Saturday, November 27, 2010
HILL ‘N’ DALE CIGAR MILE (G1) QUOTES
Barclay Tagg, winning trainer of Jersey Town (No. 5): “It was a miracle. What was he, 34-1? I liked him, I just didn’t think the race would come up that tough. Mr. Fipke had him out west, and wanted to go to the Breeders’ Cup. I talked him out of that, and said the Cigar Mile would be a lot easier, and it’s still a Grade 1. Then the race came up so tough, and I thought we made a mistake. He was doing well, so we were happy with that. He’s all business. He just goes out there with his game face on every day. No fooling around, just does everything the way you like a horse to do. I have no idea what’s next; hopefully, we’ll keep him around for a little bit.”
Cornelio Velasquez, winning jockey aboard Jersey Town (No. 5): “When I asked my horse, he passed the other horses. Today, he wanted to win. The other horse, he ran a big one too. My horse is a very good horse.”
Javier Castellano, rider aboard runner-up Haynesfield (No. 4): “I’m really happy with my horse. He didn’t want to get beat today. I’m really so proud of him, and every time I asked him he responded so well and didn’t want to give up.”
Todd Pletcher, trainer of beaten favorite and fourth-place finisher Bribon (No. 3): “I thought he ran well and tried hard; he just came up a little flat the last sixteenth of a mile.”
John Velazquez, rider of beaten favorite and fourth-place finisher Bribon (No. 3): “I got a perfect trip behind the leader and I thought it’d be a repeat of his last race, but he just didn’t fire.”
