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Santa Anita Weekend Stakes January 12-13, 2008

By Cindy Pierson Dulay, About.com

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Final Fling wins the 2008 Santa Ysabel Stakes

Final Fling with Joseph Talamo up wins the 2008 Santa Ysabel Stakes at Santa Anita

Final Fling with Joseph Talamo up wins the 2008 Santa Ysabel Stakes at Santa Anita

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Another field of 3-year-old fillies competed in the $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes (G3) at 1 1/16 miles. Kazamira led the field around the clubhouse turn and down the backstretch through fractions of 23.52, 47.04, and 1:11.09 while Grace Anatomy stalked her in second. Entering the stretch, Grace Anatomy took over the lead but Final Fling, who raced in fourth early, came out in mid-stretch and rallied late to win going away by 1 1/4 lengths in 1:41.96. It was a long 3 3/4 lengths back to Kazamira in third, while odds-on favorite Turn Away raced in midpack early but was eased in the stretch.
Results chart

Winning trainer Jeff Mullins said, "The Cal Championship Stakes was coming up and I didn't want to run her back in eight days. Actually, the timing for this race when it came up was a little too quick, but with the cancellation of races, it gave her a little more time and we got another work in her at Hollywood."

Jockey Joe Talamo added, "My filly is everything a jockey would want in a horse. She settled real nice. Coming out of those sprints, she laid close but she was relaxed. When I asked her turning for home, she just exploded. Jeff has been very patient with her and he's turned her around from being a sprint filly to what you saw today."

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