Saturday, June 9, 2012
Phyllis Wyeth, winning owner of Union Rags (No. 3): “I knew. I had a dream. I knew he would make it. I only have that racehorse and half of another, a claimer. And I knew Michael could do it with him. It was my dream and he made it come true today. He and Johnny. I knew he could do it. And nobody would have gotten through on the rail other than Johnny today, I can tell you that. That was unbelievable. He just said ‘Move over, I’m coming.’ He believed in the horse. And Michael got him there.”
Michael Matz, winning trainer of Union Rags (No. 3): “I’m just glad for Phyllis and the horse, we just got to see the real Union Rags.”
John Velazquez, winning jockey aboard Union Rags (No. 3): “He just worked so unbelievable, I was just hoping he could put that work into this race and he did. I was very proud of him. Just to be home [in
