ARCADIA, Calif. – She’d already become known for her speed and brilliance. On Saturday, the classy filly known as Covfefe also showed her versatility and grit in digging deep to win the 13th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Santa Anita. Off just a tad slowly from post 1, Covfefe found herself behind two longshot rivals, Danuska’s My Girl and Heavenhasmynikki, as the seven-furlong race unfolded. Jockey Joel Rosario, confident in his mount’s ability to adapt, angled to the outside for the run into the turn. From there, Covfefe did the rest, holding off an oncoming Bellafina to win by three-quarters of a length while surely clinching a divisional championship. “I was able to work my way out and get her in the clear,” said Rosario. “After that, she did all the work.” Bet down to favoritism in the last few wagering cycles, Covfefe returned $5 after finishing in 1:22.40 over a fast track. There was a big gap of 7 3/4 lengths back to Dawn the Destroyer, the late-running third finisher in a field of nine. Covfefe, a bay Kentucky-bred 3-year-old by Into Mischief out of Antics, by Unbridled, now has won five of six starts this year. Several of her prior wins came in spectacular fashion, including a record-smashing score in the Miss Preakness at Pimlico and the Grade 1 Test at Saratoga. “I love her so much,” said Jaime Roth, who with her parents, Larry and Nanci, campaigns the Into Mischief filly under their LNJ Foxwoods banner. “Just knowing everything that goes into this moment, all the work. It doesn’t always work out, but when it does, it’s incredible.” Brad Cox is the trainer of Covfefe, whose name was reserved with The Jockey Club by Jaime Roth shortly after President Trump issued his bumbling tweet, “Covfefe.” “We thought she would be tough today,” said Cox, who won the BC Juvenile Fillies on Friday with British Idiom. “It was a bit of a trip. Two horses broke and showed the way, and Joel was able to work his way off the rail down the backside. By the quarter pole I thought we were in great shape.” Indeed, after putting away the two fading longshots and shrugging off a stalking bid from Spiced Perfection, Covfefe sped clear approaching the eighth pole, with only Bellafina and jockey Flavien Prat having any chance to catch her. But Covfefe held sway under a steady drive from Rosario. “As soon as the winner saw me, she re-engaged,” said Prat. After the top three, the order was Spiced Perfection, Danuska’s My Girl, Come Dancing, Selcourt, Lady Ninja, and Heavenhasmynikki. Clearly the disappointment of the race was Come Dancing, who never reached contention when finishing sixth as the 2-1 second choice. Winner of the Grade 1 Ballerina in August, the 5-year-old mare apparently did not like the track surface, said jockey Javier Castellano. “I was in the perfect spot behind the leaders and they were going fast,” said Castellano. “But at the three-eighths pole when I asked her, there was nothing.” Also turning in a subpar performance was Selcourt, who typically had shown speed in her races but was nowhere near the front at any point. The Filly and Mare Sprint, first run in 2007 at Monmouth Park, had not been won by a 3-year-old until Shamrock Rose got up in the final jumps last year at Churchill at 25-1. Covfefe and Bellafina were the only 3-year-olds in the field this year. The $2 exacta (1-6) paid $20.80, the $1 trifecta (1-6-8) returned $94.10, and the 10-cent superfecta (1-6-8-9) was worth $34.38.