Great Lady

In a showdown between the top female sprinters in California, last year's GII Great Lady M Stakes winner Sweet Azteca (Sharp Azteca) returned to successfully defend her title Saturday defeating MGISW Kopion (Omaha Beach). One a four-race win streak last season for trainer Michael McCarthy which included a win in the GI Beholder Mile early in the year, the now 5-year-old mare changed barns to Richard Baltas after a poor showing as the heavy favorite in the GIII Chillingworth Stakes last October. On the sidelines for nine months, the 7-2...