Race 10-Grade II, $300,000 Risen Star Stakes
3-year-olds, 1 1/16 miles, 37th running
Jockey Javier Castellano (Discreetly Mine, winner): “I’m so blessed. I expected him
to be in the lead. He broke well out of the gate and he looked happy galloping along.
I appreciate the opportunity for the chance to ride him back.
“I’m
very satisfied with the way the race developed; this course tends to
favor those that come from behind. We got a position, relaxed, made a
move on the backstretch and just continued to the wire.
“I’m
very satisfied the way he did it today. He broke well out of the gate.
He’s a speed horse and the fractions he did today were very lovely. He
just galloped along in the lead and I’m very happy.
Is it more difficult when you’re on a horse for the first time? “I’m very fortunate to have been on some good horses—Ghostzapper,
Bellamy Road, Bernardini—and I’ve been getting on the horse in the morning so I know him well enough.
“Today he hooked up with some really good horses and ran a really good race. I’m very happy.”
Will you be back with this horse for the March 27
Louisiana Derby? “Hopefully. I said to Todd Pletcher whatever he wants to do with this horse I want to be on it. I’m the pilot and wherever they
want to send me I’ll be available.”
Assistant Trainer Ginny DePasquale (Discreetly Mine, winner): “This horse gives 110-percent every time he runs. We’re very pleased
with the outcome of this race.”
Jockey David Cohen (Tempted to Tapit, second):
“My horse didn’t break too fast, which is kind of his
style. I was behind horses in the first time and then got him outside
and he seemed to relax very well. We were going a pretty easy pace and
he ran good. He finished very strong and held of those other
challengers for second.”
Jockey Kent Desormeaux (Drosselmeyer, fourth):
“It was just a slow pace. He was trying hard at the
end and we just couldn’t catch up. It was very encouraging the way he
galloped out. He has a good turn of foot and I’m very pleased.”
James Graham (Ron the Greek, sixth):
“The pace was so slow. A little speed in the next one will definitely help.”
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