BC Classic & Distaff Draw TSI

BC CLASSIC & DISTAFF DRAW THEY SAID IT

OCTOBER 28, 2014

"Very good. That's a pretty good spot. It is going to be a great race with a

lot of great horses in there and we are just happy to be a part of it."

—Hall of Fame

trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, whose

unbeaten Shared Belief drew post 6 as the 9-5 favorite in the Classic

"That's great. There is a lot of speed all around us and I can just follow

them to the turn and work out a trip."

—Shared Belief's

Hall of Fame rider, Mike Smith, was also happy with the draw

"It was a good draw for Bayern -- right next to Shared Belief. I can watch

both of them (break) and see what happens. We'll probably be in front and

(Shared Belief) will be right behind. As long as he stays behind it's fine with

me. I really think it was a good draw for everybody."

—Hall of Fame

trainer Bob Baffert on Bayern's landing one spot outside of Shared Belief in

post 7

"It's a pretty good spot. I was hoping to have Bayern inside of me, but it

didn't work out. He'll (Moreno) break with authority and I don't think we'll

lose any ground going to the first turn. It is what it is. It's better than

being on the far outside. I guess you can say we're in good shape for the shape

we're in."

—trainer

Eric Guillot on Classic pace factor Moreno, who will break from post 4

"It reminds me of old times. He had a three-race winning streak at Santa

Anita, he's training great, and I love the post. I'm not superstitious. I was

just happy to have a good post. He's never been on the outside. He had been

inside in most of his recent races. If he gets a clean break, he can get a look

at the horses inside of him. I'd like to see everybody in contention at the top

of the stretch, and let the best horse win."

—trainer

Art Sherman on California Chrome's drawing post 13 in the Classic

"His post is not a big deal. He won the Jockey Club Gold Cup from post 8 and

won the Belmont from post 11 so it should all work out fine. It is much better

for him to break from this post than to start from anything more inside. The

race is a mile and a quarter, so there is plenty of time for the jockey (Joel

Rosario) to work it out and get him into position. He is a big horse so you

don't want to be in a situation where you have to take him back or send him

early. He comes from off the pace, so we just want him to be in the best

position and have the best opportunity to run his race."

—Christophe

Lorieul, assistant to trainer Christophe Clement, on Tonalist's ending up in

post 11

"I would have preferred that Candy Boy be a little more inside, but there's a

long run to the first turn and he should be OK. (Post) 13 would seem to be a

little far out for California Chrome, but maybe it will work out so he can be in

the clear."

—trainer

John Sadler on Candy Boy, right between Tonalist and California Chrome in post

12

"Absolutely thrilled with the draw. It's great to be out that

far and as long as the pace is good we should be in good position. He's a

tactical horse and I expect him to be able to sift down into a good position

going to the turn. If you had asked me before the draw where I wanted him to be

I would have said where he is."

—trainer

Sean McCarthy on Majestic Harbor, who drew the far outside post 14

"We're going to need speed coming out of the 2 gate. Obviously, that post is

not what we wanted. But, at the same time, it's a tough race and we've got a

good horse and we've got Johnny (Velazquez) riding him. Hopefully, he can get

him in a good position and hopefully we can have a chance at the end."

—Cigar Street's

co-owner Rashard Lewis on his Classic tactics from post 2

"Whoo hoo! Great! I feel very fortunate to be in this position. She's done

extremely well since she got here and I look for her to run a big race."

—trainer

Steve Asmussen on Untapable, the 5-2 favorite from post 10 in the Distaff

"Iotapa drew a good post for her. She has a forwardly placed running style

and being inside is fine."

—Sadler

on his Distaff runner Iotapa in post 3

"I think it's a good post. I'll talk it over with the jockey (Jose Ortiz) and

see what the plan is from there. She doesn't have to be on the lead. Four is

good, though. I'll leave it up to the jockey."

—trainer

Rudy Rodriguez on pace presence Belle Gallantey, drawn in post 4

"It is perfect. I could not have drawn it up better if I could have placed

the horses in the gate. There are three speed horses to the inside and two to

the outside and we are next to a foreign horse (Valiant Emila). I couldn't have

done it any better myself. I am very happy."

—Ria Antonia's

owner Ron Paolucci on her post 9 in the Distaff