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Mike Maker (trainer of winner Gaslight Dancer)

On Gaslight Dancer’s improvement from age 2 to age 3 in his first start this year

“Looks pretty good. I know last year he was pretty headstrong. (Today) he looked like he settled nice, saved ground and kicked home. Last year, he was all out wanting to go for the lead. I still think he’ll stretch out to a mile.”

Tyler Gaffalione (winning rider)

“First off, all the credit goes to (trainer) Mike (Maker) and his team. They sent him over here ready to run. He broke alertly, got a nice spot on the fence. We were able to work ourselves out, and he really kicked home nice.”

Julien Leparoux (rider of runner-up Two of a Kind)

“He had a good trip from the one hole. We saved ground around the turn. Just second best today, but he ran a great race for his first time on the grass. He’s got some talent. I’m happy with the way he ran.”

Irad Ortiz Jr. (rider of third-place finisher Chiringo)

"Beautiful trip. Break was good, but I couldn’t keep up. I don't have that type of speed so I just sat on him and let him relax. He was closing for sure." 

Joel Rosario (rider of fifth-place finisher and beaten favorite Private Creed)

“He broke well out of there. They kind of looked like they ran away from me at the first part of the race. He tried really hard, just looked like it was a fast race today.”