In the days prior to the Breeders' Cup, trainer Richard Mandella was leaning toward running his talented filly Beholder in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint rather than the more prestigious Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I). But on the morning that entries were due, Mandella changed his mind, and Beholder was entered in the Juvenile Fillies.
That decision paid off in a huge way on Friday afternoon at Santa Anita when Beholder turned back a late run from the previously unbeaten Executiveprivilege to win the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies by 1 1/4 lengths.
Ridden to victory by Garrett Gomez, Beholder broke quickly from gate one and quickly raced away to set the pace while Kauai Katie tracked her on the outside. Executiveprivilege was getting a beautiful trip in third, three or four lengths behind Beholder, followed then by Dreaming of Julia, Spring in the Air, Renee's Queen, Broken Spell, and Almost an Angel.
Coming round the final turn, Executiveprivilege made a run along the inside of Kauai Katie to reach contention, but by that point, Beholder had opened up a sizable advantage. Executiveprivilege gave it a good try, but drifted out a bit in the final furlong and couldn't make up the necessary ground. Thus, Beholder held on to win at odds of 7-2.
Dreaming of Julia put in a mild run to edge Kauai Katie for third, but was no match for the top two.
-Keelerman
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