| Saturday, October 19, 2013 Bertram F. Bongard Quotes Michael Dilger, winning trainer of Wired Bryan (No. 8): "It's a horse race, so you never know what can happen. He's been holding his form real well. He's been a consistent horse all year. Johnny [Velazquez] has ridden the horse, he's won on him, he's ridden against him and beaten him, he's been beaten by him - he's seen him from every angle. I told him to do whatever he thought was best. The horse is always going to break sharp, it was just a matter of whether someone else wanted the lead or not. He's a naturally fast horse. I wasn't concerned about seven furlongs on a fast track. His recent works have shown he's progressing and maturing. We'll see how he is during the week and go from there. We'll winter in Florida, and who knows, maybe try to stretch him out [on the Triple Crown trail]." John Velazquez, winning jockey aboard Wired Bryan (No. 8): "It wasn't a surprise, we have to expect that. This horse has been running against a lot better horses. Today we broke from the outside, just kind of let him run out of there, got to the lead, and tried to save some horse for the end."
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