▁stopped ▁at ▁$ 3 . 9 5 ▁million . ▁Ram sey ▁explained ▁that ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁sell ▁her ▁for ▁less ▁than ▁$ 4 ▁million ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁mare ▁was ▁" kind ▁of ▁like ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁family ". ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 : ▁six - year - old ▁season ▁Steph anie ' s ▁K itten ▁began ▁her ▁fifth ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Gra de ▁III ▁Hills borough ▁St akes ▁at ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Down s ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁lengths ▁from ▁Ball ▁Dan cing ▁( also ▁trained ▁by ▁Brown ). ▁After ▁a ▁three ▁month ▁break ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁St akes ▁at ▁Bel mont ▁in ▁June ▁and ▁finished ▁fourth ▁behind ▁the ▁Irish - tra ined ▁fil ly ▁W alt zing ▁Mat ilda . ▁In ▁August ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁third ▁attempt ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁D iana ▁St akes ▁at ▁Sar at oga ▁and ▁started ▁the ▁ 2 . 3 / 1 ▁favorite . ▁R idden ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁by ▁I rad ▁Ort iz ▁she ▁never ▁looked ▁likely ▁to ▁win ▁and ▁finished ▁fifth ▁behind ▁Hard ▁Not ▁To ▁Like , ▁T ep in , ▁K itten ' s ▁Queen ▁and ▁My ▁Miss ▁Soph ia . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 5 ▁at ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Steph anie ' s ▁K itten ▁started ▁second ▁favorite ▁behind ▁Euro ▁Char line ▁in ▁what ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁highly ▁controvers ial ▁race ▁for ▁the ▁B ever ly ▁D ▁St akes . ▁After ▁racing ▁towards ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁field