2008 Sword Dancer Invitational and Alabama Stakes

Winning trainer Larry Jones (far right) said, "This filly of ours has never been passed down the stretch, the entire time we've had her, she's never been passed. I told Gabriel, 'Do not let Music Note in front. I don't care if you have to ride her all the way to the barn area, down Nelson Avenue, or what, she don't get in front.' Because if you come up to her and eyeball her, you won't beat her. As soon as Music Note got to her, the race was on, and she dug in and found a way to out-gut her. At the top of the stretch, I knew it was going to be the horse race that we were all looking for. This filly has been around all year. She was the first horse to beat Indian Blessing, which was the champion. She showed up for the Kentucky Oaks, she's still around for the Alabama, she won the Delaware Oaks. In my mind, there's no doubt she's the best three-year-old filly in the country and hopefully we showed it here today."