Peter Brant's In Italian took charge at the start and was never headed to win the $600,000 Jenny Wiley (G1) Saturday at Keeneland.
Ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., the 5-year-old British-bred Dubawi mare was winning for the sixth time in 10 career starts while making her season debut.
With The Moonlight was second, and White Frost finished third.
In Italian returned $3.50 for the win after covering the 1 1/16 mile on turf in 1:39.71.
Italian set fractions of :23.63, :47.29 and 1:10.66 through six furlongs while being tracked by Queen Goddess with White Frost and With The Moonlight racing a joint third. On the far turn, Queen Goddess began to retreat as With The Moonlight took up the chase but never threatened the winner.
In her previous start, In Italian was the runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1) Nov. 5 at the Lexington track but roared back to victory with a tour-de-force performance Saturday for trainer Chad Brown, who won the Jenny Wiley for a sixth time.
Brant won his third Jenny Wiley following Sistercharlie in 2018 and Regal Glory last year.
Bred by Fairway Thoroughbreds, In Italian was a $609,434 yearling purchase at the Tattersalls October sale by Brant's White Birch Farm. Her dam is the Redoute's Choice mare Florentina.
This story will be updated.
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