Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint

Patience lies at the center of trainer Chad Brown’s operation – an attribute of his stable that has paid off over the years and especially with Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint winner Goodnight Olive.

The Ghostzapper filly, under jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., moved swiftly to the lead in early stretch and rolled to a 2 ½-length win over Echo Zulu in the $1 million, Grade 1 Filly and Mare Sprint, finishing seven furlongs in 1:21.61 as the 1.85-1 favorite.

Goodnight Olive improved her record to six wins and one second in seven career starts with $1,019,950 in earnings for owners First Row Partners and Team Hanley. She has had several breaks in her training, but fulfilled her potential on the sport’s biggest stage.

“(I’m) so pleased with her race and appreciative of the owners and their patience,” Brown said. “There’s been more bad phone calls than good ones with this horse, I can promise you that.”–Corrie McCrosky