| Sunday, September 29, 2013 Matron (G2) Quotes Phil Schoenthal, winning trainer of Miss Behaviour (No. 5): "In this game, you learn to temper your expectations. I didn't expect her to go to the front like that and open up. When she moved to the lead at the three-eighths pole, I said to myself, 'Don't run out of trainer, don't run out of trainer.' I'm sure we'll try her at two turns at some point, but she's a sprinter right now." Note: This is the first graded stakes win for Schoenthal, a former assistant to Mark Shuman, and first victory in New York Garry Cruise, winning jockey aboard Miss Behaviour (No. 5): "What a nice filly. I anticipated that Johnny would be making the speed; his horse is very talented. I was quite happy she set the pace the way she did. When I dropped her in to be competitive a little bit, she just came into gear and said, 'Let's go.' At that time, I could kind of sense that no one was going to jump on us, so I said, 'Let's finish this now.' She's been a 10 out of 10 so far, and today she was about an 11. She's just a privilege to ride." "I've always wanted to ride here. What a privilege it is to come to New York, and not only to win a graded stakes but to win for such great people. This is like, I would imagine, like a player coming to Yankee Stadium for the first time. The history of the place. It's an honor to be here today." Note: Gary Cruise is a 34-year-old native of Scotland who came to America last November and now is based in Maryland. This was his first mount ever at Belmont Park. Todd Pletcher, trainer of runner-up and beaten favorite Sweet Whiskey (No. 3): "She ran well. Second best." John Velazquez, rider aboard runner-up and beaten favorite Sweet Whiskey (No. 3): "She actually put in a good run. The winner passed us on the turn and I thought I'd better save some horse to fight for second, and she actually put in a good fight for second and came back a little bit. The track is kind of slow; they're not finishing good, either. They can go fast, but they're not finishing. I was afraid she was going to go the whole time and not have anything to fight with. That horse came to us at the three-eighths pole and I said, 'I can't move that soon.' We were going fast enough. She ended up holding on for second, very nice." -30- | 
