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Bolshoi Ballet Powers Through Stretch To Convincing Sword Dancer Victory

Bolshoi Ballet, who won his North American debut in the Belmont Derby (G1) more than two years ago, put away favored fellow Irish-bred Stone Age leaving the far turn and drove to a decisive 4 1/2-length triumph in Saturday's $750,000 Resorts World Casino Sword Dancer (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.

The 49th running of the 1 1/2-mile Sword Dancer for 4-year-olds and up on the inner turf course was the fourth of five Grade 1 stakes worth $3.5 million in purses on a 13-race program, immediately preceding the 154th renewal of the $1.25-million Travers (G1).

Campaigned by Westerberg, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Derrick Smith and ridden by John Velazquez for trainer Aidan O'Brien, Bolshoi Ballet completed the distance in 2:29.29 over a turf course rated good. Velazquez previously won the Sword Dancer with Cetewayo in 1998 and Point of Entry in 2012.

“Aidan was happy with him,” said O'Brien's traveling assistant, T.J. Comerford. “He was training well at home. He's been taking on horses at a high level at home, so it just worked out that he was starting to come around all year.”

Multimillionaire Channel Maker, racing in the Sword Dancer for a sixth consecutive year, tugged jockey Manny Franco to the lead from the gate and they rounded the far turn for the first time in front after going a quarter-mile in :23.65 pressed by Stone Age to his outside while Velazquez was unhurried aboard Bolshoi Ballet in third along the rail, followed by Pioneering Spirit and Soldier Rising.

The running order remained unchanged through a half-mile in :49.58 and six furlongs in 1:15.93, when Velazquez tipped Bolshoi Ballet off the rail into the three-path to launch his bid when the field hit the far turn for the second time. Stone Age had wrested the lead from a tiring Channel Maker approaching the stretch and straightened for home in front, looking to give trainer Chad Brown his fourth Sword Dancer triumph.

Instead, it was Velazquez who set Bolshoi Ballet down for a drive and the 5-year-old son of Galileo responded in kind, opening up with ease and sprinting clear of his rivals to win for the first time since July 2021. His last North American start came when he ran sixth in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf that fall.

“We had a great trip. Great trip. The trainer told me to come out of the gate running, get him as close as you can, but give him a little break for the first half of the race. After there, the last half of the race, make sure I keep him busy. That's the way it worked out,” Velazquez said. “Aidan told me, 'He's going to be lazy, so you are going to have to ride him, he doesn't give you anything, so make sure you keep him busy.' [In the stretch] he was gone.”

Soldier Rising finished strongly after trailing the field in the early stages to be a clear second, 5 1/2 lengths ahead of Pioneering Spirit, who came into the Sword Dancer on a four-race win streak. It was a length back to Daunt in fourth, followed by Stone Age and Channel Maker. Verstappen was scratched.

“Everybody anticipated an easy pace early on, but I was in contact with the field every step of the way,” Soldier Rising's jockey Jose Ortiz said. “We are very pleased, very happy with the way he ran today. He put [in] a great effort and the winner was just much the best.”

In addition to the winner's purse of $412,500, which pushed him well over the $1-million mark in lifetime earnings, Bolshoi Ballet earned an all-fees-paid berth to the $4-million Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) Nov. 4 at Santa Anita. Previous horses to capture the Sword Dancer and Turf in the same year are Theatrical (1987), Fraise (1992), Better Talk Now (2004), and Main Sequence (2014).

Bolshoi Ballet won back-to-back Group 3 stakes in Ireland as a 3-year-old in the spring of 2021 prior to coming to the U.S., where he raced three times following his Belmont Derby win including a fourth in the Saratoga Derby Invitational (G1). He made only one start in 2022 before launching his comeback in April, coming into the Sword Dancer off a sixth-place finish at odds of 125-1 in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1) July 29 at Royal Ascot.

Bred in Ireland by Lynch-Bages and Rhinestone Bloodstock, Bolshoi Ballet is out of the Anabaa mare Alta Anna. He is a full brother to Southern France, who was a two-time group-winning stayer in Ireland and Australia. He also comes from the same extended family as multiple group winner Bewitched.

