GRADE III, $100,000 DAYTONA STAKES QUOTES

__JOCKEY QUOTES __

KYLE FREY, MUCHO DEL ORO, WINNER: “We clearly see this horse has a pattern, he wants to go to the lead and continue on with that. I was just trying to get easier fractions, didn’t get that, but it still worked out so we’re all good.”

“It's just two people and one God, Amen”

TRAINER QUOTES

STEVE ROTHBLUM, (BARN MANAGER FOR DOUG O’NEILL), MUCHO DEL ORO, WINNER: “I just looked at the first quarter and I thought 21.87 going down the hill is no mad dash, so I thought Kyle did a great job with reserving the horse. My concern was in crossing the dirt because he has scoffed at it before, but when he hit the dirt full stride and powered off of it, that was a really good feeling.” “Doug is in Texas right now where we have the favorite for tomorrow’s Texas Derby.”

NOTES: The winning owner is Purple Rein Racing, whose principal is Los Angeles Lakers' owner Janie Buss.