JOCKEY QUOTES

            TYLER BAZE, BLUE STRIPE, WINNER: “You know, I worked her before she ran in the Breeders’ Cup and didn’t get to ride her and coming into this race, I didn’t even know I was on her.  I hadn’t been on her, but I heard some workout reports that said she was ready and she was on fire and working tremendous.  That’s what my agent (Jack Carava) told me this morning and Marcelo said to try to get mid-pack somewhere and give her a good, clean trip.

“I didn’t know what kind of gas pedal I had under me until the three eighths pole, I asked her and she ran up to ’em so quick, it caught me off guard.  I kinda had to tap on the brakes but even with doing that, when I asked her again, she accelerated and came home…She swapped leads and I got after her one time left-handed, and she just leveled off and (wow!).”

TRAINER QUOTES

         MARCELO POLANCO, BLUE STRIPE, WINNER: “She was so fresh, she was ready to do something, and I was not very sure if I should run her in here or wait for another race but, it came out and we just went for it.  I asked the connections if it was okay to run her in here and they said, ‘Whatever you think.”

“When the filly came to me last year, six months before the Breeders’ Cup, I kept in contact with the trainer, so the trainer kind of gave me all the updates on her so it was easy. Plus, she’s so easy, she’s amazing.

“It’s a dream for everybody, winning these kinds of races at Santa Anita, it’s amazing.”

            NOTES: The winning owner is Pozo de Luna, Inc.