from the Santa Anita website:

JOCKEY QUOTES


MIKE SMITH, STARDOM BOUND, WINNER: “I was trying to slow her down going down the backside and get her to relax. She hadn’t run in six months, so she was wanting to go. I wasn’t concerned around the (far) turn when I was boxed in. I was actually glad to be bottled up really, because I didn’t want to ask her to run too early. I figured if I stayed stuck, something would probably open up by the eighth pole. She accelerates so good, it’s amazing. She’s a dream to ride.”


TRAINER QUOTES


BOBBY FRANKEL, STARDOM BOUND: “I was a little scared she was going to be a little too sharp, and she was sharp today. She broke as well as she ever has today. She was fresh and she was into the bridle all the way. I was a little concerned, because she didn’t drop back like she usually drops back. She’s a little sharper now. She’s a great filly.”

Asked about the Santa Anita Derby (Grade I, $750,000, April 4, 1 1/8 miles): “Well, you’ve got to talk to the people that own her. I’ve got to think about it. I don’t want to stick my neck out right now.”



OWNER QUOTES

MIKE IAVARONE OF IEAH STABLES, PART OWNER OF STARDOM BOUND: “I don’t see why she wouldn’t go on (and face the boys in the Santa Anita Derby). I don’t know what else she has to prove against the girls. I’ll talk it over with Bobby, but I think that’s what we want. I think that’s what racing wants. This is her race track here. Even the boys are going to have their hands full against her, the way she’s doing. Bobby said she was about 75 percent ready.”

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