Handsome Girl lives up to her name with Evangeline score

Handsome Girl moved Handsome Mike a little closer to the $2 million mark in career progeny earnings with a gutsy, wire-to-wire performance in a one-mile race that came off the turf at Evangeline Downs last night.

With Puerto Rican rider Wallynette Rodriguez aboard, the 4-year-old filly bred by Ponder Hill jumped out to an early lead and controlled the race throughout. She held a three-length lead in mid-stretch and coasted home by 1 1/2 to score her second victory of 2020 and fourth overall.

Handsome Girl paid $17 and earned $9,600 for the effort, raising her career total to $49,368 on a record of 4-3-3 in 20 starts. Handsome Mike is less than $78,000 from reaching $2 million lifetime.