| Saturday, October 19, 2013 Joseph A. Gimma Quotes Linda Rice, winning trainer of Miss Narcissist (No. 7): "She was very, very fractious in the paddock and behind the gates the first time I ran her, but she had trained brilliantly. The second time she won, but she still ran very greenly. We took the next two months to get her to settle in and teach her to switch her leads. Junior [Alvarado] breezed her for me last week, and I explained what she needs to get her to switch leads. She's learning, and I was very pleased with her today. She's been a project, and the gap from her maiden race to this race was two months, but it gave us enough to really work with her. She has raw talent, but she's hard to direct." Junior Alvarado, winning jockey aboard Miss Narcissist (No. 7): "She's not an easy filly to ride but Linda Rice had her perfectly ready for this race. My filly broke good, and [Court Dancer] broke good too, but I had to go to the lead. She relaxed after that. At the top of the stretch, I knew how much horse I had. Once she switched to her right lead, I knew we were in good shape. I don't think she will have any problems going long." |
