2008 Travers and King's Bishop Stakes

Winning jockey Garrett Gomez said, "I knew I was going to have a tough trip. I had a great trip as far as saving ground, but I knew all the horses would be in tactical, stalking position, somewhere on my hip or right near me. So, I had my hands full trying to weave my way in and out. I was just going to have to bide my time and go through holes without using my horse. When he got left a little bit, then I thought, Oh, no. I squeezed him just a little bit to get him into the race. From then on, the race pretty much unfolded the way I wanted. The way he ran today was a heck of a performance. I've always liked him, I was fortunate enough to be the first one to ride him in a race. Eoin was high on him then. It took me a while to get back on him and I got to watch him kind of develop. It's been a real trip for me, to have him is unbelievable. The kind of trip and what he did today, it takes a special horse to do what he did because he got left a little bit. He was inside and then I got bounced around a little on the turn and then I had to jump over heels. To do that after going a mile, he still jumped up on his feet and started to quicken it and lengthen his stride. It shows that he is right up there with the top of them."