Monday, May 28, 2012
ACORN (G1) QUOTES
Jim Barnes, assistant to winning trainer Bob Baffert of Contested (No. 1): “It was very exciting. That’s just what we wanted to see. You’ve got to play the break, it all depends on how you break. She basically caught a flyer, and they stayed off of her. She went :22 and :45, so they didn’t just give it to her. She was rolling right along. Javier said she reminded him of Ghostzapper.”
Javier Castellano, winning jockey aboard Contested (No. 1): “She is really an amazing filly. I hadn’t ridden her before, only watched the replays a couple of times. What she does, she does so easily. I just wanted to sit still and not move until it was the right time, and the right place. She enjoyed the trip and just galloped.”
Rajiv Maragh, jockey aboard runner-up Zo Impressive (No. 4): “I didn’t want to challenge [Contested] too early. I wanted to time my move right, and approaching the quarter pole I made my move and my filly gave me all she’s got. She tried really hard, but unfortunately she couldn’t get there today. It was nothing to be disgraced about. It was a really good effort.”
