Quotes from the $250,000 Indian Summer (L) Presented by Keeneland Select

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Steve Asmussen (winning trainer of Private Creed)

“He acts like he’d go farther, but with the success he’s having sprinting we’re very happy to keep doing this with him for now.”

On the key to success in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint

“With the addition of blinkers he’s two for two, so we definitely like that.”

Joel Rosario (winning rider)

“It worked out perfect. He showed a lot of speed, (coming from) the post position on the outside. The whole time I was just the passenger. He did the job.”

Rafael Bejarano (rider of runner-up Mo Stash)

“I had a beautiful position this time. We broke really nice. He was right behind with the speed. When I asked him to go, he started running. He should’ve won easily if he hadn’t started lugging in down the stretch. It’s the first time he’s done it. I tried to make it, but I never had a chance to fully ride in the end.”
John Velazquez (rider of third-place finisher No Nay Hudson-IRE)

“He broke a little awkwardly and when he got up he wanted to run off. I tried to settle him the best I could. In the last sixteenth of a mile, he just came up a little short.”

Tyler Gaffalione (rider of fifth-place finisher Mounsieur Coco)

“It was not the cleanest trip. My horse got squeezed out of the gate. I wanted to be a little more forward, but we played the hand we were dealt. He finished up good down the lane – just a little green with that being his first time behind horses.”