Saturday, October 10, 2009
$250,000 Thoroughbred Club America (G2)
Julien Leparoux (rider of winner Informed Decision)
“She’s really special; she’s amazing. She’s got this kick on the Poly that’s amazing.”
On late-running style
“She always does the same thing. Even at Churchill, when she won the Humana Distaff (G1), we didn’t think we were going to win at the eighth pole and she won. Today was the same. She has a kick that’s amazing. That’s the best thing for her.”
Jonathan Sheppard (trainer of winner Informed Decision)
“I was a little nervous turning for home. She was just a tad settled back in behind horses. Knowing that seven-eighths is really her specialty, I figured she was going to finish strong. Sure enough, she came down the stretch pretty good and finished up well.”
George Strawbridge Jr. (whose Augustin Stable owns Informed Decision)
“She never ceases to amaze me. There have been so many races … today, I thought she was beat at the quarter pole. At Churchill in the Humana, I thought she was beat at the eighth pole. Her speed really does surprise me.”
Tyler Baze (rider of second-place finisher Carlsbad)
“Somebody came up the inside and ran up on me on the turn, then she grabbed a quarter. She just had a couple of problems and she ought to move up from this.”
Rajiv Maragh (rider of third-place finisher Porte Bonheur)
“She ran well for me today; I was happy she got third. I wanted to hold her a little longer, but she wanted to go and I didn’t want to fight her. I don’t think that she will be heading to the Breeders’ Cup. I think they will look for an easier spot. But she’s a nice filly and I’d like to ride her back.”
Robby Albarado (rider of fourth-place finisher Selva)
“I had a great trip; she just got outrun. She felt great and I thought she ran a great race. We had every chance turning for home, but that’s as good as she can run. We’re very happy.”
David Carroll (trainer of Selva)
[On racing with no hind shoes] “That wasn’t by design. She had the same shoes as the rest and they were okay’d, but they said her toes were a tad higher. I’ll have to look at that again. It had no bearing whatsoever on her performance.”