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Deciding Vote had run twice early in her career on dirt but became a proven stakes competitor on the grass.

A joy to behold, Bo Hirsch’s marvelous 6-year-old mare Ce Ce brought her A-Game at Santa Anita on Sunday, emphatically defending her title in the $100,000 Chillingworth Stakes (G3) with a 2 ¼-length triumph as her connections hope for a repeat win as well in the $1-million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (G1) Nov. 5 at Keenland.

She’s back for more. Bo Hirsch’s brilliant homebred Ce Ce, winner of last year’s Grade 3, $100,000 Chillingworth Stakes at Santa Anita, is hoping to take Sunday’s edition and repeat a sweep of the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint Nov. 5 at Keeneland.

The final outcome could be determined by weather—the remnants of Hurricane Ian and its impact on turf racing—and horses nominated or cross-entered in other regional stakes.

Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Peter Searles, and Patty Searles’ City Man has become a New York fan favorite, garnering stakes victories in each of his four years of training. The graded stakes-winning Empire State-bred added to his accomplishments on Saturday, setting a course record in the nine-furlong, $125,000 Ashley T. Cole at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet.