James Ryerson, winning trainer of Lubash
(No. 3): “He ran through the turns well and he sped off turning for home.
It's so hard to run them down when they get away like that. [Seattle Mission]
was trying to cut into him late, but he had enough to hold him off. I was a
little concerned when the horse ran up outside of him down the backside. I
wasn't too concerned when he snuck off turning for home. I think he's better on
turf; I think he relaxes more.”
Kent Desormeaux, winning
jockey aboard Lubash (No. 3): “I had a comfortable ride to the quarter pole
and he was able to give me his best stride the rest of the race. My biggest
concern was down the backside when he engaged early, but he got another breather
around the last turn and that was enough to save the energy he needed to get to
the wire first.”
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