2008 Peter Pan Stakes and Bold Ruler Handicap

Nobutaka Tada, representing owner Hidetoshi Tamamoto said, "Today, he proved his ability. He had so much to overcome: only one race, more than 2 month layoff, long trip and quarantine. Now, we have 3 weeks to go to the Belmont Stakes and he has 3 weeks to improve. And he has so much potential to improve. He likes it here at Belmont Park. He feels like he's home. He's an American-bred, so he is home." On being fractious in the paddock, Tada added, "He's only had one race, and this is the first time he's been nervous, here in New York. He'll be okay next time."

Winning trainer Kazuo Fujisawa said, "He ran very good, in spite of it being so long since his last start. I think he will be getting better from now on, and I look forward to his next race, the Belmont Stakes."