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VELOCITY VESPA EXTENDS STREAK TO FIVE AT POMPANO

Pompano Beach, FL.January 27, 2016.Velocity Vespa survived a “roughed up” opening quarter and went on to win the $12,000 Mares Open Handicap Pace in 1:53 over a sloppy Pompano Park oval on Wednesday night.

The six year-old daughter of I Scoot Hanover, driven by George Napolitano, Jr., dug in late to hold off the pocket sitting Mach It A Par, handled by Dan Clements, by a neck with Classic Carpet and Wally Hennessey teaming up for show honors.

Just A Bee finished fourth after moving to the flank of Velocity Vespa around the final turn while Art Frenzy picked up the minor award in the field of seven.

At the outset, Mach It A Par showed alacrity leaving with Just A Bee alongside and Velocity Vespa also joining the fray from her outside post and “double bubbled” through much of a sizzling opening quarter in :26.3.

Finally making the top, Napolitano lulled the rest of the field through a :30.2 second panel-a breather that put Velocity Vespa at the half in :57.

On the backside, Just A Bee left her spot in third and charged up strongly as the pace quickened with “Vespa” reaching the third station in 1:25.

In the lane, Just A Bee drifted out a bit allowing Mach It a Par a clear path to the leader and, while gaining a bit late, fell a neck short at the wire as Velocity Vespa notched the victory-her fifth straight here at...

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VELVET MESQUITE, SHEER PLEASURE, CHATI’S ON TOP, MY FIONA, QIAONA &

SINGING KITTY ALL PROMINENT IN WIDE OPEN $150,000 SUNSHINE MILLIONS

FILLY & MARE TURF SPRINT SATURDAY AT 6 ½ FURLONGS DOWN HILLSIDE TURF

WITH 14 OLDER FILLIES & MARES ENTERED, 12 TO FACE STARTER IN TOUGHEST RACE ON SUNSHINE MILLIONS DAY CARD 

ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2016)—In what looms as the most competitive race on an action-packed Sunshine Millions Day program Saturday at Santa Anita, the $150,000 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint, to be run at 6 ½ furlongs down the Camino Real Turf Course, has attracted a field of 14 older fillies and mares, with 12 to start.

In a tough call, Harris Farms’ homebred Velvet Mesquite, who comes off a close seventh place run in the Grade II Monrovia Stakes down the hill on Jan. 3, may rate top billing for trainer Blake Heap.  A 6-year-old mare by In Excess, she is 11-5-1-2 over the course, including a win in the Calirornia Distaff Handicap here in October, 2014.  Although winless in seven starts last year, she had a pair of seconds and thirds, which included a close second down the hill in the Grade III Sen. Ken Maddy Stakes three starts back on Oct. 25.

Out of the Huddle Up mare Mesquite, Velvet Mesquite is 18-5-4-2 overall with earnings of $343,446.

Trained by Phil D’Amato and owned by Little Red Feather Racing or RM Racing, Sheer Pleasure, a two-time state-bred stakes winner who has been the beaten favorite in her last two starts, would appear to rate a...