Zee Zee and C J's Leelee battled on the front end through fractions of 24.51, 49.48, and 1:14:04 over the firm going, with Pure Clan stalking them in third down the backstretch. C J's Leelee continued to lead in midstretch after a mile in 1:38.04, but Pure Clan, who came out wide for running room, found another gear and passed the pacesetters easily to prevail by 2 3/4 lengths over C J's Leelee in 1:49.86. It was another 1 1/2 lengths back to Zee Zee third.
Winning jockey Julien Leparoux said, "We had the ideal scenario with the two horses to beat setting the pace. It was a little tight, but when you are inside and have the good horse and the gas to go, you can do whatever you want."
Trainer Robert Holthis added, "I think I know where we will be spending the Fourth of July (at Hollywood Park in the American Oaks Invitational) if we get an invitation. She has trained well on the grass since the Kentucky Oaks and her last work was just awesome. We felt all along that her action was better suited for the grass than the dirt."
Results chart from DRF
