Flattery (Flatter) battled seven others to win the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf Saturday.
After she broke her maiden at first asking at Del Mar over the Jimmy Durante Turf Course Aug. 19, the chestnut filly returned here as the 3-1 third choice. From the first jumps she was taken back along the rail towards the rear of the field as a longshot set a brisk pace. The Peter Eurton trainee continued to wait her turn until the far turn when she tipped to the outside and under a drive, Flattery rolled home over Loterie (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}).
“I didn't know if she was going to get out of it because they were kind of trapped a little inside,” said Eurton. “But once he got her settled it was just a matter of time. He had so much horse. She's kind of jumped up a level since her last. She's more precocious and her last works were more on the bridle. She picked things up pretty quick.”
The winner's dam is responsible for a yearling filly by Echo Town. Out of an extended female family which includes NYRA stakes stalwart Fourstardave (Compliance), second dam Mystic Lady (Thunder Gulch) won four graded stakes during her career including the GII Cotillion H.
DEL MAR JUVENILE FILLIES TURF S., $101,500, Del Mar, 9-9, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:36.86, fm.
1–FLATTERY, 122, f, 2, by Flatter
1st Dam: Mystic Miracle, by Unbridled's Song
2nd Dam: Mystic Lady, by Thunder Gulch
3rd Dam: Diane Suzanne, by Compliance
($180,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Exline-Border Racing LLC, Burns Racing LLC, Aaron Kennedy, Aaron and Richard Hausman; B-Machmer Hall, Carrie Brogden & Craig Brogden (KY); T-Peter Eurton; J-Juan J. Hernandez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $109,200. *1/2 to Wegetsdamunnys (D' Funnybone), MSP, $305,620.
2–Loterie (Ire), 120, f, 2, Ten Sovereigns (Ire)–All To Do With It (Ire), by Canford Cliffs (Ire). (€30,000 Ylg '22 TATIRY). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Living The Dream LLC, Medallion Racing and Barry Fowler; B-Lynch Bages LTD (IRE); T-Philip D'Amato. $20,000.
3–Angiolleta (Ire), 122, f, 2, Calyx (GB)–Angelic Guest (Ire), by Dark Angel (Ire). (20,000gns Ylg '22 TADEY). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Great Friends Stables, LLC, James F. Cahill, Mark Davis and Ty Leatherman; B-Wardley bloodstock (IRE); T-Doug F. O'Neill. $12,000.
Margins: 1, 1 1/4, 2 1/4. Odds: 3.30, 1.80, 2.50.
Also Ran: Tambo, Cailin Dana, Auratium, Double Bay (Ire), Bossy Bruin Gal. Scratched: Arctic Breeze, Into Yellowstone, Poppy's Joy.
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FLATTERY ($8.60) got a perfect trip under @JJHernandezS19 to hold off the late run of Loterie (IRE) in the $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf at @DelMarRacing. This 2-year-old filly is trained by @EurtonRacing. Congrats to the connections! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/sqJWGUMIrM
— TVG (@TVG) September 9, 2023
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