2012 Alabama and Sword Dancer

By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com Guide

Winning trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said, "I was thinking the pace was too fast, but I liked the way she was doing it. I looked behind her, and a lot of them were riding hard to keep up. I was nervous about the fractions, but she was doing it the right way. I think she was ducking each way a little bit today, instead of all the time left-handed, but as long as she's five in front I'm not worried about it. I don't think she was getting tired. She's more just looking around, ducking a little bit."