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First Samurai

First Samurai in the post parade before the Fountain of Youth
© Cindy Pierson Dulay
Winning trainer Frank Brothers said, "I thought my horse ran a very good
horse. He showed a lot of courage, He was impeded a little bit. He's never
been two turns before. He was a one-turn horse. It was a very good race and we
got him to relax. It's not a lot of fun (winning by DQ), but (the stewards)
probably made the right call. I've been on both sides of the call. The door
is open from here, either the Florida Derby or the Blue Grass. The main thing
is to see how that horse is. This (race) doesn't get him to the first Saturday
in May, but it gets him along." Winning jockey Edgar Prado said, "I think the
stewards did a good job. His horse (Javier Castellano on Corinthian) was
supposed to maintain a straight course."