JOCKEY QUOTES

            IRAD ORTIZ, JR., COUNT AGAIN, WINNER: “I just followed instructions. Phil told me to let him do his thing and don’t rush him. He has a big turnoff foot. The horse was ready to run today, was ready to win.

“They went a little fast, but I wasn’t too far (back). Honestly, I was happy where I was with my horse. Most of the time, he comes from off the pace. I just wanted to be in contact with the field and when he put me right there in the first turn…I said, ‘Why not’, let him be there and he responded really well. When I went through horses at the quarter pole, Phil told me to make sure to keep him outside down the stretch. In the clear and that’s what I did. When we were in the clear, I asked him and (he) took off.”

TRAINER QUOTES

           PHIL D’AMATO, COUNT AGAIN, WINNER: “He was in great position today and turning for home, he had the leader measured. He was sitting on a big race today. This puts him in a position to win the Breeders’ Cup Mile in November.”

            NOTES: The winning owners are Agave Racing Stable and owner/breeder Sam-Son Farm.