“The first time we ran her, she ran out to the lead and then look like she got lost,” said Hopkins. “My little brother, Jay, was so smart. He recognized her blinkers might have been too big. We put a smaller set of blinkers on and she’s won two in a row.”

Scarmardo was in Kentucky for the Derby, so his son, Craig and daughter-in-law Ashley accepted the blanket.

“My dad enjoys breeding these horses and we’re glad I could get a win for him while he is out of town,” said his son.

Hopkins indicated that Down For A Fortune will make her next start at Retama Park. She returned $18.80 for the win as she earned $19,722, the biggest check in her nine lifetime starts.

Fastest qualifier Lets Get Silk ran second under rider Ricardo Aguirre. The daughter of Mr Jess Berry is owned by Silvia Robles and trained by Abel Morin. The in-bred filly is out of the Stoli mare Lets Get Fiscal. Both Mr Jess Berry and Stoli are son's of the champion and champion producing mare Strawberry Silk, by *Beduino (TB).

Still a maiden after four starts, long-shot Fool Of Nuts earned $4,287 for finished third. Margie McMullen bred the Hadtobenuts gelding in Texas from the Renown mare Renown Lady. Alfred Aparicio trains with Agustin Carino getting the riding assignment.

Flashfire At Six was fourth followed by a dead-heat for fifth between Evil Monkey and The Posse. Ill Make U Famous, Ms Jesse Belle, Looking For Fish and Viva La Bj completed the field.

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