A little more than six months ago, it looked like trainer Richard Mandella had an emerging star ready for a start in the ...

The top female sprinter meets Sweet Azteca, Super Shine, One Magic Philly and two others in Saturday’s $200,000 Great Lady M.

The ambitious young jockey and the top-ranked female sprinter are favored in Saturday’s Great Lady M. Stakes at Los Alamitos.

Sweet Azteca overcame a nine-month layoff to conquer sprint division queen Kopion with an eye-popping victory in the $200,500 ...

CYPRESS — Sweet Azteca topped not one but two outstanding female sprinters when the 5-year-old mare won the strongest race of ...

In a showdown of two of the top female sprinters in California, SWEET AZTECA (m, 5, Sharp Azteca–Sosweetitiz, by Grand Slam) got the better of 1-5 favorite Kopion (Omaha Beach) in the GII Great Lady M ...

• Kopion (with jockey Kazushi Kimura) is a heavy, 3-5 favorite on the morning line for the Great Lady M. Stakes on Saturday, but not because her competition is weak in the Grade II sprint.

Most of the attention before the race had gone to Kopion, a 4-year-old filly who came in with three memorable 7-furlong stakes wins in a row: a 37-1 upset in the La Brea at Santa Anita in December ...

Horse racing notes: Kopion vs. Sweet Azteca tops bill for Los Alamitos meet Santa Anita racetrack reports rises in betting, attendance Originally Published: July 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM EDT.