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$100,000, PASADENA STAKES QUOTES
4/2/2023
$100,000, PASADENA STAKES QUOTES
JOCKEY QUOTES
UMBERTO RISPOLI, JOHANNES, WINNER: “I have to give credit to Tim, I think he does an amazing job and thank you to the owners too… The thing that made me believe he could run a mile, was last time going down the hill, he was so relaxed out of the gate, and he was kind of push button. It was a little messy going down the hill. Unfortunately, I couldn’t have the spot I wanted, so I had to wait until the sixteenth of a mile and he was much the best in that race, and he proved that again today.
“I think he is just starting to understand the game. Today, he came out of the gate like, “What am I going to do?’ and as soon as I put him in behind horses, he switched off and from there it was just a matter of letting him run. My hands got itchy around the turn and finally I was happy to let him run. I don’t think we’ve seen the best of him.”
TRAINER QUOTES
TIM YAKTEEN, JOHANNES, WINNER: “It’s onward and upward. It was a small field, but I think it was a great stepping stone for us to validate that we can two-turn. I’ll get together with Joe (McCloskey) and come up with a game plan and see if we can have some fun. Very nice. We are very happy.”
NOTES: The winning owner / breeder is Cuyathy, LLC.