Quotes from the $200,000 Giant’s Causeway (L)

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Irad Ortiz Jr. (winning rider of Campanelle [IRE])

“I just followed the instructions. (Trainer) Wesley (Ward) told me to try to be close to the speed horses, and that’s what I did. She flew home when I asked her to run.”

Wesley Ward (winning trainer)

“She’s just gotten big and powerful. She’s just really grown into herself. So I was really impressed with that; I told (owner) Barbara (Banke of Stonestreet Stables) that. It was a big, big performance today. It was huge. It was really impressive.

“We’re going to the (Diamond) Jubilee (Stakes-G1), 6 furlongs (in June at Royal Ascot in England). She has a big, long stride like you saw today and I’m really excited about it.”

Colby Hernandez (rider of defending champion and fourth-place finisher Change of Control)

“She broke good and we got squeezed a little at the beginning but around the turn, we had a good trip. She was running at the top of the stretch. She ran a hard race.”

Michelle Lovell (trainer of Change of Control)

“There were a lot more fillies and mares in the race this year compared to last year. Really good company we are keeping. We were further back than where we usually sit, but she rallied really hard.”