filly. She is a small little thing, but I don’t think she knows it. A lot of attitude to her but very straightforward.”
NOTES: The winning owner is Michael House.