Seattle Slew-Quotes

7/25/2010

$50,000 SEATTLE SLEW HANDICAP
SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2010
Fractions—:23—:46 2/5—1:10 1/5—1:35 1/5—1:41 4/5

JOCKEY INOEL BEATO, NEWFOUND MAN, WINNER: “Before the race, I really thought that I would get the lead. My horse ran easy in the front. In the last eighth of a mile, he responded really well. He likes to go head-to-head. In his last stakes race, he would look around too much. Today he was more focused.”

JOCKEY FRANCISCO DURAN, POSSE POWER, SECOND: “The plan was to save ground and make one run for the win. He was fresh and ready to go. I couldn't go anywhere on the inside. I had no choice but to swing wide in the final turn. I hoped that by saving ground in the first turn that it would compensate for losing ground in the last turn. I really thought I was going to win. He was giving his all the whole way down the stretch.”

NOTES: Newfound Man (5-3-0-1-$55,538)…This was the first EmD stakes victory for Inoel Beato…Blaine Wright has three stakes wins @ EmD: 2010 Seattle Slew-Newfound Man; 2009 Washington State Legislators Stakes-Gadget Queen; 2008 Belle Roberts-Gadget Queen… Blaine Wright, celebrating his 36th birthday (7-25-74), also enjoyed his first 3-win day @ EmD…Next for 3-year-olds: $75,000 Emerald Downs Derby, 1 1/8 miles, Sunday, Aug. 15.
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