Trainer Larry Jones added, "It's very special to win on a big day of racing, especially to be paired back up with Gabriel. It's bittersweet for us. It's good to be back on the winning side, and everything worked out the way it's supposed to. What we normally do in our program, our horses improve with age. At 2, we thought we had a really promising candidate, but she just needed to be brought around slowly. Thank goodness the owners knew that. Now she's 4 and we hope she's not even reached her peak yet. She'll be going to the Delaware Handicap next."
2008 Preakness Undercard Results
By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com Guide
Buy the Barrel in the winner's circle
Buy the Barrel in the winner's circle after the 2008 Allaire DuPont Distaff
© Terence Dulay
Winning jockey Gabriel Saez said, "I tried to stay behind the pace to the 3/8 pole and then make a move. She responded real good, obviously. It's very exciting to win a race like this. This is right up there behind the Kentucky Oaks."
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