"There was a little bit of a delicate situation with the owner and I was asked to come in and kind of save the day", Rosenblum said, adding that she decided to go out on a limb and "go for it" with regards to the purchase.
La Verdad then shipped north to Saratoga where she was unsuccessful in two graded stakes starts, finishing fifth in both the six-furlong Honorable Miss and the seven-furlong Ballerina.
After losing narrowly to Artemis Agrotera in the Grade 2 Gallant Bloom at Belmont, La Verdad returned to the winner's circle on October 18, winning the Iroquois Stakes against state-breds on New York Showcase Day.
La Verdad's championship season was highlighted with victories in six straight stakes races on the New York sprint circuit, starting with her second win in the Distaff on April 18 at Aqueduct.
[4] The fourth betting choice in the seven-furlong Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, La Verdad returned to her on-the-lead running style.
Her valiant efforts would be thwarted by Gallant Bloom foe Wavell Avenue, who surged and passed La Verdad in the late stages to win by 1 3/4 lengths.
La Verdad edged Wavell Avenue by eight first-place votes, 98–90, to win the Eclipse Award as American Champion Female Sprint Horse.
[5] On January 9, 2016 – three days after she was announced as an Eclipse Award finalist – La Verdad ran in what would end up being her final career start, winning the listed Interborough at Aqueduct in wire-to-wire fashion.
La Verdad had been considered for the Barbara Fritchie at Laurel in February, but on January 31 Sheila Rosenblum and Linda Rice decided to retire the horse.