GRAND ISLE, Neb. - Gracie Jane got her biggest career win as she rallied clear in the stretch to score by 2 1/4 lengths in the $26,800 Al Swihart Memorial Stakes on Saturday evening at Fonner Park.
Gracie Jane settled off a hotly contested pace set by 8-5 favorite Miss Missile and local speedster Noble Bandit among others. With Jordan Olesiak riding, Gracie Jane challenged outside Noble Bandit into the far turn of the 6 1/2-furlong race and then dueled that rival into defeat through the final sixteenth of a mile to gain her first career stakes win for trainer Jim Cranwell.