$100,000 THOR'S ECHO STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

HECTOR BERRIOS, THE CHOSEN VRON, WINNER: “That was exactly the same as our practice run. Taking the inside post bothered me because I wanted to go outside. He settled well. I thought he felt comfortable. He made everything easy. I wasn't stressed at all. He's a nice horse.”

DIEGO HERRERA, SAWASDEE, SECOND: “I rode him about a month ago and he was really green and never really relaxed. Craig (Dollase) took the blinkers off and put him on the dirt. He’s come a long way since I last rode him.”

TRAINER QUOTES

ERIC KRULJAC, THE CHOSEN VRON, WINNER: “He is a cool horse. I’m really truly speechless when you think about the whole three years of racing, and what he has been through and what he has done.”

CRAIG DOLLASE, SAWSADEE, SECOND: “He ran well. It was the perfect run and he really improved. We’ll see down the road.”

OWNER QUOTES

JOHN SONDEREKER, THE CHOSEN VRON, WINNER: “We are very lucky. It is pure luck to have a horse that can win 18 races. It is almost unheard of. This consistency is almost unheard of.”

RICHARD THORNBURGH, THE CHOSEN VRON, WINNER: “I’m very proud of the horse and the broodmare. Like John says you don’t have a horse like this, maybe once in a lifetime. It is kind of like hitting the equine lottery I say. He is our baby, and we are very proud of him.”

NOTES: The winning owner is Sondereker Racing LLC, Eric Kruljac, Robert Fetkin, and Richard Thornburgh.