| Sunday, May 11, 2014 Westchester (G3) Quotes Todd Pletcher, winning trainer of Palace Malice (No. 3): "Anytime you're in a race that you fully expect to win you're always a little extra anxious and you're just hoping everything goes according to plan, everything goes smoothly. Luckily, for everyone involved today, it did." "He's 3-for-3, so far, this year. He doesn't seem to have any distance limitations, short or long, to win twice at a mile, once at a mile and an eighth, Belmont [Stakes] on the résumé. We're really excited about where he is, how he is doing, and hopefully [there is] more to come." "We'll talk to Mr. Campbell, but we came into today with the idea that if this went well we'd look at the [Grade 1, $1.25 million Metropolitan Handicap on June 7]. He certainly ran well enough today to keep that as a top priority." John Velazquez, winning jockey aboard Palace Malice (No. 3): "As soon as he got out on the turn he got into a nice rhythm and I just let him do it. On the line I just kept him busy. I've been watching Mike Smith and the way he rides him, when he's coming down the lane he keeps him busy. I got surprised with him at Gulfstream Park so I didn't want something like that happening again." |
