DEL MAR, California. – L and N Racing and Winchell Thoroughbreds are unbeaten Echo Zulu ($ 3.60) stormed right out of the gate and was never threatened as he posted a 5 1/4 win over Juju’s Map to the 38th year olds Friday afternoon at the Del Mar.

Trained by Steve Asmussen and ridden by Joel Rosario, Echo Zulu covered the 1 1/16 mile on a fast mainline in 1: 42.24.

For Asmussen it is his second win in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile fillies and overall eighth in the world championship. For Rosario it is the third victory in the race and 14th overall in the Breeders’ Cup.

Echo Zulu won their third class 1 race and fourth overall victory, winning by a combined lead of 22 lengths. She is a Kentucky-bred daughter of the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Gun Runner out of the Menifee mare Letgomyecho.

The win was worth $ 1,040,000, bringing her profit to $ 1,480,000.

Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies Quotes

Winning coach Steve Asmussen (Echo Zulu) – “The pride is just amazing as she is in the first generation of Gun Runner, which he did for us. A filly who came through the program of mum and dad in Laredo. She is just brilliant. She is faster than her. It’s that simple. We’re just so happy to be around her. “

Owner Ron Winchell (Echo Zulu) winner – “It reminds me of Gun Runner. She got out and took command. Then it took it down a step, relaxed, and made it in the stretch. It looked a lot like (Gun Runners) Pegasus: out, over, relax and then go. “

Winner Jockey Joel Rosario (Echo Zulu) – “She’s wonderful. She’s fast, has so much speed and it looks like she isn’t going that fast. Today she liked what she’s doing up there (in front) and when I asked her about it, she just ran away. She’s just amazing. “

Trainer Brad Cox (second with Jujus card) – “She broke out a little slowly and (Florent Geroux) put her in a good position. It raced a little too far, but it was no match for the victor. Second best today. Bottom line. No apology.”

Coach Cherie DeVaux (third with Tarabi) – “It went great for the first time. The pace didn’t develop as it looked on paper so Javier (Castellano) went to plan B and it went great so we’re really happy with its performance. It’s great to come in and have her show up on a layoff and do something she didn’t. Our team is great, so I’m very proud of them all. ”

Jockey Javier Castellano (third with Tarabi) – “We had a nice trip. I was very happy with their race. She got off her feet well and was right behind the winner the whole time. She ran very well on the track and was fighting for second place. It is not disrespectful to run after a champion in third place. “

Trainer Bret Calhoun (fourth with Hidden connection) – “I am very disappointed. We had slightly higher expectations today. She became a bit insecure in the warm-up and stumbled away from there and lost a small position early on. Reylu (Gutierrez) had to use her a little to get back into position and she had no answer today. ”

Press release on the breeder’s cup

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