JOCKEY QUOTES

            JUAN HERNANDEZ, BRICKYARD RIDE, WINNER: “Craig told me to just let him run. He broke really sharp and he was ready today. I could tell he came to run because at the break he was trying to get the lead. Once I was in the lead that was it, I just let him run. I felt the pace was a little bit fast, but that is fine for a horse like him. He always runs really well.”

TRAINER QUOTES

          CRAIG A. LEWIS, BRICKYARD RIDE, WINNER: “I thought he ran great off of the layoff. He’s an extremely talented horse. He’s very fast and I’m very happy with the result. We hope we’re on to bigger and better things.

“He’s such a nice horse, fast horse, a brilliant horse to be around. Clubhouse Ride is really making a name for himself as a stud in California and we just hope there’s some more coming, we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of some Clubhouse Ride two-year-olds. This maybe a lot to ask for but we hope there’s another Brickyard Ride in there.”

OWNER QUOTES

ALFRED PAIS, OWNER/BREEDER, BRICKYARD RIDE, WINNER: “I was hoping the luck comes back, you gotta get out of the gate. I had a feeling the six (Letsgetlucky) might put a little pressure on him, and he was probably ninety, ninety five percent off of the lay off, but this horse you really can’t go with him but you can’t let him go by himself either, so it’s a predicament for most other horses.”

            NOTES: The winning owner/ breeder is Alfred Pais.