Fashion Plate (G1)
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Fashion Plate notched her first Grade 1 victory in the $300,000 Las Virgenes (G1) at Santa Anita Park.
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Fashion Plate recorded her second victory in a row in the $400,000 Santa Anita Oaks (G1)
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Fashion Plate Wire-to-Wire in Las Virgenes
Ron Mitchell | February 1, 2014 9:13 PM
After getting a quick jump out of the gate, Fashion Plate went wire-to-wire and held off tenacious even-money favorite Streaming for a game victory in the $300,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (gr. I) Feb. 1 at Santa Anita Park.
Sent off at odds of 9-2, the 3-year-old daughter of Old Fashioned -- Miss Puzzle (by Citidancer) broke on top along with Taste Like Candy but opened up a daylight lead after a half-mile was completed in :46.26.
Sent off at odds of 9-2, the 3-year-old daughter of Old Fashioned -- Miss Puzzle (by Citidancer) broke on top along with Taste Like Candy but opened up a daylight lead after a half-mile was completed in :46.26.
"This is unbelievable, when she took the lead that was exciting, and when they came to her, she dug right in."
— Arnold Zetcher, co-owner of Fashion Plate
"When they came to her, she really dug in and tried real hard ... She's a special filly. It means a lot to win this race. Gary put up a great ride. She went nice fractions, she went pretty quick and I think that was a testament to her courage and ability that she was able to do that and sustain the run."
— Simon Callaghan, Multiple Graded Stakes Winning Trainer