| Saturday, November 29, 2014 Remsen (G2) Quotes Chad Brown, winning trainer of Leave the Light On (No. 2): "A couple years back, we had that narrow defeat in the Remsen with Normandy Invasion, where he was in front right by the wire and Overanalyze came back and bobbed him. Ever since then we've been determined to come back and put our head in front. So it was good we got to do it today. [Between him and Market Conduct], he was the least accomplished. He really dragged us to this race in his training. We were using him as a work horse with the other couple of horses I had nominated for this race, and he kept outworking them. Jose came out and got to know him the last couple of times and I think that made this difference. Watching the card earlier, speed was very good, especially from the inside. This horse has speed, and on the stretch out, two turns, he's going to put himself on or near the lead. It's his first time on a dry track. We bought him with the two-turn dirt races in mind. If he's good enough, he'll get better as the distances go on. His owners have been looking for a Derby horse and they've been knocking on the door with a couple. I think they have a legitimate contender here. He's a very long-winded horse." Jose Ortiz, winning jockey aboard Leave the Light On (No.2): "It was the perfect trip. The way the track is playing today helped me a lot. We broke good and the plan was to take the lead like Chad [Brown] told me. He was relaxed, I tried to slow him down as best I could, and when I asked him to go he was there. Perfect training [job] by Chad Brown and his team." Kiaran McLaughlin, trainer of runner-up Frosted (No. 12): "It was a very tough trip. He ran well; we're happy with his race, other than not winning. He was very wide on both turns because of his post position, and he ran a big race. He was just unlucky. He's a fun horse to have, and hopefully he'll have a bright future." |