Comerford left open the possibility of a return trip to the U.S. for the Breeders' Cup Turf.

“I think so. It's late in the year and there's probably not much he can do,” he said. “He likes quick ground. He ran really well at Newbury over quick ground.”

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‘All The Credit To Jena’: Belmont Winner Arcangelo Cruises To Travers Triumph

A sweeping five-wide move into the stretch propelled Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Arangelo to victory in the $1.25-million Travers (G1) on Saturday at Saratoga Racecourse, where he left fellow classic winners Mage and National Treasure as well as reigning champion 2-year-old male Forte in his wake.

The gray Arrogate colt, ridden by Javier Castellano for trainer Jena Antonucci, returned $7.40 after winning by one length from Disarm while covering 1 1/4 miles in 2:02.23. Tapit Trice finished third, another 2 1/2 lengths back. Forte was fourth, Preakness (G1) winner National Treasure was fifth, and Kentucky Derby (G1) victor Mage finished last of seven.

Campaigned by John Ebbert's Blue Rose Farm, Arcangelo came into Saturday's race following his Belmont victory 11 weeks ago. Antonucci made history in that race when becoming the first woman to saddle a winner in the 1 1/2-mile classic. He has four wins from five starts this year, including the Peter Pan (G3) May 13 in his start prior to the Belmont,  and a 4-1-0 record from six career starts. The $687,000 winner's share of the Travers purse increased his lifetime bankroll to $1,754,900.

Bred in Kentucky by Don Alberto Corp., Arcangelo was produced by the Tapit mare Modeling. Offered by Gainesway at the 2021 Keeneland September yearling sale, he sold to Ebbert for $35,000.

Travers Quotes

Jena Antonucci, winning trainer of Arcangelo (No. 2, $7.40): “The significance of accomplishing anything in any gender at the top of any sport or industry is a gift. It doesn't come without the team and without every single person on our team. The significance of this is hard to put into words right now.

“Anyone that wants something bad enough, you just have to work your tail off for it. It doesn't matter — man, woman, boy, girl — that's just white noise. If you want it, go fight for it and make it happen for yourself.”

On the 11 weeks between starts: “I get a lot of flak for that, still. That's why I tune you guys off before the race. It just never was a layoff in my mind with this horse. I understand the traditionalists of this sport are always going to view gaps in that manner. This horse has had his entire career that way because Jon [Ebbert] wants this horse to be brought along slowly, correctly and be given the time he needs to grow up. I feel we have respected that with the horse and Jon has respected that in the horse.

“When Jon asked after the Belmont: 'Are we good on fitness to get here without a race?' there was no hesitation. 'Yes, we're fine.' The horse did that and Javier breezing him along on our funky little 10 day schedule — it worked for us and this horse and this scenario. Like I a bit sarcastically said before, thanks for the naysayers for motivating me a little bit more. Not that we need more motivation, but we will stay focused on what works for this horse.

“I guess the more this horse does, the more we're going to keep writing some history. Again, just immense gratitude for all this and this horse, most importantly.”

Jon Ebbert of Blue Rose Farm, winning owner of Arcangelo (No. 2): “Once he got there on top I thought he had it. Usually, he just keeps running and he's got a huge stride. I was confident once he got that stride going in the stretch that he would be tough to beat.

“Unbelievable job by Jena. A lot of people were counting us out because of the 11 weeks [between the Belmont Stakes and the Travers] but we did the right thing.

“A complete transformation, physically and mentally [from a yearling]. He's a completely different animal. He was beautiful then, a beautiful mover – leggy, but immature. Even the 11 weeks from the Belmont to the Travers we didn't look at it as a layoff, we looked at it as growth and he just grew in that time.”

Javier Castellano, winning jockey aboard Arcangelo (No. 2): “I never give up. I always work hard for moments like this. I've been up and down and thank God I've been lucky enough to win my seventh Travers. It's like the Super Bowl for Tom Brady. I'm so blessed to have people supporting me. When people support your career, it's great.

