Photo: Hollywood Park
$150,000
Honeymoon Handicap
Grade II
59th Running
1 1/8 Miles (Turf)
Jockey Quotes
VICTOR ESPINOZA, EVENING JEWEL,
Winner: "She was in the bridle all the way. She was doing it easy
and wasn't rank at all but was just right in the bridle. After the first half
mile she was strong so I wanted to wait as long as I could and not use her.
This is a tremendous job by Jim (Cassidy), the way he's improving this
filly."
MIKE SMITH, COZI ROSIE, Second: "I missed the
break and probably should have won. The other mare is really talented and
really tough. We were hitting our best strde at the end, so that's a good
sign."
Trainer Quotes
JAMES CASSIDY, EVENING JEWEL, Winner: "I
think that I'll swim her next, that's the only thing she hasn't done yet.
She's just a wonderful filly. With that kind of pace and as keen as she was
she didn't try to pull or get a little rank. I didn't want to run against
Blind Luck in the Hollywood Oaks, so this was my other choice. Actually, I
thought about the Oaks and this was my first choice. She's worked over the turf
fabulously, but you never know. The ($250,000) American Oaks (on July 3 at Hollywood Park) and the Del Mar Oaks are next and
that takes her to the end of the summer. Then the Queen Elizabeth II (at
Keeneland in the fall), if everything goes well.’’