After Music Note easily won the Grade 1 Mother Goose here on June 28, trainer Saeed bin Suroor said he would likely want to run her after a little break at Saratoga in the Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama at Saratoga Race Course on August 16.

But when bin Suroor checked in with his assistant, Rick Mettee, a few days after the Mother Goose, he found that the A.P. Indy filly had recovered well and quickly and acted like she was ready for another assignment.

Or, as Mettee said, “We found a lot more positives about running her than in keeping her in the barn.”

And so, Music Note was entered in Saturday’s 92nd running of the Grade 1, $300,000 Coaching Club American Oaks at a mile and a quarter and ran away to an 11-length victory in 2:01.66. It was her fourth straight victory after losing her debut race, and victory in the 1 ¼-mile Alabama could put her atop the division by summer’s end if all continues to go in her favor.

Her stablemate, Little Belle, who is a Grade 1 winner herself, checked in second, with Flaming Slew third.

Owned by Godolphin Stable and trained as a 2-year-old by Tom Albertrani, Music Note has developed into a graceful athlete that is still maturing. Sitting comfortably off fractions of 24.19; 48.18 and 1:13.01 set by Never Retreat, who then retreated at the quarter-pole.

Jockey Javier Castellano brought Music Note wide and when he asked her to run, she ran herself right into the Alabama, crossing the finish wire in 2:01.66. She returned $2.70 to win.

“She has really improved from her last race,” said bin Suroor. “She showed a different class than the rest of them. I told the jockey to keep her nice and relaxed. She looked like she was stronger than her last race.”

Although the CCA Oaks attracted only five horses, it was the ease of Music Note’s performance that was unforgettable.

“She has a long, beautiful stride,” Castellano said. “She sat just where I wanted her. At the quarter-pole, when I asked her, she just took off. I know it was a small field and looked impressive, but she did it the right way. She does everything the right way. I was impressed when I rode her last year. This year, she is more mature. She’s grown up. When I peeked back at the five-sixteenth pole, I was looking for Little Belle, because I thought she was the main competition.”

Little Belle, who defeated Bsharpsonata and classy Proud Spell in the Ashland, was making her first start since running second to Proud Spell in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks on May 2.

“Little Belle had not run since May and she needed the race,” bin Suroor said. “This race will set her up for her next race. Both of them will go to the Alabama.”