ALBANY, Calif. (Dec. 8, 2018) – In the first division of Saturday’s $50,000 Miss America Stakes at Golden Gate, California-bred Lynne’s Legacy rolled from last to first to win the 1 1/16-mile contest for trainer Doug O’Neill and jockey Alonso Quinonez.
Lynne’s Legacy is by Unusual Heat, out of the Steinlen mare Top of Our Game, was bred by Harris Farms, and is owned by Maureen Richardson, Ritchie Robershaw and Steve Rothblum. She has five wins in 29 starts, earnings of $305,780.
O’Neill claimed Lynne’s Legacy out of her most recent appearance, an allowance optional claimer at Del Mar, in which Lynne’s Legacy was in for a $40,000 tag. Lynne’s Legacy picked up her first stakes victory with the Miss America Stakes triumph.