JOCKEY QUOTES

            VICTOR ESPINOZA, CABO SPIRIT, WINNER: “The turf is a little soft, so I figured if I go to the front, my chances wouldn’t be that great, so I decided to take him back a little bit and just let him run in the end.  If it works out, it works out, if not, we go for the next one.  It seemed like he really liked that style and when I had a little room to let him run down the stretch, he opened up two lengths in no time.  Now I learned something new from him, he can lay close or come from off the pace, which is great for him, he can go either way.”

TRAINER QUOTES

GEORGE PAPAPRODROMOU, CABO SPIRIT, WINNER: “First of all, I can’t thank enough Mr. Kretz for supporting me these last 10 years, and thanks to all my help who do a great job keeping the horses happy and going like this.

“I think last time at the Grade III (Cecil B DeMille), he moved a little too soon, but what can I say he ran a huge race that day too.  Today what I did was put the cheaters (blinkers) on him a little bit. Last time I had to put on the semis and he couldn’t see the horse from the inside and outside. He kind of got a little confused I think, but today he just ran great. He settled nicely on the backside and he did run huge at the end.”

            NOTES: The winning owner is Kretz Racing LLC.