CANADIAN
TURF HANDICAP
Bill Mott (Courageous Cat) –
“We were really excited with him coming back as well as he’s been
training for the last month, although you are always a little concerned about
their first race back. The race developed about the way we expected, although I
thought there might be another horse to go with the pacesetter (Jet
Propulsion). He did get a little tired toward the end, which was to be expected
after the layoff, but he was able to go on and win. He’s been invited to
the mile-and-an-eighth race in Dubai,
the ($5 million) Duty Free (Mar. 27), and we’ve been looking at going in
that direction for some time. If all goes well, that’s where he’ll
go.”
Garrett Gomez (jockey, Courageous
Cat, 1st) - “The plan was to follow two
horses, but the inside horse (Le Grand Cru) really didn’t go and I felt
like I was in a tactical spot and could take control of the race when I needed
to. He was getting a little tired when that other horse (Cherokee Artist) came
up to him, but he dug in, and even galloping out that horse never got by him.
That’s a good sign. He’s a three-year-old just turning four, and
last year he really started to come into his own, and for a comeback race I thought
it was impressive.”
Jeremy Rose (jockey, Cherokee Artist,
2nd) – “I though he ran great. He had
a good trip, and the winner almost had to break a track record to beat
him.”
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