JOCKEY QUOTES

            FLAVIEN PRAT, MO FORZA, WINNER: “It was a bit of an awkward race. First quarter was pretty fast, I felt like it was pretty fast. Then we hit the first turn and slowed down a lot, then we got to the backside and took off again, so it was a bit of an awkward race.  After that they all came up to me around the far turn, I was trying to get him together, to regroup and get a good run down the lane and that’s what he did. He showed a lot of class today.

“He’s definitely one who always gives you everything. He has a great turn of foot and it’s always a pleasure riding him. Peter (Miller) did a great job of bringing him back off a long layoff last time and again today, it was a real pleasure.”

TRAINER QUOTES

           PETER MILLER, MO FORZA, WINNER: (Miller is celebrating a birthday today) “I was very worried the first minute and 30 seconds. I felt a lot better the last two and a half seconds. The pace was quick in the early going, then it slowed down and then they picked it up again. I didn’t have any pre-race instructions for Flavien. I left the plans in Flavien’s hands. It is up to him. He knows the horse. If the pace is fast, he’ll lay back. If it’s a moderate pace, we’ll be up close. Our next stop is the Breeders’ Cup.”

OWNER QUOTES

            DAVID ABRAMS, BARDY FARM AND BROTHER OF THE LATE BARRY ABRAMS: “This horse is continuing Barry’s legacy. He means the world to us. He runs with an angel on his shoulder, I truly believe that. Look at his last two races, that’s Barry bringing him home.”

NOTES: The winning owners are Bardy Farm and OG Boss.