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Fleet Treat StakesDEL MAR, CALIFORNIA SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2009 FLEET TREAT STAKES MIKE SMITH (Excessive Blend) – “She was a little tuned up going into it. That had me a bit concerned. She was wanting to be rank coming away from there, but I got her to settle and we were OK from there. She came running and it was a good race for her. She got beat going a mile (July 4 at Hollywood), but I think she can win doing that. This seven-eighths is a tough race; you’ve got to run hard all the way. Lots of times a mile or a mile and a sixteenth can be an easier race. She was keyed up today, too. You’ve got to remember that when you take this race into account.” VICTOR ESPINOZA (Chalula One) – “I had the good trip and she gave it a good try. She did a funny thing around the eighth pole. She sort of eased up and her ears went up and she started playing. But then she got back into it. It was a good race for her.” JOSE VALDIVIA, JR. (Ultra Blend) – “I thought I’d be laying first of second with her early, but I had to get after her away from the gate. On the turn I didn’t know if she’d make the board, but she came running. All in all, a credible race for her.” CARLA GAINES (Excessive Blend) -- “I’m very excited to win this race. She’s very talented, but not very focused. We’ve thought about putting blinkers on her but I’m not sure about that. I want to work with her with the least amount of equipment. I don’t know just what we’ll do next. With her, I take it race by race.” FRACTIONS: :23.33 :46.59 1:10.97 1:23.43 The stakes win was the first of the meet for Mike Smith and his second in the Fleet Treat. He now has 23 stakes wins at Del Mar. The stakes win was the first of the meet for Carla Gaines and also her first in the Fleet Treat. She now has seven stakes wins at Del Mar. |
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