| Saturday, June 21, 2014 Bed O' Roses Handicap (G3) Quotes Bruce Levine, winning trainer of Hot Stones (No. 5): "Cutting back from a mile to seven [furlongs], I think the blinkers kept her a little closer. I didn't know if she was going to get there; [Merry Meadow] really dug in and tried hard." "I said [before the Bed o' Roses], 'If La Verdad is in here, she's 4-5. Why wouldn't I take a shot?' I was worried a little about the 21 days [between the Critical Eye and the Bed o' Roses], but she came back bouncing. When fillies are doing good, you have to take a shot." "We were thinking about going in a New York-bred [stakes] going long. Now we have to rethink it, maybe even point to the Ballerina [Grade 1, $500,000, August 23, Saratoga Race Course] with something in between." Irad Ortiz, Jr., winning rider aboard Hot Stones (No. 5): "She always likes to fight a little bit when you get close to the wire. I started asking her early and she had something for the end. Thankfully, she got her head in front at the wire. I figured there would be a lot of speed in the race, but I had to move a little earlier." About winning five races on the card: "I'm happy; I'm just doing the same thing. Winning five [races] on the day is very exciting for me, and that's all I can say." -30- | 
