[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. |
He gave me everything I wanted. |
He really is a horse that responds to what you ask of him. I wanted a little more at the half, he gave it to me, and now I had the leaders in sight. |
He told me to try and stay close. After I got position after the start, I decided to be patient and save him as much as I could to about the half-mile pole. |
He went really, really good. In hand. Really comfortable, really relaxed. Very easy. He was very strong. And after the wire, he wanted to go a little more. |
I didn't really want to be on the lead, but when he got there he was really running comfortably. So I let him go on. Then, when I saw (Gun Salute) come alongside, I let him out a little bit, and he gave me everything I wanted the rest of the way. |
I got him comfortable and I knew I had a lot of horse, so I waited to the quarter pole to take off. |
I had a chance on the rail, and I took it. My filly just kept trying. She's a really good horse. |
I really wish I had gotten up for second, because I'd be going to the winner's circle right now. That horse was getting out too bad and had to come down. |
I tried to follow the instructions, but instead of breaking, she stumbled. She broke with a couple of jumps like she wanted to go to the front. |
I tried to go to the lead but then I saw No. 6 (Ball Four) go to the lead, so I stayed in the second lane because my horse doesn't like getting dirt in his face, |
I tried to hold him back because there was so much speed in the race, but he was running good. At the top of the stretch I let him out a little bit, and when I saw (Sir Greeley) coming at me I let him out some more. He took care of everything from there. |
I tried to stay comfortable on my horse, but he wanted to go. I asked him a little bit at the three-eighths pole, and he just kept going. |
My filly broke very sharp but I didn't want her to go too fast early so I just put her in a good position and waited. At the three-eighths pole, there was an opening so I put her in there. When we turned for home I moved outside and when she saw the daylight she took off. |
My filly broke very sharp, but I didn't want her to go too fast early so I just put her in a good position and waited. At the three-eighths pole there was an opening, so I put her in there. When we turned for home, I moved outside and when she saw daylight she took off. |