$70,000 Dearly Precious Stakes
Talented filly J Z WARRIOR came into this contest off a third to subsequent G1 Acorn winner Zaftig, in the G3 Nassau County BC S. Favored here, the Zayat color bearer held a narrow lead through opening fractions of :21.4 and :44.2. The daughter of leading sophomore sire Harlan’s Holiday, shook loose entering the stretch and went on to post an impressive first stakes success. “All I had to do with this one was hold on”, admitted rider Joe Bravo. J Z Warrior is the 7th stakes winner from Harlan’s