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1stWays And Means5yo by Practical Joke × Strong Incentive€276,800
2ndKilwin4yo by Twirling Candy × Spanish Star€87,900
3rdBeauty Reigns4yo by Into Mischief × Ilsa€43,900
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Ways And Means
Purse€439,300
To the winner€241,600
Distance1408 metres
Winning time1m 22.05s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
ConditionsFillies and mares, 3 and up
Runners9

Stories of this Result

Flavien Prat

With this win, Flavien Prat and trainer Chad C Brown combined for 4 Group 1 successes this season. The jockey had come close here before: Matareya was third in 2023 and Scylla was second in 2025.

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Result

9 runners · prize money to 4th place
PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
1stWays And Means5yo mare by Practical Joke × Strong IncentiveFlavien PratChad C Brown€276,800
2ndKilwin4yo filly by Twirling Candy × Spanish StarJose L OrtizGeorge Arnold€87,900
3rdBeauty Reigns4yo filly by Into Mischief × IlsaJunior AlvaradoWilliam Mott€43,900
4thEcho Sound4yo filly by Echo Town × Eagle SoundLuis SaezGeorge Arnold€30,800
5thParadise City4yo filly by Mckinzie × Washington BridgeEdgard ZayasSaffie A Joseph Jr
6thR Disaster5yo mare by Awesome Slew × Making HavocTyler GaffalioneSaffie A Joseph Jr
7thEclatant4yo filly by Into Mischief × Downside ScenarioManuel FrancoBrad H Cox
8thMaida4yo filly by Improbable × Eve GiselleSheldon RussellBrittany Russell
9thGrammy Girl5yo mare by Mastery × Song GirlJavier CastellanoSaffie A Joseph Jr
Pedigree of the winner
DamStrong Incentive
DamsireWarrior's Reward
Connections

Ways And Means in 2026

1 other win · 1 place
Trainer / Jockey / Track
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint1408 metres · €878,7001stChad C BrownFlavien Prat31.10.2026KeenelandPrize money €553,569Race detailsWatch
Derby City Distaff Stakes1408 metres · €811,0002ndChad C BrownJose L Ortiz02.05.2026Churchill DownsPrize money €175,736Race detailsWatch
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All winners since 2020

YearWinnerTrainer / JockeyOwner / BreederVideo
2025Hope RoadQuality Road × Marley's FreedomBob BaffertJose L OrtizCicero Farms LlcCicero Farms LLC
2024SocietyGun Runner × EtiquetteSteve AsmussenTyler GaffalionePeter E Blum Thoroughbreds LlcPeter E. Blum Thoroughbreds
2023Echo ZuluGun Runner × LetgomyechoSteve AsmussenFlorent GerouxL and N Racing & Winchell ThoroughbredsBetz, J. Betz, Burns, CHNNHK, Magers, CoCo Equine & Ramsby
2022Goodnight OliveGhostzapper × Salty StrikeChad C BrownIrad Ortiz JrFirst Row Partners & Team HanleyStonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings
2021GamineInto Mischief × Peggy JaneBob BaffertJohn R VelazquezMicheal Lund PetersenGrace Thoroughbred Holdings LLC
2020Serengeti EmpressAlternation × HavishamThomas AmossLuis SaezJoel PolitiTri Eques Bloodstock LLC

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