Winning trainer Richard Dutrow Jr, who watched the race on TV from Gulfstream Park, said, "When he started coming back on the leader, I knew they were in trouble. When he starts coming on like that nobody is getting past him and, with no late comers, I knew they were in trouble. I think the one-turn mile was the thing that made the difference today. Now we have to think about the Met Mile. There aren’t too many big handicap horses in the division this year. It looks like this is his distance. They always talk about having to wait with horses coming back from Dubai, but we’ll see if the Met Mile would be about right."
Jockey Edgar Prado said, "The main thing was that he broke well and then I comfortably got him into the position I wanted to be. He always tries hard, he fought hard all the way and I was really proud of him."
Co-owner Abbas Masri added, "I'm so excited right now, I can't describe it. The horse just ran huge today. My heart just dropped to my knees when I saw him coming down the stretch."
