Winning trainer Steve Elliott said, "I have such a good team and good horses, that's what you need to win these kind of races. He's always been a good horse but it is tough to jump from three to four, though Mister Big has done it as well. It's a deep crop and he fits in well with them."
Driver Tim Tetrick added, "It was a very tight finish, but I'm sure glad we got there first. It was good for this horse to go back and race in some Opens and get his confidence level back up. It's obviously paid off for him, because he was razor sharp tonight. This horse was very strong throughout the mile and I kept waiting and waiting for a bunch of horses to come at him, but that never really happened until right at the end, when we had to battle Mister Big. It was a great race. My dream was to become a driver and compete at the highest level, and that's happening now, so I'm just riding the wave while I can. It's great."
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