(Neat, the 4 horse, wins the G3 Transylvania Stakes at Keeneland on Friday / All Photos by Coady Photography)
From the Keeneland Media Group / Amy Owens
Estimates for the $400,000 Transylvania (G3) Offered by Keeneland Find
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Rob Atras (successful trainer of Neat, who received by a nose)
“He’s receiving much more experienced and he’s gotten greater each start off. He experienced beaten arguably some lesser opposition and today was a challenging check, and he actually showed up now. Truthfully, I just feel (jockey) Reylu (Gutierrez) did a good career (possessing to again off the guide and then re-rally). He had a rough time heading into the initially transform with him and of course triggering some havoc on the bottom. He obtained him settled down and calm and really concluded sturdy.”
Rey Gutierrez (profitable rider)
“He will get out of the gate pretty rapidly, and the system was to hold him ahead. But going into the initial change, there was a little bit of juggling heading on. I truly just required to settle guiding the 1 (Oscar’s Globe) and he did not acquire the convert as well properly, so I wished to get that situation and was heading to stay on the guide. Down the backside I noticed the 8 (Musical Act-IRE) occur up and genuinely wanting it, so I settled behind him and gave my horse a breather.
“Sometimes these 3-calendar year-olds go by way of the holes and at times they really don’t. From the three-eighths pole it was all the horse. It was genuinely limited down there but we waited as very long as we could and when he saw that minor bit of space, I imply, he definitely overcame me. It was all the horse.
“(Coach) Rob (Atras) definitely had him ready to go. I believe it’s been 10 weeks considering that he past ran, in the Houston Carnival (successful the Bob Bork Texas Turf Mile Stakes Jan. 27), so it demonstrates the astounding horses that operate at (Sam) Houston (Park). Rob really experienced him all set. He beat some best horses here right now.”
On irrespective of whether he imagined he received the photo finish
“No. Javier Castellano (on runner up Cugino) was like, ‘Congrats,’ so that just shows you how Hall of Fame Javier is.”
Javier Castellano (rider of runner-up Cugino)
“Good vacation, just received conquer. He gave me a very good operate. He gave a superior battle all the way. He’s second ideal nowadays.”
Cristian Torres (rider of third-spot finisher Lagynos)
“He was terrific. Actually, I was in the posture that I needed. There was so a great deal heading on in the very first section of the race. I was happy that I was form of guiding him, and my horse was peaceful. I did not want to be too near to almost everything that was going on in front. I was in the great location, and when I requested him to make the operate at the conclusion, he responded seriously nicely and finished up nice. I think that he definitely cherished the turf.”
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