Race 6—$100,000
Fillies & mares, 3 and up, Accredited Louisiana-breds, 1 1/16 miles, 20th running
Jockey Rosie Napravnik (Ladyzarbridge, winner): “I was happy to see that we didn’t have too much pressure.”
Trainer Eddie Johnston (Ladyzarbridge, winner): “We are very proud. She thrived on this racetrack. She loves training on it. I told Rosie to do her magic.
“I claimed her as a 2-year-old with expectations of what she would be as a 4- and 5-year-old. I’ve had Zarbyevs before and know that they’re slow-growing mentally. I was real surprised that she came along so good as a 3-year-old. But she’s getting better and she’s matured so much, paced herself, settled down. I think she’s going to be good. I expected her to run good today but I didn’t know she’d run that good against a great filly (in Superior Storm).
“I loved those fractions. Rosie did it. When they went :48 and then (1:13) and change, I thought, ‘I’ve got a shot at this.’ And she kept going. It was great.”
Jockey Robby Albarado (Superior Storm, second): “We had a great trip, just couldn’t get to the horse in front. Soft quarter, equally soft second quarter. I was kind of hoping Jamie (Theriot, aboard Little Polka Dot) would apply some pressure down the backside; it looked like he had tons of horse sitting there. When he started losing ground I was able to get through there. She’s such a sweetheart to ride; she does everything professionally. She just couldn’t get to the winner.”
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