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Include Me Out Chasing 4th Straight in Vanity

Include Me Out Chasing 4th Straight in Vanity

Grade I winner Include Me Out puts her three-race victory streak on the line in the $250,000 Vanity Handicap (gr. I) Jan. 16 at Betfair Hollywood Park.

 Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Include Me Out Wins 3rd Graded Stakes of Year

Include Me Out Wins 3rd Graded Stakes of Year

Favored Include Me Out nailed down her third consecutive graded victory this year after overcoming pacesetter Ellafitz narrowly in the $150,000 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap (gr. II) at Betfair Hollywood Park May 19.

 Saturday, May 19, 2012
Zazu, Include Me Out Head Marjorie Everett

Zazu, Include Me Out Head Marjorie Everett

Grade I winners Zazu and Include Me Out will battle in the $150,000 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap (gr. II) at Betfair Hollywood Park May 19 in a race that also attracted multiple grade II winner Ellafitz.

 Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Include Me Out Sloshes to Santa Margarita Win

Include Me Out Sloshes to Santa Margarita Win

Include Me Out blew past odds-on choice Ellafitz on the turn for home and became a grade I winner with an easy victory in the $300,000 Santa Margarita Stakes March 17 on a sloppy track at rainy Santa Anita.

 Saturday, March 17, 2012
Santa Margarita: Ellafitz Seeks Grade I Glory

Santa Margarita: Ellafitz Seeks Grade I Glory

On a three-race stakes winning streak for trainer Bob Baffert, Ellafitz will go for her first grade I victory against five opponents in the $300,000 Santa Margarita Invitational Stakes (gr. I) March 17 at Santa Anita.

 Wednesday, March 14, 2012
 Ellafitz Keeps Fighting to Win Santa Maria

Ellafitz Keeps Fighting to Win Santa Maria

Front-running Ellafitz demonstrated her gritty determination when she turned back several challenges to capture Santa Anita's $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 18.

 Saturday, February 18, 2012
Speed Makes Ellafitz Dangerous in Santa Maria

Speed Makes Ellafitz Dangerous in Santa Maria

There was no staying with Ellafitz in last month's Pasaena Handicap and trainer Bob Baffert's 5-year-old mare could get the same kind of trip in the $200,000 Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 18 at Santa Maria.

 Thursday, February 16, 2012
Ellafitz Leaves Her Bayakoa Rivals Behind

Ellafitz Leaves Her Bayakoa Rivals Behind

Ellafitz, allowed to go it alone on a lackadaisical pace, proved too much to handle in the stretch as she scored her first stakes victory in the $150,000 Bayakoa Handicap (gr. II) by 3 1/4 lengths at Hollywood Park Dec. 4.

 Sunday, December 04, 2011
Hollendorfer's Pair Looks Strong in Bayakoa

Hollendorfer's Pair Looks Strong in Bayakoa

Top-weighted City to City and defending champion Washington Bridge form a potent duo in the $150,000 Bayakoa Handicap (gr. II) for Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer at Hollywood Park Dec. 4.

 Thursday, December 01, 2011
Ultra Blend Keeps Climbing in Clement Hirsch

Ultra Blend Keeps Climbing in Clement Hirsch

Every time he's asked her, trainer Art Sherman says Ultra Blend has met the challenge. In the $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (gr. I) at Del Mar Aug. 6, the 5-year-old California-bred mare will take her biggest step yet.

 Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Crisp Toasts Rivals in Santa Ysabel

Crisp Toasts Rivals in Santa Ysabel

Crisp, who blew the turn in her prior start yet still managed to break her maiden, proved to be an impressive winner of the Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Jan. 10.

 Sunday, January 10, 2010
Six Try to Make the Grade in Santa Ysabel

Six Try to Make the Grade in Santa Ysabel

Six 3-year-old fillies shoot for their initial graded stakes win in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (gr. III) at Santa Anita Jan. 10.

 Thursday, January 07, 2010