| Thursday, July 3, 2014 Dancin Renee (NYB) Quotes Linda Rice winning trainer of La Verdad (No. 1): "I got a little nervous when they put up the :21 4/5 for the first quarter. That concerned me that Willet, who is a pretty nice filly, might get to her late in the stretch. La Verdad turned her back. It was a good race." "Obviously, physically, she is a big, strong, attractive filly with a lot of speed, but she also has a terrific mind. She's a good competitor." "Coming out of a [one-mile race], I wanted to just keep her sharp. I did not anticipate that this race would have come up as tough as it did with Willet and Risky Rachel, so it wasn't the prep I was looking for, but it will get us [to the Grade 2 HRTV Honorable Miss Handicap on July 28 at Saratoga Race Course]." Irad Ortiz, Jr., winning rider aboard La Verdad (No. 1): "I just followed instructions. Jose [Ortiz] understands the filly very much and he's my brother; he had confidence in me and told me everything about the filly. He helped me a lot, and she's a very nice filly. " "I felt [Willet] a little bit, but when I asked her I didn't hit her. Jose told me to have confidence that when you ask her, she's going to pick it up. I was waiting to feel [Willet], then started asking her and just showed her the whip, but I never hit her and she picked it up a little bit. She went pretty fast in the first part and kept going. I'm going to buy Jose dinner." Sheila Rosenblum of Lady Sheila Stable, winning owner of La Verdad (No. 1): "I'm usually not speechless, but with this filly .... she's unbelievable. She's a dream come true. She just speaks for herself - she's all about New York." | 
