Photo: MEC
SWALE Stakes
Quotes
Rick Dutrow (D’Funnybone)
– “He ran like I thought he would. It looked like
he was pretty much in control all the way. My first choice for him next would
be the Withers (Apr. 24 at Aqueduct), a one-turn mile, then see where we
are.”
Edgar Prado (jockey, D’
Funnybone, 1st) – “It was easy. He had
a little pressure early but he was just galloping along. The track has been
fast all day, so we just wanted to take advantage of that. There was really
never any concern out there; maybe a little when a couple of the horses hooked
up with him early, but he was always going along at a cruising speed, and at
that point I hadn’t asked him to go yet. To me, the way he is running now
is great, and we’ll leave it up to (trainer) Rick (Dutrow) whether we try
and take on more distance.”
John Velazquez (jockey, Ibboyee, 2nd)
– “I had a good trip, but he didn’t take to
the dirt in his face all that well. It was kicking back on him and he
didn’t really like it.”
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