GRADE II, $200,000 ZENYATTA STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

RAMON VAZQUEZ, MIDNIGHT MEMORIES, WINNER: “I felt really good today. I concentrated on the race and told myself to do my best. From the beginning of the race, we took a nice position, and in the last quarter (Midnight Memories) ran really well.”

TRAINER QUOTES

BOB BAFFERT, MIDNIGHT MEMORIES, WINNER: “We have taken our time with her. The Mastery fillies seem to be slow coming around. We have had to be patient with her. She got into a nice rhythm today and when Ramon asked her in the lane, she took off. She is really improving. I’m not sure what the (Breeders’ Cup) Dirty Dozen means, but we’ll figure it out.”

ON THE BREEDERS’ CUP POSSIBILITY: “We’ll think it out. We have a few spots held on the plane. We just have to figure out who’s going to fill those spots.”

OWNER QUOTES

PAUL WEITMAN, CO-OWNER/BREEDER, MIDNIGHT MEMORIES, WINNER: “I thought it was good, (Ramon Vazquez) did extremely good. She had a little problem coming out of the gate. She was like spinning her wheels, but he was patient with her, brought her up and turned for home fast.

“She’s had a little tiny problem sometimes in the Paddock of acting up just a little bit, but today she was calm, and I watched her in the Paddock, and she was as calm as she could be. I think that is important that she doesn’t get worked up.”

NOTES: The winning owners/breeders are Michael Pegram,Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman.