Saturday, April 23, 2011
JEROME (G2) QUOTES
Stanley Hough, winning trainer and co-owner of Adios Charlie (No. 8): “That was a big thrill. I thought he ran great. The timing worked out. As for what’s next, we’ll have to talk about it. I didn’t nominate him to the Triple Crown, but obviously the Preakness is a thought. There’s also the Peter Pan [Grade 2, May 14,
Robert Sahn, winning co-owner of Adios Charlie (No 8): “
Rajiv Maragh, winning rider aboard Adios Charlie (No. 8): “My horse is very easy to ride and going into the race we wanted a forward position. It didn’t have to be on the lead from the post that I was in, and I just kind of let him find his own rhythm and his own pace. That’s where he put himself, right up close to the lead. I didn’t want to move with [Justin Phillip] early. Going into the turn he started ranging up pretty strong and I felt like the best thing was to not go all out at that point of the race. I felt like if I went with him and we both started slowing up at the end, someone might beat us both. I just tried to ride my horse and I didn’t feel like it was the right time to go when Justin Phillip moved. So, I just waited a little more and then I made my stretch run and my horse had a lot left in the end. He was running well within himself all the way down the backstretch, so I felt like he was going to give me a lot in the stretch.”
