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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

• 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.

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.