Royal Delta will have a serious catalog update when going through the Keeneland November Sale on Monday (Breeders' Cup Ltd.) "The first time she ran, she broke a little tardy from the gate. She was in traffic. Jose had her. You could see down the back side or he was going into the turn. He's fishing for a spot to give her a chance to run and kind of came in and angled out. All of a sudden, it opened up, and she went away. She made the lead just passing the quarter-pole, and I thought, well, now we'll see if she's good enough to get a piece of this. I mean, she actually did make the lead. I thought, well, she doesn't really have to win from here. She's done a lot of running around the turn from the three-eighth pole to the three-quarter pole. All of a sudden, she starts pulling away, and we went whoa. It was really impressive because it wasn't just a win, it was a very impressive win. You could tell after watching that she was something very special." —Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott describing the first race of Friday's Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic heroine ROYAL DELTA

"I think Butch Lehr did a good job of getting our track back in shape today. I think by the time we ran, the footing was pretty good. We've had a tremendous amount of rain yesterday and last night, and it was the worst kind of rain you could get because it was kind of a slow, misty, drizzling rain, and the track took on a lot of water. We've got to give them a lot of credit for getting that situation straightened out, and even by the first race today, it was pretty good. It got better throughout the day."

—Mott praising Churchill Downs superintendent Butch Lehr for getting the rain-soaked Churchill Downs main track race ready for Breeders' Cup Friday

"What the heck? He (jockey Rafael Bejarano) should have sent her. When you slow her down like that, it's no good. She's gotta go. She's gotta rip."

—trainer Bob Baffert speaking about PLUM PRETTY, who finished fifth after setting the pace in the Ladies' Classic

"I couldn't have gotten away with any slower fractions. When I saw the 5 (Ask the Moon) didn't break, I said 'Yes' and took another hold. I thought I was going to be in great shape. But she had troubles with the track. She really didn't handle it. She's a filly that likes a fast track. She just got too tired on this track today."

—jockey Rafael Bejarano on his ride aboard Plum Pretty

"(Jockey Garrett Gomez) felt that the (protective) goggles (worn by Miss Match) got too clogged up with mud, and she couldn't see."

—trainer Neil Drysdale explaining MISS MATCH's last-place run in the Ladies' Classic

Perfect Shirl has been on an upswing of late (Churchill Downs/Reed Palmer Photography) "It's very special. The Breeders' is special any time. In this situation, I've run in quite a few of them. I've had a couple of seconds and thirds and fourths and never been able to win. You keep saying to yourself, God, am I ever going to get this done? So God bless the filly. She came through for me and finally got it done." —Canadian Hall of Fame trainer Roger Attfield on winning his first Breeders' Cup race with PERFECT SHIRL in the Filly & Mare Turf "She's been progressing all the way through this year and getting better and better. Her race in the Canadian actually was a pretty good race. Had she been able to get out a little bit earlier than she did, I think she would have won that race. The filly that beat her (Never Retreat) came down to Keeneland and won the race there (the First Lady). So it was a strong form, and the filly is getting better and better all the time. I said two months ago this is going to be a hell of a filly next year, and I really believe she will be too." —Attfield on why Perfect Shirl had a better chance than her 27-1 odds implied

"No, it wasn't a concern at all. She's a very light filly. She's quite a small filly. She's a light framed filly, dead fit. The E.P. Taylor definitely wouldn't have suited her. It was very, very, very soft. I really, really wanted to come to the Breeders' with the filly, and Chuck (owner/breeder Fipke) definitely wanted to come with the filly.  Had I run her in the E.P. Taylor, I don't think I'd have been able to come to the Breeders'. It was probable advantageous to her because she doesn't need a lot of hard training. She's just a small light filly who gives everything she's got when she goes out there. It's probably a blessing in disguise that we didn't go in that race."

—Attfield on whether skipping the Grade 1 E.P. Taylor on October 16 affected his timetable for Perfect Shirl

My Miss Aurelia has breathed new life into Stonestreet Stables following the death of founder Jess Jackson (Melissa Wirth/Horsephotos.com) "My filly turning for home was actually just in hand. They're two-year-olds, so you really want to try to get their attention and set them down. That's why I showed the stick to her (in the stretch) and just got her attention and got her to level off and win the race. I was stoked turning for home because she had her ears pricked and just galloping along. Once I sat her down, she exploded and ran away from him and won the race pretty much at hand." —jockey Corey Nakatani, who piloted probable juvenile filly champion MY MISS AURELIA to victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies "In terms of her versus Curlin, they're both just way ahead of my expectations, and I think that the common thread here is John Moynihan, obviously helps Barbara (Banke of Stonestreet Stables) in a very big operation and me in a little smaller operation. I've got to thank him. He got me to stay at Keeneland that Thursday to buy this filly. I had a flight at noon. He got me to go home at 8 (p.m.) at night to make sure I bought her. I'd have to thank John because he's put us in some really, really good horses over the last ten years." —George Bolton, co-owner of My Miss Aurelia, who was also in partnership with Stonestreet Stables on dual Horse of the Year Curlin

"It's kind of been an internal family joke that is your mom going? Then, of course, my betting friends are like, is your mom going? Is your mom going to be there or not? It's kind of fed on itself. Obviously, it's very special for me. I lived on a small horse farm growing up. So to have her at these big races and have them work out with her namesake is way beyond my expectations, but it has been a great ride really, since the Preakness of '07 with Aurelia, Jess (Jackson), Barbara (Banke), me, and Steve (Asmussen)."

