GRADE II, $200,000 BUENA VISTA STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

EDWIN MALDONADO, RUBY NELL, WINNER: “I just let her do her thing. She wants it her way and even if you fight her, she’s going to do it her way, so I just let her do her thing. “It was tough to watch her and not be on her in the Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational Stakes (Gr. 2), but I was still rooting for her. I’m just glad Richard gave me the opportunity to be back on her, it’s a blessing. I knew my job was to make it wire to wire, just get her to relax and not fight her. When she hit the backside, she wanted it her way, so I said, ‘Okay, go ahead.’ And she got the job done today. She is getting stronger.”

TRAINER QUOTES

RICHARD MANDELLA, RUBY NELL, WINNER: “That ride looked like what Edwin does. I interfered with instruction last time, so I stayed out today. ‘Ruby’ is such a good filly. She still has plenty in her, and there might be more to come. I never had a doubt that Ruby would win, but the training schedule on all these horses the last couple weeks has been difficult. Keeping their minds right is pretty tough. I’m very proud that she handled it as well as she did.”

NOTES: The winning owner is Spendthrift Farm, LLC.