Handsome payoff for Handsome Mike filly

Handsome Mike is all alone in second place on the Florida freshman sire list after the maiden victory of J’s Handsome Fana at Tampa Bay Downs yesterday. The filly bred by Faraway Farm enjoyed a dream rail trip under Ronnie Allen Jr. in the race that came off the grass, scoring by 2 1/4 lengths and becoming winner No. 9 for her sire.

In her fourth try, J’s Handsome Fana lit up the tote board with a payoff of $33.20 and earned a check of $7,860 for owner Ralph E. Whitney. My Little Rosy, another daughter of Handsome Mike, missed getting third by half a length at odds of 91-1.