Cypress >> Sweet Azteca won the strongest race of the Los Alamitos early-summer thoroughbred season Saturday like a filly who could make waves in a bigger spot at Del Mar this fall.

Ridden by Juan Hernandez, the odds-on favorite powered away from a good field to win the $200,000, Grade II Great Lady M Stakes by 5 lengths in a track-record 1:14.33 for 6 1/2 furlongs.

The time beat — by .15 of a second — the mark held for eight years by Finest City, a promising omen because that Great Lady M champion went on to win the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare sprint at 8-1 odds later in 2016.

Trainer Michael McCarthy was happy to see Sweet Azteca continue her year-long improvement by winning from behind pacesetter Daddysruby.

Four-year-old Sweet Azteca (who paid $3.40), coming off an upset of Adare Manor in the Grade I Beholder Mile at Santa Anita, won for the fourth time in five career starts for owner Pamela Ziebarth.

Daddysruby held on for second. Super Shine got up for third after a terrible start. Olivia Twist, a 37-1 shot, was fourth.

The Los Al meet ends today.