WOODY STEPHENS PRESENTED
BY EMIRATES AIRLINE QUOTES
Rick Dutrow, Jr., winning trainer of D’
Funnybone (No. 5): "I am beginning to believe this is the first horse I have
ever had that didn't like Aqueduct's outer track. He doesn't train there real
well, he got beat the only time he ever ran there. Edgar (Prado) has been
breezing him there and he told me he doesn't like the track so much.
“We know he likes this track and
things set up absolutely perfect for him. He did what he was supposed to. When I
saw those two going with each other, I couldn't ask for anything better. Even
though he was further back than usual, Edgar knew what he was doing and he knew
he had plenty of time to catch up.
“The Saratoga seven-eighths
race [King’s Bishop, August 28] is next without a doubt. He loves it up there
and it's a Grade 1 and we need to get the job done.”
Edgar Prado, winning jockey aboard D’
Funnybone (No. 5): “I expected to be a little closer, but he broke well and
I just bided my time. I liked where I was sitting. It worked out perfectly.”
Todd Pletcher, trainer of second-place
finisher Discreetly Mine (No. 3): “I wasn't expecting [the race to develop
like that]. They went quicker than we thought.”
Javier Castellano, rider aboard
second-place finisher Discreetly Mine (No. 3): “"He ran very well
considering how fast the pace was. I was very happy and pleased with the way he
ran today. He always tries hard, but D' Funnybone is a really nice horse."
John Terranova, trainer of third-place
finisher Remand (No. 2): “He’s still a young colt. Hopefully, these races
will keep moving him forward. He’s got a lot of talent, he’s just got to put it
together mentally and physically. He’s probably going to be a late-developing
three-year-old. Who knows how good he will get in the second half of the year?
He’s got the class and once the light switch comes on, he’s handy. I thought he
was going to pick up second place. He was running and galloped out strong.”
John Velazquez, rider aboard third-place
finisher Remand (No. 2): “He’s still not running to his potential. He came
from longer [1 1/8-miles in the prior race] and did the same thing. It’s hard to
gauge. I’m riding him the whole way trying to keep his mind on business. There’s
so much talent in there.”