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2008 Sunshine Millions

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Dearest Trickski wins the 2008 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint

Dearest Trickski wins the 2008 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint at Santa Anita Park

Dearest Trickski wins the 2008 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint at Santa Anita Park

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Just 8 older fillies and mares went to post at Santa Anita in the $300,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint at 6 furlongs, with Dearest Trickski sent off as the 4-5 favorite over last year's winner, 6-1 Shaggy Mane. Dearest Trickski went to the lead right out of the gate, setting very fast fractions of 20.52 and 43.39 while about 2 lengths clear of the rest of the field. Entering the stretch, the heavy favorite powered away under jockey Mike Smith to win by 4 1/4 lengths over Dixie Dreamer in 1:07.66. It was another length back to Prime Catch in third.
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Winning jockey Mike Smith said, "She has been training amazingly and she ran that way. She’s just about the quickest thing I’ve ever been on. They just don’t come any quicker than that. She’s like a deer leaving the gate. She runs ’em off their feet, relaxes and then she’s got another gear. What’s good about her is that when she hits the front again, she’ll prick her ears, take a breath and get some more air to finish. She is remarkable."

Trainer John Sadler added, "When we were in the paddock, the big question was how the track was going to be today. We didn’t really know. We know she likes synthetic surfaces, so our plan was to go to the front and see how it played out."

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