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GRADE II, $200,000 SANTA MARGARITA STAKES QUOTES
5/26/2024
GRADE II, $200,000 SANTA MARGARITA STAKES QUOTES
JOCKEY QUOTES
JUAN HERNANDEZ, ADARE MANOR, WINNER: “She broke really sharp out of the gate. I didn’t ask her, I just let her go. She loves to run behind the pace, but today I was the pace, so she wanted to go. I let her go. She was a little aggressive out of the gate, she relaxed took a breath, and just kept on going. Today, she just was trying to go a little earlier. She was trying to take off around the five-eighths pole, so I had to hold her for a little while. At the quarter pole she switched leads and just kept going. I didn’t mess too much with her today because it wasn’t necessary. Great training from Bob.”
TRAINER QUOTES
BOB BAFFERT, ADARE MANOR, WINNER: “Well, we wanted the ‘W’ and that was the main thing. She was training great for this, she had a big effort last time, but she handled it well and I thought this was a good spot. Won’t be another spot till we get to Del Mar for a while. We just really enjoy her and that's why Michael Lund Petersen is in the business to watch his horses run. He says he needs more, so we're going to buy him some. He needs more action.
“Michael has learned the ups and downs of racing, it's tough, but its horses like this that make it all worthwhile and makes it fun. That's why we're in this game, we love our horses, we love competing, we love watching them compete and when you get a good one like this you better enjoy them because they are hard to find.”
NOTES: The winning owner is Michael Lund Petersen.