JOCKEY QUOTES

MIKE SMITH, FIRST PEACE, WINNER: “We got the dream trip. I knew this horse didn’t want to go to the front. I warmed him up by himself and I knew he was going to finish strong. He’s got some kind of turn of foot. He turned it on at the end.”

JUAN HERNANDEZ, AIR FORCE RED, SECOND: “This horse ran really good today… the inside horse had a really nice trip, and we just got beat, but I liked the way my horse ran his race because sometimes when he behind other horses, he doesn’t want to pass them. But he showed up and we finished second so, I have no excuses for him today.”

FLAVIEN PRAT, BIG INVASION, FOURTH (FAVORITE): “Six and a half furlongs is just too far for my horse.”

TRAINER QUOTES

MARK GLATT, WINNER: “He runs every time. Last time it was a little bit of a blip and we thought he would recover pretty well from that race and he loves the hillside course. Mike put a perfect trip on him, that’s why they call him ‘Big Money’ Mike.”

OWNER QUOTES

TIM COHEN RANCHO TEMESCAL & RED BARON’S BARN, FIRST PEACE, WINNER: “I was like, ‘What’s he doing!? Okay! He is getting thru the rail.’ It was great. It was fantastic.”

RODNEY ORR, FIRST PEACE WINNER: “I was excited at the fact that he performed so well today and ran so strong. Mike had him right where he needed to be. It was a really good race and I’m really proud of him.”

NOTES: The winning owners are Rancho Temescal LLC, Red Baron’s Barn LLC and Rodney Orr.