Monday, May 28, 2012
Kiaran McLaughlin, winning trainer of It’s Tricky (No. 4): “She’s a special filly. Eddie [Castro] rode her very well. Rick Violette’s filly [runner-up Cash for Clunkers] was tough, wow! We just did get there. From the three-sixteenths pole to the eighth pole, I was worried – she wasn’t there yet. She ran great. We’re not sure what’s next for her.”
Eddie Castro, winning jockey aboard It’s Tricky (No. 4): “I put her right there, gave her a shot, and in the stretch she had to make her run. That’s her. The plan, number one, [was to focus on] Awesome Maria. But when you’re in the gate, it’s different. You break from the gate, and it changes. You have a decision. Awesome Maria didn’t break, and I put [It’s Tricky] right there.”
Rick Violette, trainer of runner-up Cash for Clunkers (No. 1): “She ran her eyeballs out. She was pressed from the middle of the turn. Eddie [Castro on It’s Tricky] rode a terrific race. I thought he would be more worried about Awesome Maria and maybe leave us alone a bit longer. We had to start running on the middle of the turn and it was a long, hard drive. For a filly that hasn’t really been pressed to the wire, she just really ran her eyeballs out. I am really, really proud of her. We found out today that she is a real filly.”
Todd Pletcher, trainer of beaten favorite and third-place finisher Awesome Maria (No. 2): “I thought she ran pretty well. I think I did a really poor job preparing her for this race. We stayed in
John Velazquez, rider aboard beaten favorite and third-place finisher Awesome Maria (No. 2): “I had a perfect spot, I just didn’t come up with anything. She ran good; I just don’t think she ran her best race today. She was in a perfect spot, I thought I had them around the 3/8ths pole and when I started getting after her she was a just little flat. She didn’t come with the punch the way she normally does. They kept running as well and they went fast early. I just think she was a little flat today, no excuses.”
