HALLANDALE BEACH
David
Brownlee (Bim Bam) – “It didn’t look like there was much speed in the race,
so our plan going in was to go to the lead and hope to slow it down, which is
the way it went. From there it was up to Eibar (Coa). He knows the horse very
well. We know he’ll fight back like he did the last time (beaten a neck in Dania Beach)
and they went 1:08 (six furlongs) in that race. We’re going to stick to turf
with him and he’ll come back in the Palm Beach
here (Mar. 6).”
Eibar
Coa (jockey, Bim Bam, 1st) – “My plan was to sit right behind
the speed, but when they let me go I was able to make the lead and then go that
slow. And I know my horse is a fighter, and he doesn’t like to let horses go
by. I knew if they challenged him he was going to fight back. When the other
horse (Interactif) went by, I knew my horse was going to try, so I kept riding
and digging because I knew he could come back, and he did.”
Kent
Desormeaux (jockey, Interactif, 2nd) – “Was it the trip I
wanted? Yes. It went very well. But I’m shocked. I didn’t think I could get
beat from the quarter-pole.”
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