Saturday, March 2, 2013
Top Flight (G2) Quotes
Cherie DeVaux, assistant to Chad Brown, winning trainer of Summer Applause (No. 4): “She shipped in, she’s had no problems with the weather or the climate change and she’s been training well the two days she’s been here. She looks great and they did a really good job with her in
John Velazquez, winning jockey aboard Summer Applause (No. 4): “When the two horses didn’t break, I tried to just come out and get a nice position going into the first turn. At the 3 ½, I let her go. I watched the races, and it seemed like if she is close to the pace she finishes better. Last time, I didn’t ride her, but she was too far back and didn’t really put in any effort. Today, she’s where she wanted to be.”
Did you think you made the lead too soon?
“Definitely. I didn’t know she was going to do that. When she got to the lead, she started waiting and lugging in, but she got the job done, anyway.”
