$100,000 SPEAKEASY STAKES QUOTES 2025

$100,000 SPEAKEASY STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

UMBERTO RISPOLI, LATER THAN PLANNED, WINNER: “I was very pleased with how sharp he was today. I was able to get a good break, save ground on the rail, and give him a clear trip. Once I brought him out in the stretch, he responded really well and finished strongly. Overall, it was a great ride and I’m very happy with the way he performed.”

TRAINER QUOTES

PHILIP D’AMATO, LATER THAN PLANNED, WINNER: “I hooked up with a hot jock today. I have got to hand it to the jockey and his agent. After the horse’s last out at Del Mar, they told me that they felt this horse should go short. So I trained the horse accordingly. They both drew it up for me in the paddock before the race and they came with the big run at the end and got it done.”

OWNER QUOTES

BILLY KOCH, LITTLE RED FEATHER, PART-OWNER, WINNER:“Credit to Matt Nakatani and Umberto Rispoli and Phil, the whole team. After his last race he was kind of rank and we said let’s just cut him back to five furlongs. Marsha Naify even said this, who is one of our co-owners. It just worked out today, worked out perfectly.

“Umberto is riding fantastically right now and we are excited that he is on board.”

NOTES: The winning owners are Little Red Feather Racing, Sterling Stables LLC and Marsha Naify.