Stakes Quotes from Santa Anita Park

ECHO EDDIE STAKES
JOCKEY QUOTES


TYLER BAZE, ALERT BAY, WINNER: “He’s a nice horse. He’ll do anything, dirt, synthetic, any distance, anything! I wanted to break sharp, which he did, because I wanted to keep close to the pace. Halfway down the backside I had a chance to ease him out of the tight spot we were in and give him a breather. He took a deep breath going into the far turn and I said, ‘it’s time to go!’ I didn’t know how he would take getting dirt kicked in his face; he’s never had to, but it didn’t bother him.

SANTA ANITA OAKS QUOTES
JOCKEY QUOTES


GARY STEVENS, FASHION PLATE, WINNER: “I’ve won a few races like this in my day. She was reminding me of Winning Colors going down the backside. I thought if I can keep doing this . . . it’s going to be pretty special. Mike’s (Smith) filly (Ria Antonia) is a good filly. I’ve worked her a couple of times so I knew what I was dealing with. I think we were underestimated in here though, off her numbers last out. We knew that she was going to improve a lot today.”
MIKE SMITH, RIA ANTONIA, SECOND: “My horse ran a tremendous race today. I can’t complain.

EVENING JEWEL STAKES QUOTES
JOCKEY QUOTES


VICTOR ESPINOZA, ROVENNA, WINNER: “I don’t know how important it is to be on the lead today, that’s her style anyway. I think the most important thing is to let them do their thing. I wanted to take a little jump at the half-mile pole to open on the field. Sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn’t. Today, it worked.
“I’m going to ride California Chrome the way I always do. I’m going to break fast and let him be happy.”
TYLER BAZE, HARLINGTON’S ROSE, SECOND: “I had a pretty good trip.

PROVIDENCIA STAKES QUOTES
JOCKEY QUOTES


JOE TALAMO, NASHOBA’S GOLD, WINNER: “We just had a perfect trip. I had a lot of horse. I just wanted to keep her out of any trouble. I kept her three or four wide and everything worked out great and we were able to turn the tables today. She is a very special animal.”
GARY STEVENS, DIVERSY HARBOR, SECOND: “Joe (Talamo) ran a really great race. My horse has been great. I really thought I had made a good tactical move going into the turn, but I got through too late. It might have been different if I had decided to go wide.

SANTA ANITA DERBY QUOTES
JOCKEY QUOTES


VICTOR ESPINOZA, CALIFORNIA CHROME, WINNER: “He knows what’s going on (when he goes to the gate). He’s calm and focused, but for some reason, we missed the break a tiny bit, but I put him in the race right away. I didn’t want to get stuck in traffic. It worked out well.”
GARY STEVENS, CANDY BOY, THIRD: “Candy Boy ran a super race. He was just third-best today. I know Victor (Espinoza) got banged around at the start and we did, too.

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