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Vincent Cheminaud (winning jockey of Utah Beach)

“To be honest, I wasn’t confident from the beginning because the pace was very slow, and I didn’t travel good into the first turn. But after that, when the favorite moved outside, the rest was much better. That’s why I was easier on the bit with my horse. Then I was confident. He breezed very good the last week. He’s a nice horse.”

Ignacio Correas IV (winning trainer)

“He likes Keeneland. Probably his best races, numbers and everything are here. We did like last year (when third in the Sycamore-G3 at Keeneland); we gave him a race before (a fourth-place finish in the March 22 Kentucky Cup Classic-G3 at Turfway Park), just to get him ready for today. Today it worked out better than last year. But this is racing: Some days it works, some days it don’t.”

On whether Utah Beach’s best days are still ahead
“Well, he’s by (2007 champion turf horse) English Channel, so he’s going to be better next year and probably better the next one (after that). That’s how they are so, yes, I’m sure the best is yet to come.”

Frankie Dettori (rider of runner-up Limited Liability)

“As usual, he was slow out of the gate – which is not helpful. First time around I slowed him up. I know he stays. I got to the front; he was relaxed with nice fractions. He’s a hard horse to take back. He’s exuberant. He doesn’t pull, but he wants to go for you. He’s a cash machine; he’s never out of the first three. He tried his hardest.”

Joel Rosario (rider of third-place finisher Anglophile)

“Good trip. It looked like for a second, he kind of got up there, but you know, it was a tough race, and he put his best out there, so I was happy.” 

John Velazquez (rider of eighth-place finisher and beaten favorite Missed the Cut)

“It’s hard to go around all the way wide and keep running so far. I thought he still ran a pretty decent race.”