$150,000 Perryville (presented by Budweiser Select) (G3)

 

Edgar Prado (rider of winner El Brujo)

“It (the trip) was beautiful. He (trainer Malcolm Pierce) told me a little bit about the horse before the race. He said, ‘As long as he’s comfortable let him be there until you press the pedal.’ That’s exactly what I did. I was just waiting, biding my time, and luckily a hole opened up and he shot through there.”

 

Malcolm Pierce (trainer of winner El Brujo)

“He’s never run on anything but synthetic (racetracks) and he’s done good for us. He just doesn’t want to go too far; he doesn’t want to run two turns. I think this is as far as he wants to go, maybe a mile around one turn would be the maximum.”

 

On what’s next for El Brujo

“We’re going to take him home (to Canada). He probably deserves a little rest now, and we’ll freshen him up for next season. He’ll be a handy 4-year-old Canadian-bred.”

 

Jeremy Rose (rider of second-place finisher Not for Silver)

“He ran his heart out; he gave it everything he had. We had a perfect trip; we went wide, but that’s not a bad thing on this track. He was relaxed. That other horse was just a monster.”

 

James Graham (rider of third-place finisher Conchacer)

“He tried real hard. He likes to be forwardly placed and I thought I was going to get second until the final jump. He tried his heart out. I’d like to ride him when he goes two turns.”

 

Calvin Borel (rider of beaten favorite and fifth-place finisher Warrior’s Reward)

“He was going perfect and then he just took a bad step. It is hard to say right now. It happened right when he turned for home and switched leads. Maybe it is nothing. Maybe it is his ankle, because he had a cut on his bandage where maybe he hit it so hard. I just got off him (after pulling up)."