Kind of Naughty held off The Gang and I and scored a half-length victory Friday in the $15,850 Ashbaugh Beal Purse for older fillies and mares at Emerald Downs.

Ridden by Isaias Enriquez, Kind of Naughty ran six furlongs ion 1 minute, 9.29 seconds and paid $11.20, $5 and $3.60. Frank Lucarelli is the trainer for owners Chris Randall and Nick Rossi.

The victory lifted Lucarelli, the two time defending training champion, into a 30-29 lead over Jeff Metz atop the trainers’ standings.

Hustled to the lead from the inside post-position, Kind of Naughty dueled with Sis’s Sis through fractions of :22.04 and :44.36, shook clear past mid-stretch, and was fully extended to prevail.

A 4-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Songandaprayer. Kind of Naughty has won three of five starts at the meet including two straight feature races, and is 4-3-2 in 15 starts overall with earnings of $67,747.

The Gang and I, ridden by Eliska Kubinova, stalked the leaders into the lane and rallied strongly for second place. The Gang and I paid $5.60 and $3.40. Perfect Pie finished third, paid $2.60, and was followed by Maggie’s Special, Sis’s Sis and Seventypercentcocoa.

NOTES: Lorenzo Lopez rode two winners on the eight-race card – Defend Liberty ($36) in race two and Sheza Silver Moon ($6.40) in the nightcap… Juan Gutierrez and Enriquez each rode a winner and Gutierrez maintains a 72-71 lead over Enriquez atop the jockeys’ standings… Live racing continues Saturday with first post 2:15 p.m. The 34th running of the $65,000 Washington Oaks goes as Race 9 with unbeaten Stopshoppingdebbie 1-to-2 on the morning line as she seeks to cap a sweep of the 3-year-old filly division.