WITH ANTICIPATION (G2) QUOTES

Thursday, August 30, 2012

 

WITH ANTICIPATION (G2) QUOTES

 

Chad Brown, winning trainer of Balance the Books (No. 3): “Seth Klarman and Bill Lawrence had the confidence to go in this race. They give me some nice horses to train and I’m thrilled for them. They’re having a terrific meet as owners, and I’m happy to get a Grade 2 for them.”

 

“Down the backside I saw him winding up for a big run. I knew it would be close, but he got a hard bump from someone leaving the quarter pole, and I thought that would probably cost us the race. In the shadow of the wire, my hope rekindled a bit and we got there. A strong finish by Julien, and I’m grateful for that. Terrific horse.”

 

“He really trained well up here at Saratoga for his debut, and we loved him the first day we ran him. Of course, when you run a maiden in a graded stakes, you’re not overly confident, but when we got the call that we drew in this morning, we talked on the phone and it wasn’t much of a discussion. We were running.”

 

Breeders’ Cup? “I think that’s the plan. He’ll have one prep before then; I’m not sure [where]. We’ll probably take a look at the Pilgrim [Grade 3, October 7, Belmont Park] or the Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland [Grade 1, October 6]. The three of us will sit down and make a decision.”

 

Julien Leparoux, winning jockey aboard Balance the Books (No. 3): “He relaxed and made one run and galloped out. Ramon [Dominguez, aboard second-place finisher Joha] obviously got a little jump on us, but I knew I could get him, and [Balance the Books] ran great today.”