Todd Pletcher, trainer, winner, Speightstown: “Our strategy was to ride him away from there for the first 100 yards, and see where we landed. He didn't break quite as sharp as he normally does. But he was able to get position and the hole opened up at the right time and he had something to give. The Eclipse Award will be an argued point. He and Pico Central have one loss, but I think if you want to be a champion, you have to show up when everyone else does.

John Velazquez, jockey, winner, Speightstown: “He didn't break as well as I wanted them to, but I took a little bit of a hold to get a good position. I had to take advantage of the inside. He wasn't taking that much dirt and the hole was there. I had to take an advantage when the hole was there. When I had the hole, I had to squeeze him in there. From then on, it was all him. This trip, he didn't stumble out of the gate (like the Vosburgh). I think he's the best sprinter in America.”

Mike Mitchell, trainer, second, Kela: – “Jerry (Bailey) apologized for having to go wide, but that's the way the horse wants to run. I was pleased. This horse is obviously a good horse. We ran our race and I am very happy.”

Jerry Bailey, jockey, second, Kela: “They told me he wouldn't run with dirt in his face and to keep him in the clear, but I didn't want to lose ground all the way around, so I waited until the turn for home. Then you have a short stretch, where you have got more of a problem with a horse that won't run into dirt. We just ran out of ground.”

Ramon Dominguez, jockey, third, My Cousin Matt: - “We had an excellent trip, saved ground on the turn and brought him out into the clear. He was just not good enough to beat the first two. He showed that he's a capable horse.”

Richard Migliore, jockey, fourth, Bwana Charlie: – “He ran terrific. I followed the eventual second-place horse. He looked to angle in so I was going to angle out but, he changed his direction and spun me pretty wide. He ran well but I hated to lose that much ground.”

Pat Day, jockey, sixth, Clock Stopper: – "He didn't break real sharp, but he never does. And then I got squeezed back and that was it.”

Edgar Prado, jockey, 10th, Midas Eyes: – “I think I was seventh or eighth. I wasn't able to save any ground. There's not much you can do when you're four-wide. When we turned for home, I didn't have any horse left under me.”