| Thursday, July 31, 2014 Evan Shipman (NYB) Quotes Karl Grusmark, winning trainer of Sinistra (No. 2): "We weren't considered to be a good choice by the public, but we knew this horse loved the mud and he loved the distance. We've never had a chance to run him a mile and an eighth. This was his first opportunity and he ran like we thought he would." "He's just kind of a plodder. You get him in a good position early and he just kind of stays and wears horses down." "I've won races here through the years since the '70s and this is the first stake [I've won] at this track. It's very exciting. Anytime you win a good race, it's very satisfying." Rosie Napravnik, winning jockey aboard Sinistra (No. 2): "We sat pretty close to the pace, and I think he's the type of horse where he doesn't have a huge kick but he'll keep grinding away, and he was sticking his neck out. Karl [Grusmark] told me he was kind of one-paced. He just kept grinding away. He's a horse with a lot of heart." |
