| Saturday, March 22, 2014 Excelsior (G3) Quotes Tom Albertrani, winning trainer of Romansh (No. 1A): "I think he's a serious horse. We've always thought that way. I had this horse at Palm Meadows as a 3-year-old and he was always [the] one that we talked about the most. He's got a good future. We'll play things by ear as far as his next race; 1 1/8 miles appears to be his best distance so we'll work around that." "I was just hoping he'd redeem himself. His last race was so confusing. He trained well before the race and he came out of the race training well. Maybe it was a matter of the surface there [in Florida] or the fact he hadn't run in a while; just a couple of different things. It just didn't figure why he would run so bad." "[When Long River] came to him, I was just happy to be second to his entrymate. When I saw him coming back on again that made it even sweeter. I was very proud. We know we have a nice horse for later on, maybe Saratoga and the Whitney." Jose Ortiz, winning jockey aboard Romansh (No. 1A): "My horse kind of waited, but he was still running. [Long River] passed me, but as soon as [Romansh] felt that horse he kept going and responded very well." Was it special beating your brother? "No. He's another jockey. It was special I won the stakes." Will you pay for dinner? "Not today." Art Magnuson, assistant to Kiaran McLaughlin, trainer of runner-up Long River (No. 1): "Great run. We ran really well, had a great trip, got there, and ran into a very game Romansh, who came back and ran great. It's a good result for everybody. Of course, we wanted to win, but we're very happy for the whole team." Irad Ortiz, Jr. jockey aboard runner-up Long River (No. 1): "That close to the wire, he waits a little bit. He passed the horse and thought the race was over. He ran really well; he got a good trip and everything was perfect." On being defeated by his brother, Jose Ortiz: "One day I beat him; the next day he beats me. I hope he pays for dinner." | 
