GRADE II, $200,000 ZENYATTA STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

TYLER BAZE, SUGAR FISH, WINNER: “Last time, you know it was my first horse back in about six weeks and running against the best filly in the country, (Adare Manor in the GI, Clement Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar). She actually ran a pretty good race, I thought. Today, she’s back home. She’s so comfortable and trained so good last week. I had a lot of confidence in her and I just rode her like that. I knew she would be there when I asked her. The other morning when I worked her, she was just weaving in and out of horses and just worked great. I had a perfect trip. She showed up and that’s what matters.”

OWNER QUOTES

KIM LLOYD, SWEETWATER STABLE, PART-OWNER, SUGAR FISH, WINNER: “What is amazing to me is good horses are generally a little older. This filly as a 3-year-old and is really hitting the big level now, so I’m so excited about it. She loves this place. She didn’t enjoy Del Mar, there’s nothing wrong with Del Mar, but for her she wasn’t that happy there. She loves it here, so she is on her game, and she wants to run. No matter where she is, if you are a little relaxed around that first turn and around the backside, when it is time to kick in at the three and a half pole, she is ready to go. “I would love to run in a Breeders’ Cup, Del Mar is my favorite track. But the horse has to make that decision.”

NOTES: The winning trainer is Jeff Mullins for owners Talla Racing LLC and Sweetwater Stable.