Richard Papiese (who bred and owns winner Work All Week with his wife, Karen, in the name of Midwest Thoroughbreds Inc.)

On whether Work All Week will race in the $1.5 million Xpressbet Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1)

“We’ll see how he comes out of this, and if he comes out good, then yes, we’ll go to California. (He) loves dirt – has never lost on dirt.”

Florent Geroux (winning jockey)

“Had a great trip. Really liked the post going into the race, being outside like this with a lot of speed. So I could see what was going to happen inside. If we have to go, we go. If not, we can sit off (the pace) like I just did. My horse, he loves to win. He’s 11 for 14 now. He’s a very special horse. He’s run some big races before, and today he proved now he’s probably the best sprinter in the country.”

Luis Saez (rider of runner-up C. Zee)

“We had the inside post and he’s fast, but the race had a lot of speed so I kind of followed the speed. When we came to the three-eighths pole I asked and he responded, but the winner was too far in front.”

Paco Lopez (rider of third-place finisher Bern Identity)

“I don’t know if he would have won it, but I think he would have been second with a better post position.”

Ricardo Santana Jr. (rider of fourth-place finisher Lemon Drop Dream)

“He just didn’t break.”