direction ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁fil ly ▁L augh ▁Out ▁L oud ▁( P rix ▁de ▁Sand ring ham ). ▁After ▁being ▁held ▁up ▁by ▁Vel az quez ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages , ▁Steph anie ' s ▁K itten ▁acceler ated ▁in ▁the ▁straight ▁and ▁got ▁the ▁better ▁of ▁a ▁" s ust ained ▁battle " ▁with ▁Better ▁L ucky ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁half ▁a ▁length . ▁Vel az quez ▁commented ▁" It ▁was ▁do - or - die ; ▁you ▁stay ▁there ▁or ▁you ▁die ▁in ▁there . ▁She ▁handled ▁the ▁ground ▁great , ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁thing . ▁When ▁I ▁asked ▁her , ▁she ▁was ▁there ▁for ▁me ... ▁I ▁know ▁she ' s ▁a ▁f ighter , ▁definitely ". ▁At ▁Sar at oga ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁started ▁second ▁favorite ▁for ▁the ▁Gra de ▁I ▁D iana ▁St akes ▁but ▁finished ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁run ners ▁behind ▁L aug hing ▁and ▁Dream ▁Peace . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 : ▁five - year - old ▁season ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Ch ad ▁Brown ▁took ▁over ▁from ▁Catal ano ▁as ▁Steph anie ' s ▁K itten ' s ▁tra iner . ▁The ▁mare ▁made ▁little ▁impact ▁on ▁her ▁first ▁two ▁starts , ▁finishing ▁e ighth ▁behind ▁Hard ▁Not ▁To ▁Like ▁in ▁the ▁Jen ny ▁W iley ▁St akes ▁at ▁Ke en eland ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁fifth ▁to ▁C off ee ▁C li ue ▁when ▁attempting ▁to ▁repeat ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁success ▁in