▁Guillaume ▁d ' Or n ano ) ▁and ▁Need le ▁Gun ▁( G all in ule ▁St akes ). ▁In ▁a ▁finish ▁domin ated ▁by ▁females ▁Tim ar ida ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁ 2 0 0 ▁metres ▁from ▁the ▁finish ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁half ▁a ▁length ▁and ▁a ▁neck ▁from ▁Germany ▁and ▁La ▁Blue . ▁ ▁Less ▁than ▁three ▁weeks ▁after ▁her ▁victory ▁in ▁Germany , ▁Tim ar ida ▁made ▁her ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁when ▁she ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁Gra de ▁I ▁B ever ly ▁D ▁St akes ▁over ▁nine ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁f url ongs ▁on ▁firm ▁tur f ▁at ▁Ar ling ton ▁Park ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁She ▁was ▁made ▁the ▁ 1 . 6 / 1 ▁joint ▁favour ite ▁alongside ▁the ▁French ▁cont ender ▁K hal isa ▁( P rix ▁Ch lo e ) ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁eight ▁run ners ▁including ▁M ati ara , ▁Per fect ▁Arc ▁( Que en ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁Challenge ▁Cup ), ▁B ail ▁Out ▁Beck y ▁( Del ▁Mar ▁O aks ), ▁Aur iet te ▁( G am ely ▁Hand ic ap ), ▁Al p ride ▁( Y ellow ▁Rib bon ▁Inv it ational ▁St akes ) ▁and ▁Flag bird ▁( P rem io ▁Presidente ▁della ▁Repub blica ). ▁After ▁being ▁rest rained ▁by ▁Mur tag h ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁Tim ar ida ▁over to ok ▁the ▁front - running ▁Per fect ▁Arc ▁in ▁the ▁straight ▁and ▁pulled ▁away ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁lengths . ▁M ati ara ▁died