Handsome Mike filly 3rd in $60,000 Fair Grounds stakes

In her first five dirt races at Louisiana Downs and Delta Downs, Naughty Me posted a record of 2-1-2 with earnings of $56,100, winning her last two starts at Delta. The 3-year-old daughter of Handsome Mike made her first appearance on the grass at Fair Grounds on Saturday in the one-mile, $60,000 Shantel Lanerie Memorial Overnight Stakes and was sent off at 41-1, highest price on the board.

The filly bred by Beth Bayer broke sharply with Ronan Singh and settled into second along the rail, about three lengths off the leader. She remained there until the turn where she became locked in a five-way battle up front until mid-stretch, finally succumbing to the 2/5 favorite and 5/2 second choice. Naughty Me earned $6,000 for her third-place finish and boosted her total to $61,100.

At Turf Paradise, Thirty Seconds Out won for the second time in his last three starts to give Treasure Beach his fifth winner of 2019. The 3-year-old gelding owned and bred by Carl and Sherry Walker broke his maiden on Dec. 12, getting six furlongs in 1:11.71. This time, he was clocked in 1:10.13, scoring by four lengths.