Breaking from the No. 12 post, Bailey quickly got his horse in a good spot, fourth or fifth, albeit a little farther behind pace-setting Sun King than Saint Liam's backers were used to seeing. I really felt confident the moment I turned up the (backstretch), ... I knew I had the horses in front of me I felt pretty strongly. I know Borrego comes with a strong run, but I was actually pretty confident all around.
Quotes about backstretch (6 Quotes)
I love it when a plan comes together like that. Down the backstretch when Midwesterner came up outside of him, he grabbed the bit and didn't want him to get ahead of us. But on the turn when that horse dropped back, he relaxed and I knew we were all right.
When you get to this point of your career, you're not exactly sure when that last victory is going to be there so you learn to cherish each one, ... It is very emotional. When I was coming down that backstretch, it was very emotional.
Tony Stewart -- Broke out a new chassis at Pocono Raceway last June and raced to the checkered flag for his first victory of 2003 has finished among the top 10 in all but two of his 10 career starts here Turn one is probably the easiest of the three, but you've got the challenge of having to downshift in the middle of the corner, ... You go down the backstretch and into the tunnel turn and it's basically one lane.
I know the 24 came down and kind of gave me a door slam down the backstretch.
I don't think I could have passed Hunter unless he made a mistake, ... He slipped up coming off turn two, and I was able to get under him going down the backstretch.