Stephanie's Kitten came on strongly along the fence to wear down Stopshoppingmaria in the final strides to win the $1,000,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (gr. II) by a half-length.
Under John Velazquez, Stephanie's Kitten sat reserved well off the pace as Stopshoppingmaria set a slow pace of :24.57 and :50.55. She was being tracked by Sweet Cat in second, with Royal Bonnie three wide in third. The filly turned for home with a clear advantage and appeared to be on her way to victory in deep stretch, but then came Stephanie's Kitten. Rallying furiously along the rail, Velazquez eased her to the outside in deep stretch and got her home just in time to win the race in 1:38.80.
Stopshoppingmaria held second by about a length and a half over Sweet Cat, while Up rallied on the far outside to be fourth. The winner is trained by Wayne Catalano and is owned by Ken and Sarah Ramsey. Stephanie's Kitten is a daughter of 2004 Eclipse champion turf male Kitten's Joy.
-Keelerman
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