“It was a little bit rough out of the gate. My horse broke well out of the gate and got a good position but everyone was in a rush and it was a bit tight. The inside horses came out, the outside horses came in. We lost a little bit of momentum and position. I didn't have a choice, everybody outside – it seemed to me that everybody had a plan, except myself [laughs]. I thought it was going to be a nice, easy trip but when you get out there, it's not friends. You have to earn it. Nobody gives anything to you. You have to earn it. You have to be smart and you have to ride the best horse in the race and that's exactly what I did. I feel I had the best horse and I used my horse to get my spot in the first turn.

“I saved all the ground the first turn and little by little let it develop. On the backside, I saw three horses go to the lead. I saw two horses as my target on my handicapping of the race. I was surprised Tapit Trice [was up there] early in the first stage of the race.

“I feel like on the backside I had so much horse, I could blow by and open up by 10 and I just took my time and let him develop. I put him outside, enjoyed my ride and very lucky and thankful and blessed you guys gave me the opportunity and a lot of confidence to ride the horse and working together every single step. Working horses in the morning he built a lot of confidence in the horse. It seems to me he's a super horse. Keep our fingers crossed, keep him sound. All the credit to Jena. She does such a good job with the horses.

“Basically, until the three-eighths pole, I just enjoyed the ride and just enjoyed the moment.”

On what a seventh Travers win means to him: “Of course, it means a lot to me because this game is up and down. I remember last year I didn't have any horses to ride on the card. I had to go out of town. I ended up riding at Monmouth Park last year because I didn't have any business. The year before I only rode one horse on the 14 races and it was a maiden special weight. I don't take anything for granted in this game. You have to work hard and find the right horses and trust me seven winners means a lot to me. A lot of people gave me help to get it done. It's not only me, my agent [PJ. Campo] put in a lot of effort, and the trainers and owners gave me the support to ride the best horses in the grounds. This game is not easy. It's up and down. I was at the bottom. I was at the top. It's hard. That's why I like to enjoy the beautiful moments when you win those kind of races and those beautiful horses they put on a show and the fans and everybody really appreciate them for that.”

Joel Rosario, aboard runner-up Disarm (No. 6): “Turning for home, I kind of waited a little bit, but that horse came in a little bit. I made my way in there [inside] which was OK, he ran a big race.

“For a second I thought maybe [we would get there]. But that horse kind of at that point got the jump on us. And for a second, oh maybe we are going to get him, but he kept moving. But that was a good performance from him I think.

“He looked like he was more focused today. Yeah, I mean he ran a big race today, so we look forward to the next one.

“It looked like he was fine to stay on the rail for a little while, then he [Arcangelo] came over there and then every step of the way he got better and better so obviously the horse who won, you know he won the Belmont Stakes, so he's one of the best horses around. But a really, really good performance from my horse.”

Steve Asmussen, trainer of runner-up Disarm (No. 6): “He's an unbelievably nice horse. He just keeps getting better and I'm very proud of the effort he put in. He was in a tight spot and he just kept on coming. I'm very proud of him.”

Jose Ortiz, aboard third-place finisher Tapit Trice (No. 5): “Broke OK, developed good speed passing the wire. I didn't want to take him back. I didn't want to take that away from him. He was there, I let him be. I think he ran a good race. I know him better now, so hopefully I stay on moving forward. I think we're going to get a big one. This is a nice horse.”

Mike Repole, co-owner of fourth-place finisher Forte (No. 1): “Arcangelo ran great. That's two wins in a row. He ran great. Forte broke great and was in the spot I thought he wanted to be. I don't know if Arcangelo wanted that spot more or if [jockey] Irad [Ortiz Jr.] wanted to be more off the pace. He sat back patiently and at the top of the stretch I thought we were going to circle the field and make a good run at it, and I think he just leveled out. It's a deep track, obviously, but the best horse won.

“When you win, the track's great. When you lose, the track sucks. There was nothing wrong with the track. It's deep. [Jockey] Javier [Castellano] rode Arcangelo great. Jena [Antonucci, trainer] won. It's a great day for racing. Thank God, after what happened this is the best outcome that you could have for the Travers. She deserves it. I'm not afraid to say it; that's the top 3-year-old in the country. No doubt.

