$80,000 LURE STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES JUAN HERNANDEZ, AIR FORCE RED, WINNER: “The race set up for us really well because there was not much speed, but my horse has speed. He loves to run on the front, I just let him go and he was really comfortable all the way. He put his ears up, and he was just waiting for competition. Around the quarter pole he switched leads and then he performed again.”

TRAINER QUOTES LEONARD POWELL, AIR FORCE RED, WINNER: "You could see that he was really happy to be there. His ears were pointing forward and he relaxed very nicely for Juan on the lead. When they came at him, he had another gear and he finished fast. “He’s only won four races this year, so the confidence is there. Today we were fighting tougher competition and he responded well so hopefully we march forward.”

OWNER QUOTES HOLLY GOLIGHTLY, AIR FORCE RED, WINNER: “This is what makes racing so addicting, the thrill of victory is indescribable, and we have been in this business a long time, you just can’t get enough. You just want it again and again. “It’s hard to say anything against Juan (Hernandez), he’s smart, he knows the horses and he has a good fill. When we saw Juan was on him, we thought this was set up to be perfect.”

NOTES: The winning owners are Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Holly Golightly.