NEW
YORK
STALLION STAKES QUOTES
Park Avenue Division
John Terranova, winning trainer of favored
Franny Freud (No. 6): “She’s gotten better and better as she’s grown and
matured and who knows how good she could be? She was really was really impressive in
the Grade 2 Beaumont at Keeneland and we wanted to see how she would come back
to the dirt here. There are races coming up here at Belmont like the Prioress
[Grade 1, $250,000, 6 furlongs on July 4] that we’d consider. We’ll see how she comes back, but it
looked like she did that really well. She’s just a special, special girl.”
Garrett Gomez, winning rider aboard favored
Franny Freud (No. 6): “She’s not very big, but she’s full of heart – little,
but mighty. She became a little aggressive with me a couple of times right
before the half. I tried to get her backed off just a little bit, and she
listened to me. I shortened my cross just before we turned for home and she
started to lengthen, and that’s pretty much all I asked her to do. Every time I
took a peek back they were farther behind.”
Times Square Division
John Terranova, winning trainer of favored
General Maximus (No. 6): “We haven’t had this one for long; he spent the
winter at GoldMark Farm in the care of Todd Quast and Karl Keegan. I had seen
him about six weeks ago down there and he looked great. They did a great job with him and we’ve
had him a couple of weeks now, breezed him the one time, but he came in awesome
shape. He’s just a really talented colt and he looks like the real deal. From
here we’ll get to know him a little bit better and see how he comes back off of
this.”
Javier Castellano, winning rider aboard
favored General Maximus (No. 6): “I was completely confident today. I really
like the horse. He’s a very honest horse, and today he showed up. He’s a speed
horse who likes to be in front, so he enjoyed the trip. I asked him a little bit
just to see what I had, and as soon as he responded I dropped my hands.”