ARCADIA, Calif. – Kopion, the winner of three graded stakes for female sprinters from last December to early May, is on schedule for a start in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Del Mar on Nov. 1 after a quick five-furlong workout in 59.40 seconds at Santa Anita on Wednesday. “She wasn’t meant to have a fast work, but she did,” trainer Richard Mandella said. “She’s just going good.” Rapid workouts have become customary for Kopion in recent weeks. She went a half-mile in 46.80 seconds at Santa Anita on Sept. 24, the quickest of 22 works at the distance that day. :: BREEDERS’ CUP FILLY AND MARE SPRINT: See DRF’s special section with top contenders, odds, comments, news, and more Kopion is best known for an attractive win in the Grade 1 Derby City Distaff at seven furlongs at Churchill Downs on May 3. She has been second by 1 1/2 lengths in her last two starts, both against top-class company. She lost to Sweet Azteca in the Grade 2 Great Lady M. Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs at Los Alamitos on July 5 and to Seismic Beauty in the Grade 1 Clement Hirsch Stakes at 1 1/16 miles at Del Mar on Aug. 2. Sweet Azteca is a leading contender for the BC Filly and Mare Sprint, while Seismic Beauty is bound for the BC Distaff the same day. Kopion, owned by Spendthrift Farm, has won 5 of 9 starts and earned $1,144,700. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.