2006 Opening Weekend at Saratoga

Tom Albertani, trainer of second place finisher Balletto, said, "She came back like her old self and ran with a lot of determination. She ran her heart out. It just came down to the bob at the wire." Jockey Javier Castellano added, "It was a tough race. I didn't know if we had won, and I asked Mike (Luzzi) and he didn't know, either. It was a bob of the head. She tried real hard. Getting back to two turns really helped her today."