Enumclaw Girl made a smooth transition from sprinter to router Sunday at Emerald Downs.
The gray filly led all the way in posting a 3½-length victory in the $50,000 Irish Day Handicap for 3-year-old fillies.
With Gallyn Mitchell riding at 119 pounds, Enumclaw Girl ran the one-mile distance in 1:37 on a fast track and paid $2.80, $2.20 and $2.20. Rosie Simkins is the trainer for owner/breeder Doris Konecny of Enumclaw.
Enumclaw Girl now has two stakes victories this season and came within a neck of a third. The daughter of Katowice won the U.S. Bank Stakes on May 10 by 2½ lengths and finished a close second in the Federal Way Handicap on May 31. Overall, she has three wins in four starts and $74,680 in earnings, including $27,500 for Sunday’s triumph.
Naturally Perfect, ridden by Leslie Mawing at 116 pounds, finished well to take second place, returning $6.20 and $3.60. It was one length back to Light Up the Lane, ridden by Juan Gutierrez at 118 pounds, and a $3.80 show payoff.
Enumclaw Girl never had raced beyond 6½ furlongs, but she easily cleared that hurdle Sunday.