Lady Joanne left connections dreaming of a trip to the Breeders’ Cup in late October after gaining a thrilling victory in Saratoga’s Alabama Stakes.

Antonius Pius’s waywardness and a troubled passage for Six Perfections cost the European team dear as Singletary hung on grimly to land a dramatic NetJets Breeders’ Cup Mile at Lone Star Park today.

Ashado finished strongly to take the Breeders’ Cup Distaff for Texas trainer Todd Pletcher at Lone Star Park tonight.