STAKES QUOTES FROM THIS WEEK-END AT SANTA ANITA

SANTA BARBARA HANDICAP

JOCKEY QUOTES
RAFAEL BEJARANO,

STORMY LUCY, WINNER: “She was much better today. Her last race, she was rank when she was behind horses but today she relaxed. She and I were really comfortable the whole way, all the way to the three-eighths pole. So, I was confident to come around
and let her go. I knew how much horse I had at the three-eighths and I knew she was going to show me a big kick. I just wanted to make sure I was clear and away from any trouble.”
BRICE BLANC, MISS SERENDIPITY, SECOND: “She got out-kicked late but she did everything perfect.

SAN SIMEON STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

JOE TALAMO, SWEET SWAP, WINNER: “What a nice horse! What impressed me today was that he was pressured the whole way. He never got a breather at any point so for him to kick away like that was pretty impressive. We figured Lakerville was going to be coming at us so our plan was to steal away a little bit once we hit the dirt. Fortunately for us, it worked out.”


COREY NAKATANI, LAKERVILLE, SECOND: “He’s doing great, he put in a big run and what more can you say, speed is winning. He’s pretty tight right now, he ran his race.


LAS CIENEGAS STAKES QUOTES

JOE TALAMO, TRIBAL SPY, WINNER: “We had a perfect trip. I was real pleased to see those two fillies on the lead (favored Biorhythm and Sky High Gal) goin’ head and head. They were going pretty quick. So we got a perfect trip. Turning for home I took her to the outside and she pretty much did the rest.”


DRAYDEN VAN DYKE, BIORHYTHM, FOURTH: “She felt fine. I just went too fast. Once I crossed the dirt I thought we were home free but then I heard Trevor say she was struggling and I saw them coming at me.