Saturday, June 30, 2012
DWYER (G2) QUOTES
Michael Matz, winning trainer of Teeth of the Dog (No. 6): “He’s an unbelievable horse. He can come from off the pace, or go to the lead if he needs to go to the lead. He’s a pretty darn game horse, that’s for sure. The jock looks like he fits him well. The owner, Jose [Singer] said, ‘What are the instructions? What did you tell him last time?’ I said ‘Nothing.’ He said, ‘Do the same thing.’ He ran a real nice race and I’m proud of him. This is a class horse. We’ll look at the Jim Dandy [Grade 2, July 28, Saratoga Race Course] or the West Virginia Derby [Grade 2, August 4, Mountaineer Racetrack], something like that. He’s run three races in six weeks, so we’re going to give him a little bit of a break right now.”
Joel Rosario, winning jockey aboard Teeth of the Dog (No. 6): “I was a little closer to the pace than last time. He really put forward a good race today. When [Fast Falcon] came to me, he was game. He kept fighting and gave 100 percent.”
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Nick Zito, trainer of runner-up Fast Falcon (No. 2): “Sometimes you have to take a chance. He showed he belonged. The one horse I was really afraid of was the winner. Our horse looks like he’s going in the right direction. We’re happy about him. It’s too early to say, but we’ll talk about the Jim Dandy [Grade 2, July 28, Saratoga Race Course] and some other options.”
Rosie Napravnik, jockey aboard runner-up Fast Falcon (No. 2): “He ran a great race against Teeth of the Dog last time and had a much tougher trip than him. We got a pretty decent trip today, just a dog fight to the end. We lost today, but we might be able to win it next time.”
