2007 Breeders' Cup World Championships Friday

Winning owner and breeder Fabian Ouaki of Fab Oak Stable said, “This is a big very big title for me. I still own (sire) Whywhywhy and still have some shares because I do believe in this horse and I own the mare from the beginning, too. So for me, it's a family victory. For me, horse racing is America. It's no more Europe. I'm sorry for the Europeans, but it means the market is here, the public is here, the horses are here, too. So for me, that's what makes the races happen.”

Winning jockey Julien Leparoux, celebrating his first career Breeders' Cup win, said, “It's wonderful. It's like a dream, when I was a little boy, I was watching on TV, and so it's nice to be here today and win a race like this. I moved at the quarter pole and I knew I was going to get it in the stretch. The turf is not too deep, it's just wet."