GRADE II, $200,000, SANTA MONICA STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

JUAN HERNANDEZ, FUN TO DREAM, WINNER: “This filly gave me a lot of confidence, she’s really professional, she’s getting really good and getting better every race. She broke pretty good, but I couldn’t keep (up) with the pace in front of me, so she relaxed well behind horses. Last time she passed horses without me asking her so today I felt like I had a lot of horse, and I was just waiting for some room to come through.

“This filly is getting really good and I felt like she was on the bridle. Around the three-eighths I felt like I had a lot of horse. Last time turning for home she exploded and passed everybody and today she did the exact same thing. Turning for home I asked her to swing out and she kicked really well.

“It’s always a pleasure to ride these kinds of horses and I’m just having fun with them.”

TRAINER QUOTES

BOB BAFFERT, FUN TO DREAM, WINNER: “Juan rides her with so much confidence. He has gotten a chance to ride these good horses, and that’s what he does, is ride them with such confidence hoping they have something at the end. I was worried at about the three-eighths, but she was looking good today and doing the best I’ve seen her do. It just goes to show that she’s ready to (run) a mile or two-turns.”

NOTES: The winning owners are Jill Baffert and Connie Pageler.