3/28/2010 Sunland Park Oaks Harissa

11th race - Sunland Park - March 28, 2010
Race Name: Sunland Park Oaks
Race Type: Stakes
Age Restriction: Three Year Old
Sex Restriction: Fillies
Value of Race: $200,000
Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles On The Dirt
Track Condition: Fast
Winning Time: 1:42.90

Pgm	Horse	Jockey	Win	Place	Show
2	Harissa	Tyler Baze	6.80	3.60	2.60
3	Hayley's Halo	Robby Albarado		10.20	3.60
1	Queen Greeley	Isaias D. Enriquez			2.20
Also ran: 5 - Tornado Betty , 4 - Pyrite On My Mind , 6 - Ellafitz
Wager Type		Winning Numbers		Payoff
$1 Pick 3		2-5-2 (3 correct)		100.30
$1 Exacta		2-3		37.10
$1 Superfecta		2-3-1-5		417.60
$1 Trifecta		2-3-1		116.10
Winning Breeder: Jeanne Bruce
Winning Owner: Gem, Inc. (Waken)
Winning Trainer: David E. Hofmans

2010 Sunland Park Oaks Harissa.pdf

Harissa Gets Hot in Sharp Sunland Oaks Win
By Jack Shinar
Updated: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 4:07 PM
Posted: Sunday, March 28, 2010 8:38 PM
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/56148/harissa-gets-hot-in-sharp-sunland-oaks-win?source=rss

Southern California shipper Harissa got hot at the right time when she pulled away from pacesetter Hayley's Halo to win the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks (VIDEO) in New Mexico March 28.

With Tyler Baze aboard Harissa for the first time for trainer David Hofmans, the daughter of Afleet Alex   scored her first stakes victory by 3 1/2 lengths in the 1 1/16-mile event for 3-year-old fillies. She was clocked in a strong 1:42.90.

The pacemakers Harissa and Hayley's Halo made it a two-horse race on the final turn when favored Queen Greeley and Ellafitz, also in from Southern California for trainer Bob Baffert, could not keep up. The first two dueled through the lane before Harissa took control in the final furlong. Queen Greeley, the 8-5 choice in the six-horse field, finished a distant third, 2 3/4 lengths behind the runner-up.

Hayley's Halo's quarter-mile fractions were solid -- :23.41, :46.76 and 1:11.25.

Owned by Gem Inc., Harissa posted back-to-back runner-up finishes in 1 1/16-mile optional claiming allowance races at Santa Anita in her most recent efforts. She improved her career record to 2-2-1 in seven races and boosted her earnings to $174,520 with the winning purse of $120,000.

Jeanne Bruce bred the winning bay filly, who is out of Dynasty, by Time for a Change, in Kentucky. Harissa sold for $95,000 as a yearling at Keeneland in September 2008.

Sent off as the co-second choice, Harissa paid $6.80, $3.60 and $2.60. Halyley's Halo, making her stakes debut for trainer Henry Dominguez, returned $10.20 and $3.60 as the longest price on the board, completing a $74.20 exacta. Queen Greeley was coming off back-to-back stakes wins at Sunland for trainer Todd Fincher and paid $2.20 to show.

Tornado Betty was followed home by Pyrite On My Mind and Ellafitz.