on by ▁his ▁only ▁defeat ▁by ▁five ▁lengths . ▁Art ful ' s ▁victory ▁was ▁also ▁over ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁exception al ▁strength ▁( and ▁said ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁fin est ▁ju ven ile ▁field ▁ever ▁assemble d ): ▁the ▁Canadian ▁champion ▁O ise au , ▁the ▁fill ies ▁and ▁future ▁classic ▁w inners ▁T anya ▁and ▁Ag ile , ▁and ▁the ▁un be aten ▁fil ly ▁Trad ition . ▁ ▁Art ful ▁rac ed ▁four ▁days ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁winning ▁the ▁Great ▁Fil ly ▁St akes . ▁She ▁then ▁took ▁the ▁White ▁Pla ins ▁Hand ic ap ▁under ▁ 1 3 0 ▁pounds , ▁giving ▁away ▁ 2 9 ▁pounds ▁to ▁a ▁col t ▁named ▁D and el ion , ▁and ▁setting ▁a ▁new ▁track ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 : 0 8 ▁for ▁six ▁f url ongs . ▁ ▁That ▁record ▁stood ▁for ▁fifty ▁years , ▁only ▁broken ▁on ▁a ▁straight ▁course ▁and ▁under ▁a ▁much ▁l ighter ▁bur den ▁of ▁ 1 1 5 ▁pounds . ▁ ▁William ▁Whit ney ▁died ▁in ▁Art ful ' s ▁two - year - old ▁season ▁and ▁his ▁son , ▁Harry ▁Pay ne ▁Whit ney , ▁succeeded ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁three - year - old ▁season , ▁Art ful ▁won ▁two ▁s print s ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁Bright on ▁Hand ic ap ▁which ▁she ▁took ▁" pull ing ▁up ," ▁( slow ing ▁down ). ▁ ▁She ▁defeated , ▁B eld ame ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Del hi , ▁the