JOCKEY QUOTES

            MARIO GUTIERREZ, EDDIE’S NEW DREAM, WINNER: “I didn’t know if I was (going to be) able to catch that filly (Becca Taylor)… She was fighting pretty good in the end, so I was hoping we did. Thank goodness it worked out. I think the key is the (distance) we sprinted her seven furlongs on the dirt and then down the hill once before too. So I think those two kind of let her adjust to the pace of the shorter races, I think that was the key for her.

“I was hoping I got up. Sometimes you think you got the head bob and you come back and they’ve got the other horse’s number up. So you never know.”

TRAINER QUOTES

         BEN CECIL, EDDIE’S NEW DREAM, WINNER: “I didn’t think she was going to get there to be honest, but Mario gave her a great ride and she’s such a tough, consistent filly. This is not her trip, she is a mile-plus (type of filly) and she got sick a week ago and missed about a full week of training, so I knew she’d be kind of fresh in here…I think that might’ve helped her a little bit.

“She deserves a stakes win… I’m glad we got it done.”

            NOTES: The winning owner is Reddam Racing LLC.