SPINAWAY (G1) QUOTES

Sunday, September 2, 2012

 

SPINAWAY (G1) QUOTES

 

Tony Dutrow, winning trainer of So Many Ways (No. 3): “This filly came to Saratoga an infant and just as the weeks went by you could see her turning, putting on weight, growing, maturing. I didn’t know where we would finish today, but I was thinking we’d run better than we did in the Schuylerville.

 

“I was really feeling very strongly that she would improve off of that today. I didn’t know if that was going to be good enough because I didn’t know how good and talented Asmussen’s filly [Teen Pauline] was. I knew she was talented, but I didn’t know how good. I’m not surprised, but I sure am happy. She came out of there with running on her mind. Todd [Pletcher’s Corail] pushed Asmussen, and our filly picked up the pieces. I think I said in the paper that our filly would finish up. We’ve won it two years in a row now, and I can’t believe where I’m standing.”

Javier Castellano, winning jockey aboard So Many Ways (No. 3): “I had a beautiful trip. She’s pretty quick out of the gate, and she settled beautiful behind the two horses. Those two pace-makers, they helped to set up my race. But I think if it wasn’t that way, no matter what, she was going to be in the bridle today and she was going to be close to the pace and give me the kick the way she did today.”

 

“I love my filly. She’s been training phenomenal, and the last time I rode her, she was very impressive. I think she’s going to be really good. She’s got a long, beautiful stride. I can’t wait to stretch her out a little bit. I think she can go farther, and I have a lot of confidence with her.”

 

Kent Desormeaux, rider aboard runner-up Sweet Shirley Mae (No. 4): “She made a super effort in the end. I was very proud of her. I would like to take the credit, but it was all Wesley’s idea. He wanted to make one big run with her, and she almost got the job done.”

 

Steve Asmussen, trainer of beaten favorite and third-place finisher Teen Pauline (No. 1): “I think how heavy the track played today [was a factor]. They closed like crazy. It was a completely different track than the one she broke her maiden on.”

 

Julien Leparoux, rider aboard third-place finisher and beaten favorite Teen Pauline (No. 1): “She put me in the race nicely. She showed me the same speed as before. She was doing it pretty easily, but she couldn’t finish today.”