—Bolton, whose mother is the namesake of My Miss Aurelia and considered her good luck charm

"Beautiful, smart. You know, she's a Smart Strike, and she was really a smart, well, good-minded filly. Just had a lot of elegance and class about her at every stage. So we thought she was beautiful and classy and really liked her.

—Stonestreet Stables' Barbara Banke on what she and her late husband, Jess Jackson, liked about My Miss Aurelia

"It's been a rough 2011 for me and for my kids, two of whom are here. We decided that maybe it was more like we were just going to declare a year end and go forward. So it looks like we've turned the corner, and this is a good omen of things to come. But I'm very happy to have the home bred My Miss Aurelia win this race, and the kids are happy. It means a lot to us."

—Banke, on what winning this race means after the death of Jackson in April

Musical Romance hit a winning note in the Filly & Mare Sprint (Breeders' Cup Ltd.) "Going into this race, when I looked at the (past performances) and everything like that and you looked at all the horses and I looked at the odds board and the investment we'd made, if we didn't make the investment and I was a handicapper today, I just want to ask all you guys out ‑‑ you guys are here on an everyday basis. Wouldn't Sassy Image be like the first or second choice in this race even with Turbulent Descent? We lost by this much to her (a head in the Princess Rooney Handicap in July)." —Adam Lazarus of Pinnacle Racing, co-owner of Filly & Mare Sprint winner MUSICAL ROMANCE, on what influenced his decision to supplement the filly for $130,000 "We bought her at a sale. Second day galloping on the training track, she cracked her pastern, took a couple screws, and we brought her back. Ever since then, she hasn't had problem one. The more I race her, the happier she gets." —trainer and co-owner Bill Kaplan on Musical Romance's ability to withstand long campaigns the past couple of seasons

"All I wanted was her to get through. She got through. I thought she'd have the kick. It was a belated birthday present. Yesterday was my 76th birthday. Didn't win yesterday, but today makes up for it."

—Ramsey on watching STEPHANIE'S KITTEN surge to victory in deep stretch of the Juvenile Fillies Turf

Homebred Stephanie's Kitten carried the Ramsey silks to glory in the Juvenile Fillies Turf (Churchill Downs/Reed Palmer Photography) "Well, this is kind of ironic. Last year we named all of Kitten's Joys, the first two crops, we put 'Kitten' in the name. And (Stephanie) got left out unintentionally; I had no idea she got left out. She came up and said, granddaddy, I didn't get a horse named after me. So this year we thought we'd run the name Kitten in the ground. Everybody was getting tired of it. We didn't name any of them kitten except for her.  This is the only two-year-old (we) originally named (after) Kitten's Joy." —Ramsey on naming the Juvenile Fillies Turf winner after his daughter

"Yes, we did. The gentleman called up, and he said -- he didn't make an offer. His agent made the offer initially, and then he called back and talked about the horse and said his wife was named Stephanie, and he'd like to buy the horse. No price was discussed at that time between he and I. But I said, how would I feel setting up in the stands if she should win the Breeders' Cup. He told me he wanted to run her in this race. And my granddaughter's sitting there with me, and he's leading the horse in with his Stephanie instead of me. It's a no-brainer. The horse is not for sale. Just like the stallion is not for sale. He's a family pet also."

—Ramsey on whether he had had any offers for the Stephanie's Kitten

Secret Circle isn't a secret anymore following his Juvenile Sprint score (Breeders' Cup Ltd.) "When he got out to lead by himself, he was drifting all over on him, looking for company. He's still a young horse. He's green, but he's just extremely gifted and talented. I think it's a kind of horse that I'm going to -- eventually we're going to try to stretch him out. I think that -- we've always thought, he has that raw speed, but I think having Drill come along at the same time, we figured we'll let him catch up." —Bob Baffert on Juvenile Sprint winner SECRET CIRCLE, who began to drift out after opening a clear lead in the stretch; he still won by a length "I can remember calling Bob when they made the announcement they were going to have this race, and I said, man, I hope you bought one of these for us. That will be named the Bob Baffert Sprint, as good as he's always been with the two-year-olds. So it was a good day." —Mike Pegram, co-owner of Secret Circle, on Baffert

"It just is really exciting to be able to win a Breeders' Cup race because they're so hard to win, especially when you have a heavy favorite. Like last time we had Lookin At Lucky (who finished a head second as the favorite in the 2009 Juvenile). We had the worst luck in the world.  I'm happy for my team here.  They have a good time, and they get a lot of luck.  They really enjoy the sport.  I'm happy for them and the horse."

—Baffert on the pressure of saddling 2-5 favorite Secret Circle