Gezora Takes the Breeders' Cup Filly And Mare Turf

Breeders’ Cup: Gezora’s late surge wins Filly & Mare Turf

Not quite four weeks after finishing 13th on soft ground in the Grade 1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, 3-year-old filly Gezora found the firm turf in Southern California much more to her liking Saturday. After racing in mid-pack early, she charged to the front in the final furlong to deny She Feels Pretty and win at 9-1 odds in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, a three-turn, 1 3/8-mile race that completed the championship card at Del M…

Gezora takes the Breeders' Cup Filly And Mare Turf

Already a winner of the G1 Prix de Diane (French Oaks) in June, Gezora (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}) unleashed a devastating late kick to down stretch leader She Feels Pretty (Karakontie {Jpn}) in the dying strides and claim the $2-million GI Maker's Mark Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf by half-length. The final time for the 1 3/8 miles was 2:12.54. The bay gave her trainer Francis-Henri Graffard his first Breeders' Cup victory. He is champion trainer el…