Melair Stakes
1 1/16 Mile Dirt Stake Purse $150.000 Filly 3 Year Olds Foaled In CA.

1st      Top Billing        Smokey Stover          Cedillo A

Looked good on form for this and used the one gate perfectly to take bad luck out of the equation. Leading all the way she had enough left at the end to hold on gamely by a half length and cap off a promising start to 2021. Bought for $200 pre-race i am sure his owner will breathe a sigh of relief at this win and hope to build her towards some more black type to help her breeding value.

2nd       Steppin Out        Mb Stables          Gonzalez Ru

Looked to be in the perfect spot in transit but once again could not quite quicken up enough. She may have the class gene but she certainly lack the acceleration one and we may end up seeing the best of her over more extreme trips.

3rd            Girl Mazula        Wood Duck Stables       Hernandez J J

Did well to get withina length of two proven stakes fillies, running on strongly through the line. Bought for just ten dollars she is proving a bargain and certainly looks to be improving with her racing.

4th         Dem Say          Night Rider Stables           Prat F

Once again ran on too late to trouble the first three she needs to find some early pace from somewhere to be more competitive at this level.

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