▁K itten ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁quarter ▁lengths ▁and ▁a ▁neck ▁from ▁Ab aco ▁and ▁V iva ▁Raf a ela . ▁Vel az quez ▁commented ▁" We ▁broke ▁well ▁enough , ▁and ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁I ▁got ▁a ▁nice ▁position ▁going ▁into ▁the ▁first ▁turn . ▁Once ▁we ▁got ▁that , ▁I ▁was ▁pretty ▁pleased ▁with ▁where ▁I ▁was ▁and ▁kind ▁of ▁b ided ▁my ▁time . ▁When ▁I ▁asked ▁her , ▁she ▁respond ed ▁right ▁away , ▁and ▁made ▁me ▁look ▁really ▁good ". ▁ ▁Steph anie ' s ▁K itten ▁made ▁her ▁second ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁Bre eder ' s ▁Cup ▁when ▁she ▁cont ested ▁the ▁Bre ed ers ' ▁Cup ▁Fil ly ▁and ▁Mare ▁Tur f ▁at ▁Santa ▁An ita ▁Park ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 . ▁She ▁started ▁the ▁ 4 / 1 ▁second ▁favorite ▁behind ▁D ank ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁which ▁also ▁included ▁Day at thes pa , ▁Secret ▁Gest ure ▁( runner - up ▁in ▁The ▁O aks ), ▁Just ▁The ▁Judge ▁and ▁F ies ol ana ▁( Mat ron ▁St akes . ▁After ▁racing ▁in ▁mid - div ision , ▁the ▁mare ▁finished ▁strongly ▁to ▁take ▁second ▁place , ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁quarter ▁lengths ▁behind ▁Day at thes pa . ▁ ▁Steph anie ' s ▁K itten ▁was ▁put ▁up ▁for ▁au ction ▁at ▁the ▁F as ig - T i pton ▁sale ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 ▁but ▁was ▁bought ▁back ▁by ▁Ken ▁Ram sey ▁when ▁the ▁b idd ing