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Tyler Gaffalione (rider of winner and favorite Emery)

“I’d like to give thanks to (trainer) Brad (Cox) and his team and the ownership, Stonestreet (Stables) and everybody who got this filly here. They did a great job – made my job a lot easier. She broke alertly and put me in the game. She traveled like a winner throughout. I just had to guide her around there.”

Brad Cox (trainer of Emery)

“I think (getting her to settle off the pace was key), but she could show the way if need be, if there’s a lack of pace in the race. I want to start off by thanking the (owner) Stonestreet (Stables) team -- Ms. (Barbara) Banke and her whole team. They’re very easy to work for.  We had to give this filly some time off after her second start, and she’s come back and rewarded them in a big way this year. I’m very proud of the filly, and (jockey) Tyler (Gaffalione) did a great job. He put her in a perfect position today and she fired.”

Luis Saez (rider of runner-up My Mane Squeeze)

“It was a tough trip. She was behaving a little mean in the gate, and she didn’t break that well. We thought we were going to get (Emery), but the winner was too good; she kept going. It was a good second.”

Rafael Bejarano (rider of third-place finisher Fibber)

“My horse broke really comfortable. I didn’t try to go to the lead, but when I saw (Twirling Queen) break slow a little bit and (Emery) didn’t try to go to the lead, there was no point for me to keep holding. I just let her be comfortable, so she took the lead easy. I had a little pressure from (Twirling Queen), but we didn’t go that fast. I held her as much as I could. I knew the favorite (Emery) was right outside me, and she was the better horse in the end. My horse still tried hard. She’s a nice horse.”

Brian Hernandez Jr. (rider of fourth-place finisher V V’s Dream)

“We had a fairly clean trip; we followed the winner. Unfortunately, today we just weren’t fast enough to catch her. My filly, she gutted it out and we were hoping to get stakes placed and be third. Unfortunately, we were on the losing end of a bob, but it’s part of racing.”