▁Red , ▁setting ▁a ▁race ▁record ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 4 0 . 9 4 . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁two - month ▁break ▁she ▁returned ▁for ▁two ▁appearances ▁at ▁the ▁summer ▁meeting ▁at ▁Sar at oga ▁Race ▁Cour se , ▁starting ▁with ▁a ▁fourth ▁place ▁behind ▁Centre ▁Court , ▁Better ▁L ucky ▁and ▁the ▁British - tra ined ▁Sam itar ▁in ▁the ▁Lake ▁George ▁St akes ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 5 . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁Steph anie ' s ▁K itten ▁faced ▁Centre ▁Court , ▁Better ▁L ucky ▁and ▁Som ali ▁Lem on ade ▁in ▁the ▁Gra de ▁II ▁Lake ▁P lac id ▁St akes ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁ 1 1 / 1 0 ▁favorite . ▁After ▁struggling ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁clear ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁straight ▁she ▁was ▁switched ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁f url ong ▁and ▁finished ▁strongly ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁half ▁a ▁length ▁from ▁Centre ▁Court . ▁Vel az quez ▁commented ▁" I ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁rail ▁the ▁whole ▁way ... ▁When ▁I ▁asked , ▁she ▁respond ed ▁right ▁away . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁effort ▁by ▁her ▁and ▁an ▁incred ible ▁last ▁e ighth . ▁I ▁know ▁she ▁has ▁it ▁in ▁her , ▁and ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁I ▁pulled ▁her ▁out ▁and ▁hit ▁her ▁with ▁the ▁wh ip ▁she ▁respond ed ▁right ▁away , ▁so ▁I ▁was ▁very ▁im pressed ▁at ▁the ▁way ▁she ▁did ▁it ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁the ▁fil ly ▁started ▁favorite ▁for ▁the ▁Gra de ▁I ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth