Handsome Mike a stone’s throw from $3 million

It only took Well Shes Handsome two races to break her maiden, with Miguel Vazquez guiding the 3-year-old daughter of Handsome Mike to a stylish victory at Gulfstream Park yesterday for Ocala’s Glen View Oaks, her owner and breeder.

After half the field in the 5 1/2-furlong race opted to try for the early lead, Vazquez slipped Well Shes Handsome through on the inside to take over in a :22.67 first quarter. The filly who had finished second in her first start on Jan. 16 then continued on in front and won by three-quarters of a length after turning back Pretzel, a filly by former Pleasant Acres stallion Brethren.

Well She’s Handsome paid $6.60 as second choice while becoming her sire’s eighth winner this year. She earned $12,800 plus a breeder’s award for Glen View. Handsome Mike is now less than $42,000 away from reaching $3 million in lifetime progeny earnings.