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Brad Cox (winning trainer of Immersive)

“We thought she was very good. I want to start by thanking Sheikh Mohammed (owner of Godolphin) and the whole Godolphin team. She stamped herself as a very good filly from Day 1 when she arrived here at Keeneland in the spring. It’s a big win for her. She always acted like she would carry her talent around two turns. I want to thank (jockey) Manny Franco for being aggressive and putting her in the race. She finished up well. Looking at the race, it felt like there were a lot of fillies who would want to do the same thing (stay close to the early pace), based on the pace figures. You can’t take speed out of a horse, and she broke and (Manny) did a good job tracking the leaders and she finished up well.”

Manny Franco (rider of Immersive)

“We wanted to go farther with her since she won first time out, and today she proved that she wanted to go the distance. She’s a grinder and today she broke running. That was the plan: to break running and go forward. She was traveling so comfortable. I was pleased with what I had under me. It was a matter of time. At the quarter pole I asked her for more, and she took a little bit to get going, but she got it done. She’s a nice filly.”

Dylan Davis (rider of runner-up Quickick)

“Turning for home, I really thought I was going to catch Manny (Franco on Immersive), but on the side of the Grandstand she lost a little focus. I couldn’t get her back to the right lead. I tried, but she was losing a little bit of momentum. She ran great, we had tough competitors. She’s still learning.” 

Tom Amoss (trainer of Quickick)

“There were a lot of things that worked against Quickick. This filly’s best part of the race was at the end. She ran really well from off the pace and going wide.” 

Luis Saez (rider of third-place finisher Quietside)

“Good trip, she broke from there pretty nice. She was in a good spot – the winner just kept going.”  

John Ortiz (trainer of Quietside)

“She ran a tremendous race again. We have not seen the best of her yet. She looked like she was shying away from the crowd. The biggest thing we can take away is that she can handle two turns with a big field. I wish she was more straight coming down the stretch. The crowd was cheering; the Keeneland crowd is amazing. This was a good experience for her.”