DEL MAR, Calif. (July 26, 2014) – Favored Go West Marie gamely fought off Wonderful Lie to win Saturday’s $200,000 Fleet Treat Stakes for Golden State Series eligible 3-year-old fillies at Del Mar.
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 and trained by Eddie Truman.
“Yes, this is my first Del Mar stakes win,” said Truman. “I’ve been coming here for 44 years. It feels fantastic. The main thing is to do it for (owner) Mr. (Peter) Redekop. He’s the one who steps up and takes the chance and he’s given me some very good horses. And it’s nice to have a world class rider like Kent Desormeaux — that helps you relax. He came by this morning and said ‘You want to talk?’ I said, ‘Are you kidding, you’re riding her.’”
She has three wins in 11 starts, earnings of $228,280 and was coming off a third in a June 20 optional claimer.
Go West Marie ran the seven furlongs in 1:22.29 and won by one-half length over Wonderful Lie, with Grazenette third in the field of six.
“She’s a tough little thing,” said Desormeaux. “When we went for home, I had that other filly (Wonderful Life) come up alongside and challenge. But I felt good. My filly had one ear pointing straight ahead to where we were going and the other one turned toward that other filly. As long as she had that other one measured, I knew we’d be all right.”
For Go West Marie’s pedigree, click http://www.pedigreequery.com/go+west+marie.