Sunday, November 14, 2010
Todd Pletcher, winning trainer of Driven by Success (No. 4): “He’s an extremely talented horse. When he breaks well, he’s capable of running some really huge races. We did a little extra gate work with him between races and it paid off. He was very well-behaved. It’s not so much about breaking well; we just don’t need him to break poorly. We’ll see how he comes out of this, and possibly look at the
Mike Repole, winning owner of Driven by Success (No. 4): “He was my first stakes winner and will always have a special place in my heart. Whenever he races it means so much to me. This win means he deserves to be the top New York-bred sprinter this year.”
John Velazquez, winning jockey aboard Driven by Success (No. 4): “He behaved today and broke well. It was basically a two-horse race, so the only one I had to worry about was General Maximus, and I needed to put a little bit of pressure on him. [Driven by Success] broke well enough that I was right next to him. It’s a great day for
*Please note, Driven by Success was jockey John Velazquez’s fifth winner of the day, and the rider swept all three stakes races on the card at Aqueduct.*
