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Bill Mott, winning trainer of Proviso (No.
5): “She’s been a nice filly, but come to hand for us lately. We’ve got a
couple Grade 1’s coming up; we’re hoping for more.
“Looking at the [form], I thought
the race might shape up as it did, laying second, and that’s what happened. I
thought she might accelerate quicker than she did, but they were cruising right
along. Phola ran to her, and it was hard to know how much she had left.
“I’d probably want to try the
Diana [Grade 1, $500,000, 1 1/8 miles on July 31 at Saratoga Race Course] with
her. She has run longer races. She won the Spinster at a mile and an eighth but
got DQ’d.”
Mike Smith, winning jockey aboard Proviso
(No. 5): “She ran great. She’s probably better when she’s running at a
target. The race came up light on the speed part. Bill told me not to change
anything; that we were going to be laying second, and to go from there. It all
worked out.
“She certainly is getting a lot
better. She has turned it around with her disposition and the way she is
running. She has become more relaxed in the gate and in the race.”
Todd Pletcher, trainer of second-place
finisher Phola (No. 3): “I thought she ran a huge race. I wouldn’t be afraid
to try [Proviso] again.”
Ramon Dominguez, rider aboard second-place
finisher Phola (No. 3): “My filly finished up very, very strong. I had no
excuses. She handled the turf, so that was good.”
Barclay Tagg, trainer of third-place
finisher My Princess Jess (No. 2): “I thought she ran great. There just
wasn't any pace – all these graded stakes are going in 48 and change. (The
winner) probably the best horse in the country at the conditions.”
Cornelio Velasquez, rider aboard
third-place finisher My Princess Jess (No. 2): “My filly ran well, she’s a
nice filly. I set her down the last three-eighths, but the other filly was too
good.”
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