JOCKEY QUOTES

            JOHN VELAZQUEZ, EDGEWAY, WINNER: “She broke so good, and I saw Bob’s (Baffert) horse (Private Mission) and I saw that she broke really really fast the other day, so I knew she was going to come out running. So I kind of sat off of her on the backstretch, once I got to the turn, I made sure I put a little bit of pressure on her and Edgeway got her head in front and it was pretty easy. I think she got much better this time than the last time I rode her, it was pretty easy. I was impressed how easily she did it today.

“She was more handy, I mean whatever I wanted to do she was there when I asked her to do something. When I called on her a little bit she was there instantly and in the stretch, I just kept her happy, not much effort though.”

OWNER QUOTES

         KOSTA HRONIS, HRONIS RACING, LLC, OWNER OF EDGEWAY: “The focus with her is the fall, we want to try to get her back to the Breeders’ Cup.  So staying home, not doing a lot of traveling with her until we have to is how we’ll approach it. We’ll keep our options open and see how she comes out of the race and then make a plan for the next race.  This early in the year, we’re better off playing it this way.  It’s a long season and she’s five and has been fresh all along, so we’ll just keep her that way and just kinda let her make her own schedule.”

            NOTES: The winning owner is Hronis Racing, LLC.