Winning jockey Stewart Elliott said, "He was running comfortable behind those horses around the turn. Then I asked him and he responded beautifully. It was the first time I was on him and I knew he ran a race routing, so that's a big edge, especially that he won doing it. The experience from this race being on the synthetic track should help him in California."
Trainer Kelly Breen added, "If all goes well, we'll make some phone calls and get to California. We had him here just as a backup plan (with Bold Union expected to do well). When I told George (Hall, the owner) that we were going to bring him here I think he thought I was crazy, but I told him I think the horse has a lot of talent. He likes the distance and he likes the surface, so I think we're going to go to the show (Breeders' Cup)."
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