Stakes Quotes: AL BASTAKIYA (LISTED)

AL BASTAKIYA (Listed)
$300,000 | 1900m (dirt)

Winner: EMBLEM STORM
Pedigree: English Channel – American Girl (High Chaparral)
Owner: Al Bayraq Stable
Trainer: Satish Seemar
Jockey: Oisin Murphy
Official Time: 1:58.06
Track Record: 1:55.18 – Mendelssohn, 2018
Stakes Record (Meydan): 1:58.05 – Yulong Warrior, 2018
Margin of Victory: 1¼ Lengths

Oisin Murphy, Jockey, EMBLEM STORM (1st)—“He is a very straightforward horse to ride and may not be the biggest, but he is all heart. He made my job easy because he jumped well, travelled strongly and then quickened nicely. He had to battle in the straight, but he was a very willing partner and that was a lovely spare ride, so a big thank you to all the connections.”

Satish Seemar, Trainer, EMBLEM STORM & TUZ (1st and 2nd)—“My horses ran great. Tuz was our dark horse; our secret weapon.”

Tadhg O’Shea, Jockey, TUZ (2nd)—“He got a nice ride for a horse who drew barrier 15. It is probably the first time he has had to battle, so he is going to improve a lot for it mentally. He is a lovely horse and he would be lovely riding the Derby come World Cup night. He has been training really well. Satish and Bhupat had a strong hand in this race, but they have always liked this horse a lot and I think this is the first time he has had to street fight, so he is going to improve and go forward from this.”

Pat Cosgrave, Jockey, DUBAI LOVE (3rd)—“I followed the winner. She hasn’t ran a bad race since she got here. She stays well, so hopefully she goes to the Derby after this. On a different day, we could have had a different result.”

William Buick, Jockey, YA HAYATI (13th, Beaten Favourite)—“It was his first time on the dirt. He didn’t really handle it at all. It was a tough draw from post 14.”

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