JOCKEY QUOTES

            MIKE SMITH, CAIRO MEMORIES, WINNER: “I wanted to go right to the front, but she didn’t break good.  Once she got going, she showed how aggressive she can be and got a good enough break to get the lead.  I knew she was better than that last race.  She got so much dirt thrown in her face, she didn’t want to run.  I think she is a different horse on the grass and she showed it today.”

            UMBERTO RISPOLI, STERLING CREST, SECOND PLACE: “She ran a pretty aggressive race. I had to relax her a bit. Mike in the front had control of the race and was pretty much coasting. I think she would do better in a mile race instead of a mile and one eighth.”

TRAINER QUOTES

        ROBERT B. HESS, JR. CAIRO MEMORIES, WINNER: “She couldn’t get a hold of the dirt and she’s dropped too far back. On turf, as soon as she gets a hold of it, she’s much much better, and at a mile and an eighth, I think everyone took back and she found herself out there. She had fun out there too.

“I think great horses make great jockeys look even better, so I think that’s what we might have here.”

            NOTES: The winning owner is Schroeder Farms LLC or David A. Bernsen.