| Sunday, August 24, 2014 Funny Cide (NYB) Quotes Rick Violette, winning trainer of Upstart (No. 2): "He actually broke well and Jose [Ortiz] just put his hands down and let him fall where he was going to be and he kind of fell out the back door. I really thought Todd [Pletcher]'s horse [Bullheaded Boy] was going to show more speed and hook up with [Bustin It] horse and he didn't. He opened up another five [lengths] in front and he was still out the back door. He had horse, you could see he had horse, but you just weren't sure that he could make up that much ground on a pretty nice horse that was loose on the lead." "We just broke our maiden nine days ago, I really wasn't planning on it. But he won kind of easily and it sets us up better running today for the fall than waiting and going to the Champagne [Grade 1, October 4, Belmont Park] with only one race under his belt. That was kind of the game plan. He had a tough race today; he'll be a tired puppy tonight. But he's got an extra week to recuperate. He showed that he might be a real horse." "We'll nominate to the [Grade 1 Breeders' Futurity on October 4 at Keeneland], too; basically the two-turn races are what you're supposed to do, but I think we'll probably stay home. This is a really good prep for anything we do. It worked out pretty good." Jose Ortiz, winning jockey aboard Upstart (No. 2): "I was hoping there was going to be more of a speed duel between the No. 4 [Bullheaded Boy] and the No. 5 [Bustin It], so the No. 5 broke so good and took the lead so easily. When I saw that, I figured out quick I needed to move a little earlier. By the quarter-pole I was driving already, but my horse was ready. I got there little by little." |
