Sunday, September 9, 2012
MEADOW STAR OVERNIGHT STAKES QUOTES
Michael McCarthy, assistant to Todd Pletcher, winning trainer of Dreaming of Julia (No. 2): “That was good. She obviously ran up to expectations. Todd was very bullish on her coming down here, very confident this morning when I spoke to him on the phone, but I don’t think you expect to win by as far as she did. It’s nice to see her get this one out of the way and stretch out a little bit to a flat mile. It certainly doesn’t look like she’ll have any distance limitations.”
John Velazquez, winning jockey aboard Dreaming of Julia (No. 2): “Very nice, very easy. She’s actually a little better than the first time I rode her. She’s a little bit more [focused] on what she needs to do. I didn’t do very much warm-up, obviously, going a mile. I didn’t want to be on her mouth the whole time. She broke a little slow, got into the rhythm right away and just kind of held it together. She just goes through the motions like nothing is happening; hopefully she’ll continue doing that.”
Barbara Banke of Stonestreet Stables, winning owner of Dreaming of Julia (No. 2): “She looks really good. [Next?] Frizette [Grade 1, October 6, Belmont], we hope. Education is good for her. She’s a big, classy filly. I think she stretches out nicely. We were hoping she’d win [as easily as the first time] but it’s horse racing. They’re 2-year-olds, and it’s only her second start.”
