JOCKEY QUOTES

            JUAN HERNANDEZ, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, WINNER: “He has a lot of speed and sometimes he just runs off, but today he was a little different horse, he just relaxed a little bit more and it looked like he settled down a little bit more, so that helped a lot. Last time I think he went a little quick, but today he went to the lead. He was really happy and comfortable there, so I just let him run.

“I felt at the quarter pole the other horses were coming from behind me, so I just tapped him on the shoulder and I felt how he responded back, he never stopped. Everybody at the barn loves this horse and Mr. Mandella had him ready. Thank you to everyone at the barn for having this horse ready.”

TRAINER QUOTES

            RICHARD MANDELLA, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, WINNER: “He’s as quick as they come.  In his last race, he tore a piece of his foot off and then we had a quarter crack.  We had to just fix it up and it is good and we hope it stays good.  We’ll have to try two turns down the road here.  He’s gotten better about everything.  He was so professional today, everything went well.  He used to get a little antsy in the gate.  He’s stumbled a few times.”

Is the San Felipe (Grade II, $400,000 at 1 1/16 miles March 5) on your radar?  “Probably, yes.”

OWNER QUOTES

            JOE MORAN, MYRACEHORSE, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, WINNER: “It’s incredible you can hear everyone’s energy, coming down the lane and even before the race that’s what it’s all about. Purchasing this horse as a yearling, I think it made it that much more special. Right after the hype of Authentic winning the Kentucky Derby, we bought into him into his career as a developed horse. So, to do all the development with this horse, it makes it more special… Trainer Richard Mandella has done a wonderful job to get tis horse to relax in the mornings.”

            NOTES: The winning owners are MyRacehorse & Spendthrift Farm, LLC.