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“He was too fresh. He was so rank the first part of the race and I was fighting him. It was just a case of him lacking experience, that's all.”
Alex Solis
“When we made it to the turn I looked down inside and didn't see any room there. So I went out and she was much the best. I sure like her.”
“He keeps improving more and more. He's just a classy horse. He's all business when he gets to the track.”
“I think he's going to be better this year; he's more mature. In the past, he was a young horse and a little aggressive, but now he's matured. I had him relaxed all the way around and when I hit the three-eighths pole I had planned on making my move then. The best thing about him is when he goes long, he has that nice, good cruising speed.”
“He really won it very easy. That's what I had in my mind, not to squeeze him.”
“If he was only 90 percent, that's mighty exciting.”
“What a pro he is.”
“It's mind-boggling. He's stronger from the last time I worked him.”
“She stumbled a little bit (at the start) and was lugging out a little bit the whole way. Hopefully, she pulled up OK.”
“He was so relaxed; he made the track look fast. The track was loose but he still went 1:12 1/5, just breezing. He was real happy.”