“We broke great. I don't know why we fell out of position. Irad just said people wanted it more, so he sat back patiently and circled the field. When Irad goes five wide and wins by 10 [lengths], I'm happy. When he goes five wide and I'm fourth by five [lengths], I'm not happy. But it is what it is. Irad's great. He flattened out in the stretch. It looked like he was going to make a move, and it didn't come.”

Winning margin: one length

Final time (10 furlongs): 2:02.23

Fractions: :23.46, :48.10, 1:11.73, 1:36.38

Full order of finish: 2-6-3-1-5-7-4

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Arcangelo Proves The Right ‘Choice’ In Travers 154

In many ways, it was a 'good' problem to have.

Having added a maiden success in the GI Kentucky Derby to his Hall of Fame resume at long last aboard Mage (Good Magic) in early May, jockey Javier Castellano continued a magical ride when teaming with Jena Antonucci to make history in the GI Belmont S. on the progressive Arcangelo (Arrogate), as the connections of Mage turned their collective attention to the second half of the season.

Mage resumed with a very good runner-up effort when reportedly not fully fit for last month's GI TVG.com Haskell S., a steppingstone to the GI Travers S., and a burning question over the next three weeks or so revolved around which colt would be the apple of Castellano's eye come the final Saturday in August. For her part, Antonucci always expressed confidence that Arcangelo would win out at the end of the day, and so it proved, as Luis Saez was named on Mage when Castellano declined to commit in a manner deemed timely enough.

A decision–or non-decision, as the case was–having been made, Castellano was now locked into the son of the late 2016 Travers romper Arrogate for a race he'd won a record six times previously, most recently with Catholic Boy (More Than Ready) in 2018. Deftly handled on an afternoon that was crying out for something–anything, really–resembling a happy ending, Arcangelo proved equal to the task under an A-plus steer from his 45-year-old reinsman.

“I never give up,” Castellano said. “I always work hard for moments like this. I've been up and down and thank God I've been lucky enough to win my seventh Travers. It's like the Super Bowl for Tom Brady. I'm so blessed to have people supporting me. When people support your career, it's great.”

Scotland (Tapit) won the break from his outside draw and led them past the winning post for the first time, as 'TDN Rising Star' Forte (Violence), a bit toey in gate one, a keyed-up Mage and GI Preakness S. hero National Treasure (Quality Road) raced handiest to the speed. Arcangelo was fifth of the seven as he hugged the rail, and he was followed by the newly blinkered Disarm (Gun Runner) and, unsurprisingly, the perpetually slow-starting 'Rising Star' Tapit Trice (Tapit).

Castellano made a key move entering the clubhouse turn, allowing Arcangelo to improve inside of Forte, and when National Treasure rolled forward to prompt Scotland, it left the gray colt with the run of the race from the box seat. Traveling beautifully in midpack passing the midway point, Arcangelo needed next to no encouragement to keep pace with the leading group, and, once eased out into the four path, made ominous progress outside the typically one-paced Tapit Trice approaching the five-sixteenths marker. Spun out five or six wide into the stretch as Forte began to wind up with a bit of a run from behind, Arcangelo struck to the front with a furlong and a half to race and stayed on nicely for the victory. Joel Rosario rolled the dice up the fence with Disarm and was in tight inside of a weakening Scotland in upper stretch, then flew home to be runner-up in a case of what might've been. Tapit Trice plugged on for third, ahead of his favored stablemate Forte in fourth. National Treasure, Scotland and a disappointing Mage completed the order of finish.

“I feel like on the backside I had so much horse, I could blow by and open up by 10 and I just took my time and let him develop,” Castellano added. “I put him outside, enjoyed my ride and very lucky and thankful and blessed you guys gave me the opportunity and a lot of confidence to ride the horse and working together every single step. It seems to me he's a super horse. Keep our fingers crossed, keep him sound. All the credit to Jena. She does such a good job with the horses.”

It was another feather in the cap of Antonucci, the first of her sex to train a Belmont winner and the second to saddle a Travers winner, joining Mary Hirsch (1938).

“The significance of accomplishing anything in any gender at the top of any sport or industry is a gift,” she said. “It doesn't come without the team and without every single person on our team. The significance of this is hard to put into words right now.

