Winning ockey Eurico Rosa da Silva added, "I had the opportunity to work her two times. The first time she was very aggressive. I tried to get her to relax. The second work, I got to know her well and she went well and finished strong. I was very confident because she relaxed today. She was a little tight before going into the gate, but she's very professional. Today she understood what I was asking her and she did everything right. When you ride this kind of horse, it makes your job easy."
Trainer Reade Baker added, "I'm thrilled with the race. She rated easily. It was the first time she's done that in her life, which should bode well for California. Last year all she could do was go to the lead."
The combination of owner Danny Dion's Bear Stables, trainer Reade Baker, and jockey Eurico Rosa da Silva won with both of their starters on Kentucky Cup Day (the other being Fatal Bullet in the Sprint), and will be sending both to the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita.
