Another real doozie of a race for Handsome Mike filly

Real Doozie turned in a second performance emulating her name to close out the program at Tampa Bay Downs yesterday.

The 3-year-old daughter of Handsome Mike made it two victories in her last three starts with an eye-opening wire-to-wire score under Jose Ferrer. The filly owned and bred by Ballybrit Stable took the lead from the rail soon after the start, opened up a two-length lead behind fractions of :22.67 and :46.05, and nobody ever got closer. At the top of the stretch she put it in cruise control and sprinted away by nearly four lengths, getting five furlongs in :58.51 and earning a check for $9,590. Her maiden victory on Jan. 8 was accomplished by eight lengths.

Handsome Mike has moved into seventh place among Florida’s active sires with 2020 progeny earnings of $225,159.