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$100,000 DESERT CODE STAKES QUOTES
5/19/2024
$100,000 DESERT CODE STAKES QUOTES
JOCKEY QUOTES
ANTONIO FRESU, KING OF GOSFORD, WINNER: “Last time no one really went to the front, so I took the lead pretty easy. Today, I knew that Umberto’s horse had more speed than my horse because I rode that All That Glory last time. So, I just tried to keep track. Just stay right on his flank. My horse was always travelling beautifully on the bridle, and I was just waiting for the right time to go. He’s a very nice horse, obviously Phil D’Amato is doing a wonderful job with him and putting him in the right spots. He is proving to be a really nice horse and let’s see what the future holds for him.”
TRAINER QUOTES
PHIL D’AMATO, KING OF GOSFORD, WINNER: “It kind of didn’t go that fast and both of them kicked home well. Antonio thought that other horse got his head in front and he just kind of kept him measured. It was a nice performance and we think we will be going to Del Mar.”
OWNER QUOTES
MICHAEL NENTWIG, CO-OWNER, KING OF GOSFORD, WINNER: “The Benowitz clan was about 0 for 40 (down the hill) and the last two starts we broke the curse and now we’ve kept going. I expected the pace to be a little faster. I figured Antonio would be sitting second or third. I thought he did the right thing and getting the horse in the clear, go to the outside, and accelerated down the stretch it was a fight. He likes to wait a little bit when he makes the lead so he can get a little cheeky sometimes.
“We have been trying since we bought the horse, to go two turns, so we are going to point him to the Oceanside (July 20, Del Mar) if everything goes well.”
NOTES: The winning owners are Benowitz Family Trust, CYBT, Saul Gevertz, Michael Nentwig and Jeremy Peskoff.