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Tyler Gaffalione (winning rider of Carl Spackler-IRE)

“My horse broke alertly (from the outside post). I looked to the inside, and nobody was really in any hurry to get going forward. I didn’t want to take too much away from my horse, so I just put my hands down and let him get comfortable. He proved he was best today. He’s a tremendous athlete. All the credit goes to (trainer) Chad (Brown) and his team. They bring these horses over ready to run. (The horses are) so kind; they listen to the cues of the jockeys. He did everything I asked him, and he really turned it on.”

Jose Ortiz (rider of runner-up More Than Looks)

“He always breaks a step slow. Going into the first turn, the No. 1 (Mountain Bear-IRE) came with a rush and kind of fanned me out. I feel like that moment could’ve cost me the race. When (More Than Looks) breaks a step slow he’ll put himself in those kind of positions. I wish I had a better trip going into the first turn, but he finished running. The horse on the lead (Carl Spackler) went up there, did everything his way and he’s a very nice horse as well. He got us today, so we’ll see what happens in the Breeders’ Cup.”

Chris Hayes (rider of third-place finisher Mountain Bear-IRE)

“He likes to take his time. I'm happy with how we went around.”

About the horse being hot in the Paddock

“That’s just a trait of his – he likes to get on with things. In Ireland and England, he can go and leave the paddock early. The razzmatazz gets to him a bit, but he acquitted himself well.”