GRADE III, $200,000, MONROVIA STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

RAMON VAZQUEZ, ELM DRIVE, WINNER: “Thank you to the owners and the trainer for the opportunity. I was just comfortable because I got a perfect trip. I was just waiting for the moment to ask her and when I asked her she responded really well.”

TRAINER QUOTES

PHIL D’AMATO, ELM DRIVE, WINNER: “She’s a graded stakes winner on the dirt so that definitely didn’t hurt. The filly was just fresh and ready to go. We missed a spot a couple of weeks ago but this is a better spot now.”

OWNER QUOTES

GARY FENTON, LITTLE RED FEATHER RACING, ELM DRIVE, WINNER: “She is primarily a dirt horse, so of all of the decisions of all the owners here had to make, I think ours was the easiest. We wanted to run a couple weeks ago on the dirt, but something happened there, so we tried her on the turf. The way of being on the inside and having the speed that she does, and seeing the speed from the outside, really put us in a predicament. We told Ramon to play the break and I'm unsure it was the best circumstance for her, but then she came up right along the rail and the other horses were coming at her, and that's where her heart came in.”

NOTES: The winning owner is Little Red Feather Racing.