ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 24, 2015) – Go West Marie rallied along the rail to win Saturday’s $150,000 Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint for Golden State Series eligible fillies and mares at Santa Anita.
Go West Marie is by Western Fame, out of the Swiss Yodeler mare Marie’s Rose, was bred by Summer Mayberry, is owned by Peter Redekop, trained by Eddie Truman and was ridden by Gary Stevens.
“A great trip,” said Stevens. “Eddie’s done a great job with this filly and I got on her at the right time. I learned a lot about her. I asked him if I could just sit on her and be quiet with her. It worked out well. She exploded with me the last eighth, and I rode her the same way today even though we were shortening up and there was so much speed. The key with a filly like this is they’re professional–let them settle and they’re going to finish for you.”
She has five wins in 17 starts, earnings of $402,520 and was coming off a win in a Dec. 28 optional claimer.
“This race wasn’t really our choice,” said Truman. “We think she’s better going long but we wanted a Cal-bred race. Her last race was in open company and this was really our only option for Cal-breds. Gary said he would ride her the same way, just sit on her dead last…She has run down the hill and been on the lead, so really, she’ll do anything. She is just so sweet. She’s maturing and getting so much smarter and kinder.”
Go West Marie ran the about 6 ½ furlongs on turf in 1:12.18 and won by three-quarters of a length over pacesetter Home Journey at odds of 5-1, with More Complexity third in the field of 12.
For Go West Marie’s pedigree, click http://www.pedigreequery.com/go+west+marie