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Wasted Tears Wins
John C. Mabee Stakes
Del Mar - August 15, 2010 - In a display of unusual tenacity, Wasted Tears, the
even-money favorite, staved off the strong stretch challenge of longshot Lilly
Fa Pootz to win Sunday's featured $250,000 John C. Mabee Stakes by a nose before
18,046 fans.
With Rajiv Maragh in from the East Coast for his first mount ever at Del Mar,
Wasted Tears extended her winning streak to seven in a photo finish with a
determined rival, Lilly Fa Pootz, who went postward at 12-1 under jockey Joel
Rosario.
A close-up third, only another half-length back, was Gotta Have Her, with
Princess Haya fourth in the field of seven older fillies and mares.
Highly-regarded Gozzip Girl, third choice at 7-2, was a disappointing sixth.
Withdrawn from the original field was Oui Say Oui.
Wasted Tears, bred, owned and trained by Bart Evans of Midland, Texas, led from
the start and ran the mile and one-eighth on the infield Jimmy Durante Turf
Course in 1:47.35, returning $4.20, $3.40 and $2.40 with her eleventh triumph in
16 starts over-all. The five-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of Najran earned
$150,000 to increase her bankroll to $708,598.
Lilly Fa Pootz paid $8.20 and $3.60, while Gotta Have Her returned $2.40 to
show.
Well-traveled in her career, Wasted Tears has won races at Lone Star Park in
Texas, Gulfstream Park in Florida and Keeneland in Kentucky. She arrived at Del
Mar from Texas a week ago and was stabled with the horses of trainer Richard
Mandella.
The Mabee Stakes is a "Win and You're In," race, qualifying the winner for a
berth in the filly and mare division of the Breeders' Cup in November at
Churchill Downs.
With a two-day carryover of $846,824 in the Pick Six, $3,314,893 was wagered
Sunday for a grand total of $4,161,717. In a sequence of races dominated by
favorites, there were 733 perfect tickets and each was worth $3,666.40.