JOCKEY QUOTES

            UMBERTO RISPOLI, FI FI PHAROAH, WINNER: “I’ve been working with her and I’ve been really pleased with her. I kept telling Walther she’s getting better and better.

“She’s so lazy. In the mornings she won’t give you anything until she reaches the quarter pole and takes off, so that’s what I was expecting for the race.  I knew the pace was on, so I stayed inside because she doesn’t mind staying back until I find a nice gap. I was following Mario (Eddie’s New Dream) until I had a chance to go into the clear.

“To be honest, I was expecting to win more easily, but I know she’s lazy. The more horses that go, the better it is for her. She needs a target. When horses run next to her, she always keeps going.”

TRAINER QUOTES

          WALTHER SOLIS, FI FI PHAROAH, WINNER: “Last time it worked for her with Rispoli, I didn’t think we would get beat this time. She just ran from the three-eighths, she knows when she has to speed up. When she got in front, she started waiting for everybody. She’s a classy filly. I knew the filly was coming in 100 percent. I told Terry (Lovingier), ‘We got the filly’.”

OWNER QUOTES

          TERRY LOVINGIER, PART OWNER/ BREEDER, FI FI PHARAOH, WINNER: “You can’t have a more special day. To breed them and then foal them out at the farm, to watch the birth, I mean she stood up in 15 minutes, she’s probably about 165 pounds right away. I have video of her nuzzling me from the moment she stood up, there’s nothing better. It’s just great.”

            NOTES: The winning owners are Tom Beckerle, Terry Lovingier (Breeder) and Amanda Navarro.