Saturday, May 12, 2012
YOU AND I OVERNIGHT STAKES QUOTES – CURRENCY SWAP
Teresa Pompay, winning trainer of Currency Swap (No. 5): “I was very happy with the effort. He needed a race to pick his head up after the last one [11th in G3 Illinois Derby] and coming back off the layoff. Everything moves forward from here.”
“The two turns and a mile and an eighth in the Illinois Derby was a lot to throw at him, and he had a rough trip besides, so it was good to regroup. There were still some nice racehorses in here, but it was a little bit less salty and it will pick his head up.”
“He was a beautiful two-year-old and was very muscular. He didn’t really look like a two-year-old. I would have to say that he has moved forward in his looks but not drastic like you see some horses. Some horses look great as a two-year-old but don’t change. He’s changed enough where he looks like a man.”
“I talked to the owners and we wanted to win this and thinking maybe the Woody Stephens and then maybe later in the year trying to stretch him back out and see if he can do it. But we want to keep his confidence up and give him a few good races in a row where we know he can be really effective.”
Rajiv Maragh, winning jockey aboard Currency Swap (No. 5): “When I saw him on the overnight, I was really excited. He’s a really talented horse. I got a good draw on the outside, so I had a shot to break and see what was happening. It didn’t seem like the pace was developing fast, so I kind of just took advantage of that and stayed close and he finished strong. He kept on going – it definitely was not the end of his run at the wire. He had more left.”