“Anyone that wants something bad enough, you just have to work your tail off for it. It doesn't matter–man, woman, boy, girl–that's just white noise. If you want it, go fight for it and make it happen for yourself.”

It had been 77 days since the Belmont, but Antonucci had no problem whatsoever bringing Arcangelo into the Travers off works.

“It just never was a layoff in my mind with this horse,” she explained. “I understand the traditionalists of this sport are always going to view gaps in that manner. This horse has had his entire career that way because [owner] Jon [Ebbert] wants this horse to be brought along slowly, correctly and be given the time he needs to grow up. I feel we have respected that with the horse and Jon has respected that in the horse.”

A debut second sprinting in the Gulfstream slop last December, Arcangelo was fourth to future GII Louisiana Derby hero Kingsbarns (Uncle Mo) over a mile Jan. 14 before graduating with Castellano at the controls Mar. 18. The ridgling battled hard in taking the May 13 GIII Peter Pan S. to earn his way into the Belmont, and, with Antonucci riding as hard as anyone from the Belmont boxes, easily defeated Forte at Big Sandy.

What once was an open question is no longer, as put succinctly by Forte's part-owner Mike Repole.

“I'm not afraid to say it; that's the top 3-year-old in the country. No doubt.”

Pedigree Notes:

Arcangelo is one of four stakes winners–all graded–from the second of what will be just three crops for the late Arrogate and is one of his five Grade I winners to date. To date, Arcangelo has been represented by a total of nine stakes winners, seven at the graded level. From a family with tremendous depth and influence in the stud book, it is remarkable that he was purchased by Ebbert for just $35,000 at Keeneland September in 2021.

A May 11 foal, Arcangelo is out of the unraced Modeling, a half-sister to GISW Streaming (Smart Strike), SW Treasuring (Smart Strike) and SW Cascading (A.P. Indy), who was acquired by Don Alberto Corporation for $2.85 million in foal to Distorted Humor at the 2014 Keeneland November Sale.

Given the black-type in his third dam, it's hardly surprising Arcangelo might have been cut out for a race like the Belmont. Better Than Honour fetched an eye-watering $14 million from Southern Equine Stables at the 2008 Fasig-Tipton November Sale, some 17 months after her daughter Rags to Riches (A.P. Indy) duplicated her half-brother Jazil (Seeking the Gold)'s feat in annexing the final leg of the Triple Crown. Better Than Honour was also responsible for U.S. Grade II winner and Japanese Group 1-placed Casino Drive (Mineshaft); Breeders' Cup Marathon hero Man of Iron (Giant's Causeway); and the dam of MGSW & GISP Greatest Honour (Tapit). Tapit himself played a large role in Saturday's outcome as the broodmare sire of the first two home and the sire of the third.

Modeling has not produced a live foal since Arcangelo and was most recently covered by Munnings.

Saturday, Saratoga
TRAVERS S.-GI, $1,250,000, Saratoga, 8-26, 3yo, 1 1/4m, 2:02.23, my.
1–ARCANGELO, 126, r, 3, by Arrogate
1st Dam: Modeling, by Tapit
2nd Dam: Teeming, by Storm Cat
3rd Dam: Better Than Honour, by Deputy Minister
($35,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Blue Rose Farm; B-Don Alberto
Corporation (KY); T-Jena M. Antonucci; J-Javier Castellano.
$687,500. Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-0, $1,754,900.
Werk Nick Rating: A.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Disarm, 126, c, 3, Gun Runner–Easy Tap, by Tapit.
1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. 'TDN Rising Star'. O/B-Winchell
Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $250,000.
3–Tapit Trice, 126, c, 3, Tapit–Danzatrice, by Dunkirk.
'TDN Rising Star'. ($1,300,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Whisper Hill
Farm, LLC and Gainesway Stable (Antony Beck); B-Gainesway
Thoroughbreds Ltd. (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $150,000.
Margins: 1, 2HF, 4HF. Odds: 2.70, 12.20, 13.50.
Also Ran: Forte, National Treasure, Scotland, Mage.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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Echo Zulu Outruns Goodnight Olive In Ballerina Showdown Of Champions

L and N Racing and Winchell Thoroughbreds' Echo Zulu outdueled the reigning champion female sprinter Goodnight Olive and drew off to a 2 1/2-length score in Saturday's Ballerina Handicap (G1), a seven-furlong sprint for fillies and mares at Saratoga Race Course.

Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen and piloted by Florent Geroux, the 4-year-old Gun Runner bay punched a “Win and You're In” ticket to the $1-million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) on Nov. 4 at Santa Anita Park.

The victory was the second top-level win on the card for a horse trained by Asmussen and sired by his Winchell-campaigned 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner after Gunite took the Forego (G1) in gate-to-wire fashion under Tyler Gaffalione.

Echo Zulu entered from an eye-opening victory in theHonorable Miss Handicap (G2) on July 26 here that garnered a career-best 112 Beyer Speed Figure.

Asmussen said he felt cautiously optimistic his filly could turn the tables on Goodnight Olive after finishing second to that rival in last year's Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint to close out her sophomore season in November at Keeneland.

“Someone asked me, 'How do you see it?' and I said, 'Well I assure you that we have respect for each other.' That's how it ought to be. That's what makes these races so great,” Asmussen said. “The development that she has shown is so much like her father Gun Runner. The longer you had him, the faster he was and that's how she's been. As great as she ran in the Honorable Miss and coming out of her first triple-digit Beyer, your confidence was it was a prep. She's 4-for-4 here at Saratoga and has another Grade 1 win on her resume. Obviously, she's as fast as a horse can go.

“Poor Gunite has had to work with her the majority of his life and we know who he is,” added Asmussen. “So if she's not scared of Gunite, I don't know who else would be out there to worry about.”

Goodnight Olive, who won this event last year en route to year-end honors, broke alertly from post 6 under Irad Ortiz Jr. and raced to the outside of Echo Zulu, who marked the opening quarter-mile in :22.45 seconds over the muddy and sealed track with multiple Grade 1-winner Matareya saving ground in third and Dr B in fourth.

Echo Zulu held a narrow advantage through a half-mile in :45.23 with last year's Ballerina runner-up Caramel Swirl making an outside move and Matareya advancing on the rail. But a determined Echo Zulu responded well when asked by Geroux at the head of the lane and put away Goodnight Olive inside the final furlong, stopping the clock in a final time of 1:20.95

Goodnight Olive completed the exacta by 6 1/4-lengths over Matareya with Caramel Swirl, Dr B, Sterling Silver and Maryquitecontrary rounding out the order of finish. Wicked Halo was scratched.

Geroux said he felt confident throughout.

“She was picking it up nicely when I asked her to. Felt like I was in control pretty much all the way through the race, and when I asked her turning for home, she gave me this other gear,” Geroux said. “She's amazing. I'm just very grateful for the opportunity the owners and Steve Asmussen have given me to ride her. She's a champion and I'm just the lucky pilot.”

Ortiz, the Spa's leading rider, tipped his cap to the winner.

We had a beautiful trip. No excuses. It was a perfect trip, we were just second best,” Ortiz said.

Echo Zulu graduated on debut here in July 2021 and captured the Spa's Spinaway (G1) in her next start. She completed a perfect juvenile season with Grade 1 scores in the Frizette at Belmont Park and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar to earn honors as champion 2-year-old filly.

Last year, she captured the Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks before her only career off-the-board effort when fourth in the nine-furlong Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. Echo Zulu exited that effort to win the Grade 3 Dogwood at Churchill but was a distant second to Goodnight Olive in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint.

Echo Zulu is perfect in three starts this year, taking the Winning Colors (G3) in May at Churchill ahead of her 7 1/4-length romp in the Honorable Miss.“Obviously her prep race for this race she ran phenomenal,” said winning co-owner Ron Winchell. “We were expecting a little bit of the same. They pressured her early and she found another gear, which is what we were hoping would happen, and pulled away. So it was pretty nice, it doesn't always work out how you plan it, and that's how it came out today.”

Bred in Kentucky by Betz/J. Betz/Burns/CHNNHK/Magers/CoCo Equine/Ramsby, Echo Zulu was a $300,000 purchase at the 2020 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. She banked $275,000 in victory while improving her record to 11-9-1-0 and returned $3.20 for a $2 win bet.

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