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Brendan Walsh (winning trainer of Emphatic)

“She was a little tricky (in her early days of training). She could have gone either way mentally, and it’s a big tribute to my team that they got her to go the right way. She got better for racing, which I think is the hallmark of a good horse. We saw it here today.”

Tyler Gaffalione (winning rider)

“She really helped me out, the way she broke today. She put herself right where she needed to be. As soon as we got to the backstretch, her ears came up and she was traveling so well, she gave me a ton of confidence from then on. When I called on her, she responded. Really nice race from her today.”

Flavien Prat (rider of runner-up and beaten favorite Summer Starlet)

“Someone from behind clipped my heels and she completely lost her hind end. It seemed like someone ran into me. So we just had to regroup and get back in the rhythm.”

Steve Asmussen (trainer of Summer Starlet)

“The winner ran a very good race, obviously worthy of a Grade 1. I thought she handled (it) well for a two-turn race, and she stayed on wonderfully.”

Jareth Loveberry (rider of third-place finisher Oh She Said Yes)

“She was a little anxious but settled fine down the backside. She ran good, the two that ran off to (battle for the) win looked really good, but she battled on to run third. I’m very happy with her.”