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December 31, 2011

LA BREA STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

VICTOR ESPINOZA, TEDDY’S PROMISE, WINNER: “The last time that she ran, I really liked her. Today I thought she was ready, and I thought she would like it better over here on the dirt. I had so much horse today I wasn’t expecting anybody to come near me. She’s a runner.”

December 26, 2011

CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' CHAMPION (FILLIES) STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

MIKE SMITH, ISMENE, WINNER: “She’s extremely talented, to say the least. What’s exciting about her is there’s room to improve. She’s learning to relax and to rate and she wants to learn. She was a little fresh leaving the gate today, but she settled right down. I definitely think she can stretch out the way she’s improving.”

CALIFORNIA BREEDERS' CHAMPION STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

GARRETT GOMEZ, GOT EVEN, WINNER: “I didn’t really expect him to show that much speed but he was doing it well, with his ears up. I knew he was shortening up and I really didn’t know what to expect, but he was able to clear ‘em and stretch ‘em out pretty good. The way it worked out, he took most of the run out of ‘em. When we turned for home, I went ahead and asked him for what he had. When we passed the eighth pole, he kind of flattened out a little bit, but he had enough left.”

SIR BEAUFORT STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

MIKE SMITH, MR. COMMONS, FIRST: "Since I got through it was great. I've learned that you can point this horse at a wall and he'll run through it if I ask him to. He really does everything you tell him so normally when you're that big of a favorite you'll probably go around but I was going to be able to cut the corner and make up three lengths. All I need is a very small seam with him."

MALIBU STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

MARTIN GARCIA, THE FACTOR, WINNER: “He was really sharp and was ready to win. Plus, he really likes this track. I decided to let him run and put me wherever he wanted to put me, and look at what he did. I didn’t want to go to the rail today. I wanted to stay a little bit off and if somebody wanted to go, I just let them go and stayed outside. I don’t think there was a horse that could beat him today, he was really sharp.”

November 6, 2011

LAS PALMAS STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

BRICE BLANC, ALL STAR HEART, WINNER: “I had a beautiful trip. I just followed Malibu Pier all the way around which was pretty much my strategy. My filly relaxed really nice and did what I wanted her to do at the top of the lane and I was able to out kick her. She has a tremendous finish. She’s a big strong filly who can cover a lot of ground.”

TRAINER QUOTES

November 5, 2011

LURE STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

VICTOR ESPINOZA, JOHN JOHNY JAK, WINNER: “I thought it was going to be easy at the top of the stretch. I let him open up but the horse on the inside was game and kept coming back to stay right with me. I had to calculate my timing right at the wire. This horse is always in the money, he’s always there.”

TRAINER QUOTES

October 29, 2011

CALIFORNIA CUP JUVENILE FILLIES STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

RAFAEL BEJARANO, STARLIGHT MAGIC, WINNER: “After we found a position around the first turn she was just cruising. When we turned into the stretch, she was kinda playing around a little bit. She’s a free-running filly with a long stride and a good kick. She’s improving with every race and she’ll go further.”

MARTIN PEDROZA, WILLA B AWESOME, SECOND: “I couldn’t have had a better trip than that one. She’s a nice filly. I was a little bit surprised. I thought she might get tired but she finished running. The other filly just outran me today”

TRAINER QUOTES

CALIFORNIA CUP JUVENILE STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

RAFAEL BEJARANO, ROUSING SERMON, WINNER: “My horse ran really good today. I’ve been working him at Hollywood Park to get him ready for this race. He’s been getting better and better every work, and the last work he did really good. I knew he was going to be tough in this race. When I saw the number three (Motown Men) was hanging out a little bit in the stretch I got my opportunity to get clear and my horse showed me a big kick.”

CALIFORNIA CUP CLASSIC STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

RAFAEL BEJARANO, NORVSKY, WINNER: “In the beginning the pace was a little slow so I decided to get in closer. I didn’t want to stay too far back if they were going too slow. When I found my position I got some room in the stretch and just let him go. I was a little worried at the stretch because I had to move early at the three-eighths pole to get him close, then I needed to make another move at the top of the stretch. My horse had enough to keep going and he showed me a big kick.”
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