Monday, July 26, 2010
EVAN SHIPMAN (NYB) QUOTES
Rick Schosberg, winning trainer of favored Giant Moon (No. 5): “With three jumps to go, I thought we were going to get third, beaten two noses. It was a tough trip, going wide on both turns, but he showed his class. We’re thrilled with it. It was a dynamite performance. We really want to bask in this one before we think about what’s next. There’s a chance he could run again at
Edgar Prado, winning jockey aboard favored Giant Moon (No. 5): “He broke well from the gate, he just got outrun in the early part of the race. I was going to tuck inside, but I saw some other horses inside, so I stayed where I was. He started moving around the far turn, but he really picked it up and kept trying when he saw the other horses at the end. He's a game horse and he will fight hard when he sees another horse.”
Trainer H. Graham Motion, trainer of runner-up Icabad Crane (No. 7): “He runs very well fresh. In his last race I thought he might have gone over the top, so we freshened him with the idea of running him here. To get beat in a stakes in
Julien Leparoux, jockey aboard runner-up Icabad Crane (No. 7): “He had a good trip, we were inside and saved ground. When the other horse came, he fought back. He ran a good race.”
