$200,000 UNUSUAL HEAT TURF CLASSIC STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

JUAN HERNANDEZ, KINGS RIVER KNIGHT, WINNER: “I give all the credit to trainer John Sadler. He really had this horse ready. He broke like a rocket when the gate opened and I just let him do his thing. He traveled very comfortably the entire race. When we got to the three-eighths, I saw some horses next to us. He did all the work from there. He was very relaxed and comfortable and did all the work.”

TRAINER QUOTES

JOHN SADLER, KINGS RIVER KNIGHT, WINNER: “He’s just been a really good fit in these California stakes. He’s a hard trying horse, won on all three different surfaces. He can run off the hill or on dirt if he has to. The pace was about right. I thought there would be a little more speed, it didn’t quite develop that way, but Juan was happy to take control. “Old English Rancho are just great California breeders, and Buddy Johnston was my neighbor for about 25-30 years across from Santa Anita here, so it’s wonderful to see these silks win. They have great people, and it is a great California legacy.”

NOTES: The winning owners are The Ellwood Johnston Trust, Integrity Thoroughbred Racing, LLC and Kenneth Tevelde.