FRACTIONS—:23—45 4/5—1:09 2/5—1:12 4/5—FINAL:1:34 4/5
“I was a little anxious out of the gate. Noosa Beach broke great on his
first step, but after his second step Gallon stepped straight down on
the middle of his foot. I could tell it was bothering him, but I knew
that he would fight through it. When we reached the stretch, I wanted
to see how far I could open up on the field. Noosa Beach ran right by
Winning Machine, and I was confident we had the race won. He beat the
best of the best. He just does it all. He has shown from the get-go
that he is a special horse. I put a lot of pressure on myself to win
this race. I am just starting to let it sink in. I really want to
relish this victory.”
“I had the perfect stalking trip. He made his move on the leader, but
by then, (Noosa Beach) had already made a big lead. I can't complain
about my position, we were in a great spot. He's a really nice horse,
and Tim (McCanna) has done an awesome job with him.”
“I knew that he would come back running well today. I threw his last
race out. I got a wonderful trip. The break wasn't the best, but I have
no excuses. We were close to the pace, and I was happy the way he was
running. He gave me a shot to win.”
“My horse broke well, and the plan was to sit fifth or sixth. He had a
tough time getting a hold of the track, and he started spinning his
wheels a little bit. He started to make his move at the half-mile pole,
but he never really gave me his usual spurt. It was hard to make up the
ground. The leaders were just too far ahead.”
“The trip was good, but I got bumped pretty hard from the outside. We
had the trip that we needed to win. The speed carried today, and he
couldn't make up the ground.”
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