| Saturday, May 24, 2014 Sheepshead Bay (G2) Quotes Bill Mott, winning trainer of Riposte (No. 2): "The first two times she ran [in the United States] we were going nine furlongs and the fractions were very, very slow. She found it hard to close into those fractions." "I think [her being on the lead] was just the way the race came up. I thought [Irish Mission] would show more speed, but the pace didn't really develop." "We've got a shot for some of the longer races. She ran in some very important races over in Europe. She won the [Group 2] Ribblesdale, which is a very good prep race, and she wasn't beaten much in the other races." Joel Rosario, winning jockey aboard Riposte (No. 2): "There wasn't a lot of speed, and going a mile and three eighths and [with] how the track is I wanted to get in position, and she was in front. I just tried to take my time with her and try to go all the way." |
