La Nez, Camille C Duel in Melair

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Apr. 21, 2010) – Saturday’s $150,000 Melair Stakes for 3-year-old California-bred or California-sired fillies on the Gold Rush card at Hollywood Park.

Salty Fries is by In Excess, out of the Salt Lake mare Salty Steph, was bred by owner Legacy Ranch and trained by Terry Knight. She has three wins in eight starts, earnings of $89,122 and is making her first start since a fourth in the Dec. 27 California Breeders Champion Stakes.

La Nez is by Storm Creek, out of the Iz a Saros mare Iza Bay, was bred by J. Chance Kruljac, is owned by A and R Racing Stables, Class Racing Stable, Nezi Simmons and Eric Kruljac and trained by Eric Kruljac. She has two wins in eight starts, earnings of $182,600 and is coming off a second in the Mar. 28 Santa Paula.

She’s Not Lion is by Lion Heart, out of the Magic Prospect mare Lake Okeechobee, was bred by Madera Thoroughbreds and Venneri Racing, is owned by Let’s Go Stable and trained by Todd Pletcher. She is a maiden making her fourth start, with earnings of $19,760 and is coming off a second in a Mar. 17 maiden race.

Costanta is by Cee’s Tizzy, out of the Drouilly mare Torchiere, was bred by Dan Agnew, is owned by Dan Agnew and Jerry Fanning and trained by Fanning. She has one win in four starts, earnings of $25,004 and is coming off a third in an Apr. 11 starter’s allowance.

Twistnthenightaway is by Oliver’s Twist, out of the Explodent mare Static Discharge, was bred by Charlott Wrather, is owned by Jeff Silver and Tony Valazza and is trained by Gerard Piccioni. The $6,500 Barretts purchase is a maiden making her fifth start with earnings of $11,120 and is coming off a third in a Mar. 17 maiden race.

Camille C is by Roman Dancer, out of the Rahy mare Paris Operetta, was bred by Rod and Lorraine Rodriguez, is owned by Carlos Polanco and trained by Marcelo Polanco, The $4,200 Barretts purchase has two wins in 12 starts, earnings of $179,551 and is coming off a fourth in the Apr. 3 Providencia.

Blind Optimism is by Momentum, out of the Irish River mare Moonfest, was bred by J. Paul Reddam, is owned by Reddam, John Fuller and Lee Kovel and trained by Doug O’Neill. She has one win in four starts, earnings of $36,720 and is coming off a second in a Mar. 26 optional claimer.