Quotes for the Chicago Handicap (Grade III)
Eduardo Perez (rode winner My Option):
“She tries hard every time she runs and she tries hard for me. I was taking my time and when I asked my filly, she took off. I had a lot of horse and I was just waiting. By the quarter-pole I knew I was a winner.”
Chris Block (trains winner My Option):
“(In her last race the Grade III Hendrie at Woodbine), she broke outward and she got into the race a little too quickly. She’s the kind of filly who needs to lay back and make one run. She was a little too involved in the pace early on and that cost her. She still dug in hard and got a lot out of the race. That was our stepping stone to today. I called Tim (owner Keeley) a couple minutes after that race and told him the plan doesn’t change. We still go to the Chicago Handicap.
“She’s trained great coming up to it. She and Eddie (jockey Perez) get along really well. At the three-eighths pole I was confident. I know her and I know Eddie’s posture when he’s got a lot of horse. He found a nice spot and the rest was history.”
Rosemary Homeister Jr, (rode Flower Spell, 2nd)
"She ran beautiful. Ingrid Mason has trained her to perfection. Seven-eighths is just a hair too far for her, but we were trying to steal it. She gave it every effort that she had. I can’t say enough about how well Ingrid got her ready. Also, it’s so nice to team up with another woman and run so well in a race like this. It makes me proud.”
Antonio Gallardo (rode Disco Barbie, 3rd as favorite)
“Today I think the track was a little bit loose for her. At Presque Isle Downs, the track is a little bit tight. She didn’t feel comfortable with the loose track. She was also a little bit nervous today and was sweating. She tried to make her run – she’s a nice filly.”
“Today I think the track was a little bit loose for her. At Presque Isle Downs, the track is a little bit tight. She didn’t feel comfortable with the loose track. She was also a little bit nervous today and was sweating. She tried to make her run – she’s a nice filly.”
Carlos H. Marquez Jr. (rode Allanah, 4th)
“I had a good trip. My filly came running. I think she wants to go a little bit further. She was closing. I can’t take anything away from the winner; she ran away from us. It took a while to get (ALLANAH) going, but her turn of foot is a little bit slower and she’s a grinder.”
“I had a good trip. My filly came running. I think she wants to go a little bit further. She was closing. I can’t take anything away from the winner; she ran away from us. It took a while to get (ALLANAH) going, but her turn of foot is a little bit slower and she’s a grinder.”
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