Senada pulls off upset in Dowager

Sent off as the 16-1 sixth pick in the 11-filly field, Senada returned

$35.40, $13 and $5.20 to her backers. Upperline was the fourth pick at 7-1 and

easily held 6-5 favorite Cheetah by three lengths on the wire.

"We were pleased with her effort," trainer Mike Stidham said of Upperline.

"We were questioning whether she would get the mile and a half, and she

obviously did. I though James (Graham) rode a fantastic race. Other than not

winning, I'm very pleased."

Cheetah tracked the pacesetter throughout, but couldn't withstand the rally

of the late-running winner.

"She was a little closer than I anticipated," jockey Garrett Gomez said of

Cheetah. "She left (the gate) really good and I was very surprised that I was in

front about the first 80 yards. I wanted to get some cover, and I really didn't

want to be as close as I was. Nothing ever went forward and I found myself in a

good tracking position. I just kind of ended up having to make the front too

soon with her.

"She's a European filly and she doesn't stay on real well without having a

nice little target out there. She showed she can be a little more useful, that's

a plus."

Senada gave Prado his third win on the day while boosting her earnings to

$134,876. The four-year-old daughter of Pulpit improved her lifetime record to

15-2-4-6.