Stardom Bound took center stage in the Juvenile Fillies (Charles Pravata/Horsephotos.com)

Those in the market to buy a champion Thoroughbred should make their way to Lexington, Kentucky, on November 2 for the Fasig-Tipton Selected Mixed Sale. Scheduled to go through the ring will be the stock of owner Charlie Cono, and among them, tentatively, his soon-to-be champion two-year-old filly STARDOM BOUND (Tapit), who likely sealed divisional honors with another romp against Grade 1 company in Friday's $1,832,000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1). Following up on devastating scores in the Del Mar Debutante (G1) and Oak Leaf S. (G1), the gray streak showed her typical burst of speed from the back rounding the second turn and drew off in the stretch for a convincing 1 1/2-length win under Mike Smith. The 8-5 favorite returned $5.20, $3.20 and $2.20.

A naturally slow starter, Stardom Bound had only one rival beaten after a half-mile as C. S. Silk (Medaglia d'Oro) held a lead through fractions of :22 3/5 and :45 4/5 over the quick-playing Pro-Ride surface. C. S. Silk's advantage diminished to a head after three-quarters in 1:09 4/5, but Be Smart (Smarty Jones) and Palacio de Amor (Dixieland Band), who had been tracking right behind the leader, were also tiring. Meanwhile, Stardom Bound began to make her customary bold move around the turn, and just inside the three-sixteenths pole made the lead and was not seriously threatened thereafter.

"Even though I got pinched at the start, she got away in pretty good order," Smith said. "She was on the right lead. Believe it or not, I was very confident down the backstretch. Every time I moved my finger, she was right there. It was a matter of pulling the trigger."

Dream Express (Bernstein), sent off at 12-1 despite a last-out victory in the Alcibiades S. (G1), did not have the acceleration of the winner, but still made up considerable ground from 11th to finish well out in the middle of the track and garner place honors by 1 1/2 lengths. She paid $8.80 and $5.20 while completing the $24.50 exacta ($1). Sky Diva (Sky Mesa), the near 4-1 second choice, edged 64-1 longshot Dave's Revenge (The Cliff's Edge) for the show, returning $3.60. The $1 trifecta brought back $77.90 and the $1 superfecta paid $2,538.90 (10-12-4-7). Persistently (Smoke Glacken), Van Lear Rose (Stroll), C.S. Silk, Black Magic Mama (Black Mambo), Evita Argentina (Candy Ride [Arg]), Doremifasollatido (Bernstein), Pursuit of Glory (Ire) (Fusaichi Pegasus), Be Smart and Palacio de Amor followed in that order under the wire.