Judy the Beauty, bred in Ontario by Adena Springs, captured the $1-million Filly and Mare Sprint on Saturday’s 31st Breeders’ Cup World Championships, at Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, California.

Owned and trained by Wes Ward, the five-year-old Ghostzapper-Holy Blitz chestnut held off the late rally of Better Lucky for a head score. Leigh Court, owned and bred by Canadian Eugene Melnyk and trained by Josie Carroll, finished fifth under Gary Boulanger.

The Juvenile Fillies was won by long shot Take Charge Brandi as Conquest Eclipse, trained by Mark Casse, finished seventh, while Majestic Presence, co-owned by Glen Todd of North American Thoroughbred Horse Company, finished ninth.

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