▁P ure ▁G oss ip ▁( Miss ▁Gr illo ▁St akes ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Up ▁from ▁Ireland ▁and ▁D ear ▁Lav in ia ▁from ▁France . ▁Vel az quez ▁track ed ▁the ▁leader ▁Stop sh o pping mar ia ▁before ▁moving ▁out ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁challenge ▁in ▁the ▁straight . ▁Steph anie ' s ▁K itten ▁caught ▁Stop sh o pping mar ia ▁ 2 5 ▁yards ▁from ▁the ▁finish ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁three ▁qu arters ▁of ▁a ▁length . ▁After ▁the ▁race , ▁Vel az quez ▁said ▁" She ▁was ▁amaz ing . ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁I ▁asked ▁her ▁to ▁go ▁in ▁between ▁those ▁other ▁two ▁horses , ▁she ▁respond ed ▁right ▁away . ▁It ' s ▁nice ▁when ▁you ▁can ▁ride ▁horses ▁like ▁that . ▁It ▁makes ▁it ▁easy ▁for ▁us . ▁She ' s ▁game ▁for ▁anything ▁I ▁ask ▁her ▁to ▁do ". ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁three - year - old ▁season ▁Steph anie ' s ▁K itten ▁began ▁her ▁second ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Gra de ▁I ▁Ash land ▁St akes ▁over ▁eight ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁f url ongs ▁on ▁the ▁Poly track ▁at ▁Ke en eland ▁on ▁April ▁ 7 . ▁R idden ▁by ▁Jul ien ▁Le par oux ▁she ▁started ▁favorite ▁but ▁finished ▁third ▁behind ▁Kar lov y ▁V ary ▁and ▁Hard ▁Not ▁To ▁Like . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁tur f ▁at ▁Church ill ▁Down s ▁on ▁May ▁ 4 ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Edge wood ▁St akes ▁by ▁two ▁lengths ▁from ▁Fire house