Arcadia, CA
Belle Hill shipped down to California from Washington's Emerald Downs to take the Grade III Autumn Miss Stakes at Santa Anita Saturday by a half-length.
Speed has been holding well and jockey Leslie Mawing knew he had to be close to the front. Sitting third and three lengths off the hot pace of :22 and :45 opening splits.
Belle Hill took the lead in deep stretch after pace setter Dreamologist weakened to ninth and second place finisher Paulina's Love could not hold her off in the lane.
Paulina's Love ran a very game second, after sitting right behind the leader throughout and taking the lead at the top of stretch to only lose by a half-length.
Favored Singling Kitty closed well to finish third after a slow break, but did not threaten the top two.
Belle Hill's winning turf debut gives her four straight wins overall and her first graded stakes victory.
She ran the 1 mile turf race in a standard time for the conditions in 1:35.10 and returned $21.20 to win.