JOCKEY QUOTES

        RICARDO GONZALEZ, POWER SURGE, WINNER: “Blaine texted me and said that she was an honest filly, she just tries hard. Last race, she really didn’t have a place to run, so he told me to ride her with confidence and she was going to be alright. And man, he sure was right.

“I won a few races for (Blaine), he’s a really nice guy. He sent a few horses down here before so, we were bound to get lucky.

“She was so game. As soon as the other horse got next to her, she pinned her ears and tried so hard all the way down the lane.”

TRAINER QUOTES

MARK RHEINFORD, FOR BLAINE D. WRIGHT, POWER SURGE, WINNER: “Blaine believed in her.  He said she got in a lot of trouble and never really got a chance in her last race up north.  She really responded today.  She came down here on Wednesday and I got to gallop her and school her and she was ready to go.”

            PHILIP D. AMATO, CONNIE SWINGLE, SECOND PLACE: “Kyle [Frey] rode her great. It was a tough race and she’ll be ready for the next one. Probably the case of the horse being one work short.”

            NOTES: The winning owners are Jungle Racing LLC, KMN Racing LLC, Legacy Ranch, Inc., LNJ Foxwoods, Old Bones Racing Stable, LLC, Rigney Racing, LLC and Jason Litt.