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Todd Pletcher (winning trainer of Locked)

On now having two-turn experience going into the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1): 

“He’s a colt that we always felt like ‘the further, the better.’ He kind of got a little bit of two-turn experience in that sort-of two-turn mile race at Saratoga (his maiden win Sept. 1), which is always a difficult race. But I thought he was super-impressive at Saratoga, and he’s just been a colt that’s done everything right since Day 1.”

On experience from the head-to-head battle in the stretch with runner-up The Wine Steward: 

“You like to think it moves them forward. He was hung out very wide on both turns. He didn’t have a real easy trip, but he’s talented enough to overcome it.”

Mike Maker (trainer of runner-up The Wine Steward)

“Second best today. I thought the top of the lane would open. I think a very good horse beat us – that was it.”

On advancing to the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile

“Well if you hold my feet to the fire right now, it would be a yes. I gotta talk to (co-owner) Peter Proscia.”

Luis Saez (rider of runner-up The Wine Steward)

“Pretty good trip. He broke from there pretty nice. He came to the straight and he was fighting. He just got a little tight. He got beat by a good horse. That horse had a long race already. He got a little tired but next time we’re going to be all right.”

Brian Hernandez Jr. (rider of third-place finisher Generous Tipper)

“We had a good trip. We followed the winner. Went around the second turn and we were able to save a little ground and then hopped out, and we just weren’t quite able to run them down. My horse ran a good race. He handled the distance for only being his fourth start right from a maiden race at Ellis. In a Grade 1, he ran a respectable race.”