Saturday, October 2, 2010
BELDAME INVITATIONAL (G1) QUOTES
Todd Pletcher, winning trainer of Life At Ten (No. 1): “Our filly was training better leading into this race and she really likes
John Velazquez, winning jockey aboard Life At Ten (No. 1): “It worked out perfectly. She broke well and got us in a good position. When those two horses [Queen Martha (No. 3) and Unrivaled Belle (No. 4)] went, she settled really well behind those two. When we passed the half-mile pole I put her in the clear and let her get to that cruising speed that she has. She started going at a good, comfortable speed and she was going well and I was just hoping that when I asked her, she’d respond and she responded all the way.”
Bill Mott, trainer of beaten favorite and runner-up Unrivaled Belle (No. 4): “She had a great trip. The pace set-up worked out perfectly. We had first run on Life At Ten, but we couldn't outrun her at the wire. Our mare tried.”
Kent Desormeaux, jockey aboard beaten favorite and runner-up Unrivaled Belle (No. 4): “On paper, I don't think it could have set up better, except the other one (Life At Ten) went faster. She ran hard. No excuses.”
Shug McGaughey, trainer of third-place finisher Persistently (No. 6): “It didn’t quite set up the way I thought, and when they took Life At Ten back the way they did, I thought we might be in a bit of trouble. If Rachel Alexandra had been here it might have been a little bit different, because they would have been able to turn her lose. I’m disappointed we didn’t do better, but Alan felt like she tried hard and I’m not discouraged about going on with her. I think going two turns is much better for her, so we’ll see how she comes out of it go on from there.”
Alan Garcia, jockey aboard third-place finisher Persistently (No. 6): “She felt good and she was fine. The pace she ran was not fast, but it was respectable. She tried the best she can. The other fillies were running pretty fast at the front but she was happy and she was comfortable in there.”
