In a photo provided by the New York Racing Association, Fleet Indian, right, ridden by Jose Santos, captures the Beldame horse race Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Balletto, left, was second with jockey Javier Castellano. Michael Matz trained Round Pond took third. Fleet Indian is now 6 for 6 in her 2006 campaign and she showed today why she is sooooo good! "She has been so dominant," Pletcher said. "What we were hoping to find out today - which will help us in the Breeders' Cup - is that she can sit off horses and dig in. She showed that today. We figured she wasn't going to get beyond the lead. She seems to adapt to it real well. She sat behind those horses and took dirt. It looked like she might be getting late when that other filly (Balletto) was getting to her, but she dug back in and galloped out strong.""My filly has such a long stride, and she wants to be close to the pace," Santos said. "She didn't break that well today because she lunged leaving the gate. But by the quarter-pole, I was in good shape. It looked like Balletto was going to go by her, but we could go once more around and I don't think she was going to go by her. The way the race was shaping up, it was a lot better for a closer like Balletto, but I will say that this filly [Fleet Indian] will overpower this group. Even though she is a New York-bred, she's got the heart of a lion."
"It was another good effort from her," trainer Tom Albertrani of the Balletto's runner-up finish. "It was another close race for her. Fleet Indian just dug in again once Balletto got close to her. We're still going to head to the Breeders' Cup Distaff, if she comes out of it well."
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