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JOEL ROSARIO, BELMONT CAT, WINNER: “She’s a nice filly and she seemed like she was feeling really well today. She was pulling me a little going to the far turn, but she was pretty relaxed most of the way and that’s why she finished so well. I was a little worried when we were between horses late, but she really kicked it.”

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VICTOR ESPINOZA, MIDSHIPS, WINNER: “Bobby (Frankel) told me to just let him run free. He left it up to me and I was very happy with the way he broke out of the gate. I was real confident with how he was running the whole way, he was running very easily.”

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DAVID FLORES, APRIL PRIDE, WINNER: “I had a good position and going to the half mile pole, they started coming back to me like they were stopping. I didn’t want to move too soon but I also didn’t want to strangle my filly, so I moved out and just let her run along. Around the turn I decided to just go ahead and get away from the favorite. Turning for home, she was full of run and she finished great.”

GARRETT GOMEZ, SAUCEY EVENING, 7-10 FAVORITE, FOURTH: “She just kind of went through the motions. I don’t have any kind of answers.”

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TYLER BAZE, BATTLE OF HASTINGS, WINNER: “Last time out it was his first race in this country (Nov. 29, Gr. III Generous Stakes at Hollywood Park), and he was just lost. He didn’t know what he was doing at all. He’s been a handful for Jeff, but I thought he’d run good today because in his last two works, it’s like the light bulb went on. He showed some heart today, splitting horses like he did and I think he’s going to be a really nice horse.”

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GARRETT GOMEZ, MEDZENDEEKRON, WINNER: “He settled real good with me going into the first turn and from there we had a very good trip. I reached back and back-handed him one time and he accelerated well and he ran down some decent horses today.”

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