$85,000 UNZIP ME STAKES QUOTES

__ JOCKEY QUOTES__

KYLE FREY, CONNIE SWINGLE, WINNER: “It means everything. I’ve loved this horse since the first time I jumped on her. She’s done nothing but impress me every morning and every race. We had a couple setbacks that first time out off of the layoff, it was a bit of a setback. We just hooked a steady grind on the dirt. She’s a good dirt horse but she really does her best running in the turf. Especially down the hill.

“I kind of kept her a little more geared up because speed’s been holding and Umberto (Rispoli) is such a good turf rider. You don’t really want to let him get out there on his own. So I made sure to not give him too much breathing room, and I knew if I hit the ground running and got away from everyone, that she has such a turn of foot and so much air that I just didn’t see anyone catching us. To be honest, if anyone did, she probably would have re-broke.”

TRAINER QUOTES

PHIL D’AMATO, CONNIE SWINGLE, WINNER: “I’m happy. We got two wins. Hopefully we get one more with one more to go here. Kyle gave her a great ride, sat off the heavy speed there and pounced and had enough to hold off late. It’s Nick Alexander, another nice offspring of Grazen, and what can I say? It’s just a long line of success with that stallion.”

OWNER QUOTES

NICK ALEXANDER, CONNIE SWINGLE, WINNER: “She’s now had nine starts, nine in the money and six wins. She just really wants to beat you. Kyle said when the other horse came to her, she wanted to break again, he just kind of waited. He knows her so well, she breaks fine. The last race she broke on the lead, and he took a hold of her and let the other speed catch up, then let her go away from them down the hill. This hillside seems to be perfect for her.

__NOTES: __The winning owner/ breeder is Nick Alexander.