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Jose Ortiz (winning jockey of Tennessee Lamb)

“Yeah, (Uno Mas Bourbon) did pass me (in the stretch). I went to my left hand and my horse responded very good, so I was very happy to see that. I felt like going into the first turn he was too keen. I wanted to get him to settle, but he didn’t settle until we got to the backside. I was a little bit worried – you know, a mile and three-sixteenths and he was a little bit keen the first three-eighths of a mile. I was a little bit worried on the backside but approaching the half-mile he took a deep breath, whoosh, and then I was very happy to feel that underneath me. After that, he did the rest. He was very resilient and we are very happy to get the win. He’s a barn favorite, so I’m very happy for the guys back in the barn.”

Edgar Morales (rider of runner-up San Siro)

“I was trying to get out of there (off the inside) and the 7 (Uno Mas Bourbon) got a little quicker turn of foot than mine. He got me on the jump turning for home, but then the rail opened and I thought I could go through there. My horse has just one big long pace so it took him a while to get going. By the time he got going, the 3 (Tennessee Lamb) came over enough just to keep intimidating (my horse). He crowded me, he did what he had to do. He didn’t bump into me or anything.”

Brian Hernandez Jr. (rider of third-place finisher and beaten favorite Uno Mas Bourbon)

“We had a good trip. He made the lead pretty easily and looked like he was home free. Then inside the eighth pole, for some reason, he jumped back to his left lead and it just kind of gassed him. He didn’t have much left to offer.”