She broke very good, and I put her in a good position. After about five-eighths, I could see other horses were getting tired, and we went up to put pressure on them. I had a chance on the rail and I took it. She's a really good horse. |
She didn't like the dirt in her face and started jumping around. She started to close strongly at the three-eighths pole but then started jumping around again. |
The rail horse (T.D. Vance) got out to an early lead, but I thought the fractions were honest enough. I felt like I had a lot of horse. … I thought he was closing well, but the other horse just never stopped. |
This is my best day out here, a really good day. I'm very happy. |
When my horse broke, he broke really strong, but he was so nervous, he never got settled. |
[Bejarano was injured when his mount, the Ed Kenneally-trained filly Sadler's Charm, reared and flipped in the gate.] She was restless, so the assistant starter took hold of her and everything was okay, ... She was quieting down a little, but in the back, somebody pulled on her tail. She got very nervous; she just reared up and flipped over. |