(Cavalieri wins the G3 La Canada Stakes at Santa Anita / Benoit Photo & Courtesy of Santa Anita)

From the Santa Anita Media Team:

GRADE III, $100,000 LA CANADA STAKES QUOTES

JOCKEY QUOTES

JUAN HERNANDEZ, CAVALIERI, WINNER:“I had a nice break and after that I was in a really good position. She was travelling really well. Turning for home, I think she was waiting for company. When the outside horse (Alpha Bella) came, she felt her and responded really well. She’s a nice filly.”

TRAINER QUOTES

BOB BAFFERT, CAVALIERI, WINNER: “Coming into the race, with the way she has been training, we knew we were going to have fun with her. She is maturing, and she is a big, beautiful stout mare. If we can keep her healthy we will have a lot of fun with her this year. It was a big step up for her running against some nice fillies and she handled it well, took a lot of pressure and kept going. I think she is going to improve off of this, the big strong mare that she is. “It is great to have these big mares and the clientele. Peter Fluor and Speedway Stables they have been great, sending me these good horses, so I’m very happy about it. We have a great team.”

NOTES: The winning owner is Speedway Stables LLC.