Lady Joanne beats Octave, Lear’s Princess down stretch in $500,000 Alabama Stakes

Lady Joanne fought off Octave and Lear’s Princess in a tough stretch run to win Saturday’s $500,000 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. The Carl Nafzger trained Lay Joanne held off the closing Lear’s Princess and a late run from Octave, who could not get up in time on the rail. The filly drifted in the stretch, instituting a steward’s inquiry into the stretch run of the 1-mile race, the results…