Stakes Quotes

JOCKEY QUOTES

RAFAEL BEJARANO, FLUKE, WINNER: “When you have the best horse in the race you can do anything you want. This is the fourth time I’ve been on this horse. I let him go at his speed and figured out my position on the first turn. I always had a lot of confidence because my horse relaxes well in the beginning of the race. That’s why I had a lot of horse and was able to finish strong at the end. I stayed on the rail and my horse showed me a big kick. Caracortado kept running, but my horse had the best trip in the race.”

JOCKEY QUOTES

GARRETT GOMEZ, CAMBINA, WINNER: “I broke okay and she settled nicely for me. She galloped down the hill really well and when we crossed the dirt, we didn’t have much ground to make up. She’s small, but she’s got a lotta heart and she’s got a heckuva turn of foot. I thought we were gonna win easy, but that filly inside of us (runner-up, Quiet Oasis) kept fighting back. I thought I got the bob, but she’s so small and when they’re so far apart it’s really tough to tell who got to the wire first.”

TRAINER QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

JOEL ROSARIO, CHAMP PEGASUS, WINNER: “The other day (San Marcos Stakes) my horse got a little tired, I don’t know. Maybe a race that went a little further helped a bit. They are both good horses. You saw how the race came out, I only beat him by this much.” Rosario held his thumb and forefinger an inch apart. “I thought I got in front of him a couple of times, but he came back again. I just had a lot of confidence the whole way.”

TRAINER QUOTES

RICHARD MANDELLA, CHAMP PEGASUS, WINNER: “My horse was trying very hard.