Trainer Todd Pletcher added, "This was a dominating performance from English Channel. He settled beautifully and really responded. These are the important races. These are the days that you want to do well. This horse has a heavy argument for being champion turf horse. His record stacks up with anyone's in the division."
Pletcher broke the single season earnings record for a trainer with the win. He added, "We were in good position with horses that had been training well today. Now, you have to hope you can keep them in good form and reproduce the same effort four weeks from now. To me, the hardest two records are (D. Wayne Lukas') 92 stakes wins (1987) and (Bobby) Frankel's 25 Grade 1 wins (2003). Those are the ones that mean the most to the horses' value. We've had an incredible run." After today, Pletcher only needs one more win to tie the 92 stakes wins record.
