juvenile fillies turf reaction

Jose Lezcano (jockey, Maram, 1st) - "She broke good. I put her right inside. I had to wait a little bit, when I got out, I said, 'I got a good chance in the race.' She came running, she kicked. When I asked her, I saw the other horse (Heart Shaped), and I said, 'I got it.'

"It was my first ride in the Breeders' Cup. I'm only four years in this country. It's good for me to win a Breeders' Cup. It's unbelievable."

Chad Brown (trainer, Maram, 1st) - "It's unbelievable. I can't believe it. My grandfather passed last Tuesday and they told me they were going to lay him to rest today. And I couldn't be there, and I knew it meant we were going to win. She didn't get the respect she deserved because I ran her for a tag the first time. But it really doesn't matter; the numbers said she was good enough. The two guys I worked for (Shug McGaughey and Bobby Frankel) told me she belonged, and I think she belonged, and she did.

"I didn't know about the Europeans. But after working for the guys I worked for, I was around so many good horses that I knew what they looked like. So when I got one or two good ones in the barn, I started to match them up against horses I had been around, and she matched up against some good 2yo grass fillies Bob (Frankel) used to have, so I put her in that category and I trained her like that."

John Murtagh (jockey, Heart Shaped, 2nd) - "I had a good trip. I followed the winner all the way around. When she (Maram) made her run, so did I. But it took my filly a few strides to find her best. When she did, she was really rolling. One more bounce and we were there."

Aidan O'Brien (trainer, Heart Shaped, 2nd) - "She ran a great race, absolutely. We always thought she was a nice filly. I thought Johnny gave her a brilliant ride. She was closing all the time and she's a filly who has only been running five and six furlongs. She's a filly to look forward to next year now with this race."

Edgar Prado (jockey, Laragh, 3rd) - "I wished I could have gotten her to go a little slower for the first half, but she was keen today. She was on the bit all the way. I wished I could have nursed her along a little better, but she was too good to go."

John Terranova (trainer, Laragh, 3rd) - "Up the backstretch, she had a little trouble settling and relaxing. She was coming back in just 15 days and had been a little sharp. She's kind of tough to handle when she doesn't relax. But she's a nice filly, and she'll learn. We'll probably freshen her a little for next season. She's a nice big-framed filly, and we'll let her fill out and come back as a 3-year-old."

Graham Motion (trainer, Saucey Evening, 4th) "Garrett (Gomez) was a little frustrated. He chose the inside route and didn't get the cleanest trip. But she ran huge. The blinkers helped. Garrett was thrilled with her."