JOCKEY QUOTES

            MIKE SMITH, ROYAL SHIP, WINNER: “He’s a dream. He’s a rider’s dream. When he’s happy and healthy like he is now, he’s a really good horse…I know Mr. Porter is looking down on us from heaven right now and he’s a pretty happy guy.”

TRAINER QUOTES

        RICHARD MANDELLA, ROYAL SHIP, WINNER: “He’s always been a good horse, he just kinda got a little bit stiff and sore, so we gave him a break and he’s paid us back. I’d say the Californian (for older horses at 1 1/8 miles, April 30) would come up a little too quick for him. The Hollywood Gold Cup (Grade I at 1 ¼ miles on May 30) is a possibility. We’ll just have to see how things go.”

            NOTES: The winning owner is Fox Hill Farms and Siena Farm LLC.