JOCKEY QUOTES

          ROIMES CHIRINOS, CANOODLING, WINNER: “What a great day for me. It’s my first graded stakes win in this beautiful country and at (Santa Anita). It is unbelievable.

“She’s a tiny, little filly but she’s got a really, really big heart and she always tries hard. Today they made it easy for me because they let me walk the first half and I thought wow, if they let me go like this, they will never pass me.”

TRAINER QUOTES      

           MIKE PUYPE, CANOODLING, WINNER: “There wasn’t much speed in this race, but her pedigree is set right to do this today, she’s by Pioneerof the Nile.  We felt she could route on the turf.  Todd Fincher (New Mexico-based trainer) had left her with me and this is where he wanted to run right after that last race (Grade I La Brea Stakes at seven furlongs Dec. 26) and I just got her ready the best we could.The jock did a good job.  He nursed the fractions along good and we had no pace pressure.  The fractions were slow and when they came to get her, she had plenty left.”

            NOTES: The winning owner is B-4 Farms, LLC.