GRADE III, $200,000 SURFER GIRL STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

UMBERTO RISPOLI, COMANCHE COUNTRY, WINNER: “I had the spot I wanted, I was on the fence and saved ground. On the backstretch I just used her a little bit to make sure that I could hold my position. Around the turn, I knew the horse was able to carry me to the wire. I was just waiting for the quarter pole to put her in the clear. She did the rest, she carried four pounds over a majority of the others, so it was a big effort.”

TRAINER QUOTES

PHIL D’AMATO, COMANCHE COUNTRY, WINNER: “This filly, she just continues to get better and better. Umberto rode her with a lot of confidence. He gave her a nice ground-saving ride, he angled out and she wanted to win today. I think this will buy us a ticket to the Breeders’ Cup (Juvenile Fillies Turf, Nov. 4) at Keeneland.”

NOTES: The winning owners are Little Red Feather Racing, Sterling Stables, LLC and Marsha Naify.