A little more than six months ago, it looked like trainer Richard Mandella had an emerging star ready for a start in the ...

CYPRESS — Sweet Azteca topped not one but two outstanding female sprinters when the 5-year-old mare won the strongest race of ...

The top female sprinter meets Sweet Azteca, Super Shine, One Magic Philly and two others in Saturday’s $200,000 Great Lady M.

Sweet Azteca overcame a nine-month layoff to conquer sprint division queen Kopion with an eye-popping victory in the $200,500 ...

Sweet Azteca bested her own stakes and track record and defeated fellow Grade 1 winner and 1-5 favorite Kopion by a clear ...

In this week's edition of On Racing, Jay Hovdey recalls great female sprinters of the past and looks at the July 5 Great Lady ...

The ambitious young jockey and the top-ranked female sprinter are favored in Saturday’s Great Lady M. Stakes at Los Alamitos.

In a showdown of two of the top female sprinters in California, SWEET AZTECA (m, 5, Sharp Azteca–Sosweetitiz, by Grand Slam) got the better of 1-5 favorite Kopion (Omaha Beach) in the GII Great Lady M ...

Kopion drew post 6, Sweet Azteca post 2. There’s no show wagering. The race is the eighth of nine on the second-to-last day of Los Alamitos’ early summer thoroughbred meet.

Horse racing notes: Kopion vs. Sweet Azteca tops bill for Los Alamitos meet Santa Anita racetrack reports rises in betting, attendance Originally Published: July 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM EDT.

• Kopion (with jockey Kazushi Kimura) is a heavy, 3-5 favorite on the morning line for the Great Lady M. Stakes on Saturday, but not because her competition is weak in the Grade II sprint.