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Billy Stinson Jr. (winning trainer of Here Mi Song)

“It’s unbelievable. It hasn’t sunk in yet. We knew he was capable; I mean, he runs every time. He’s just a nice horse. You’re always worried when you’re running against these kind of horses until you cross the wire. It’s a good day – a good day.”

On where this victory, his first stakes win, ranks in his career: 

“It’s the top. It’s pretty cool.”

Alex Achard (winning rider)

“He broke well but couldn’t really keep up with the pace (in the early going), and I was fine with that. Then he dragged me close up to the lead faster than I thought, and I was a bit worried turning for home because I was close up, but he just surprises us all the time. He’s great.”

Brian Hernandez Jr. (rider of runner-up Hoist the Gold)

“From the one hole we were actually able to work out a great trip – were able to get out. They went slow in front of us. Turning for home, the horse on the outside (winner Here Mi Song) kind of got the jump on us, but I thought I was going to be able to outgrind him. The winner ran a great race.”

Joel Rosario (rider of third-place finisher Get Her Number)

“He kind of came out of the gate a little slow. After that we had a decent spot on the inside. It looked like the horse in front would come back. He put in a good effort in the end." 

Rey Gutierrez (rider of beaten favorite and fifth-place finisher Run Classic)

“We got the trip that we expected going into the race. We were where we wanted to be. Unfortunately the result wasn't what we wanted. No complaints on the trip. He ran his best race ever going seven furlongs. We assumed if we cut him back (in distance), he would keep going on with that. I've got no excuses for him and he's got no excuses for me.”