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2007 Breeders' Cup World Championships Friday

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Maryfield with her flowers
Maryfield with her flowers after winning the 2007 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint

Maryfield with her flowers after winning the 2007 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint

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Trainer Doug O'Neill said, “She's so amazingly gifted with speed. When we claimed her, we just assumed she was a filly that had to be up near the front end, and she's such a tall, big, good-looking filly, it's amazing, it took us about seven starts for us to figure it out. But she's so big that by rushing off her feet, it just takes a lot of run out of her and just letting her break and settle, she's so much more giving late in the race.”

Jockey Elvis Trujillo added, "She finished so strong. They were going too fast on the front end. I knew they were going to stop. With them going so fast, I knew it was going to help us. I'm thrilled, thrilled."

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