JAMES MARVIN (G3) QUOTES
Rick Dutrow, Jr., winning trainer of Pacific Ocean (No. 5): “I told a lot of people that called me … he was training so much better for this race than he was for his last race. In his last race, he had a bad post, there was a lot of speed, he was in a bad spot. Today was different. He had everything going his way. He was sitting on a race. He ran big. I have to see how he comes out of this race. He’s not the easiest horse in the world to handle. I have to see how things are and go from there. Naturally, the race at the end of the meet here [Grade 1 Forego, September 1] makes sense. It’s a big race and he likes this track.”
Joel Rosario, winning jockey of Pacific Ocean (No. 5): “That was perfect. I just tried to relax him as much as I could early and hoped nobody put on any pressure, and that’s exactly what happened and he had something left turning for home. When [Crossbow] came to me, he kind of waited a little bit. I thought he wanted to go when he came to me, but he took his time. After that when [Pacific Ocean] kept the lead, I thought at that moment that the game was over.”
Nick Zito, trainer of beaten favorite and fourth-place finisher Jackson Bend (No. 7): “We couldn’t get the trip. Rosie was trying to get inside, but couldn’t get there. That’s what he wants to do – run inside. It’s frustrating because he was running in the end.”
Rosie Napravnik, rider aboard beaten favorite and fourth-place finisher Jackson Bend (No. 7): “It was a very wide trip. We were just caught wide the whole way. The pace, needless to say, was not ideal, but he came home good himself in the end.”
