Spiced Perfection's day to shine in Generous Portion Stakes

DEL MAR, Calif. - Wednesdays have been Spiced Perfection’s day at Del Mar this summer.

After winning a maiden race on opening day – Wednesday, July 19 – Spiced Perfection won her stakes debut in Wednesday’s $98,000 Generous Portion Stakes for California-bred 2-year-old fillies.

Spiced Perfection ($17.20) was always near the front and won the six-furlong race by two lengths in 1:11.38 under jockey Joe Talamo.

Talamo has been the regular rider of Spiced Perfection and has noted improvement in workouts.

“She been getting over the track as well as any horse in the morning,” he said. “After her last race, she woke up – in a good way.”

Spiced Perfection raced wide against four rivals in the Generous Portion. She was within a neck of the lead after a quarter-mile, challenged 1-2 favorite Show It N Moe It on the turn, and was clear with a furlong to go.

Family Girl was second, followed by Show It N Moe It, who was beaten 8 1/4 lengths. Empress of Love and Little Doe were fourth and fifth. Clean Living, Hold That Smile, It’s About Alex, One Fast Broad, and Sharona Sunset were scratched from the original field of 10.

Show It N Moe It and Family Girl were first and fourth in the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association Stakes for California-bred 2-year-old fillies on Aug. 2.

Spiced Perfection is the first stakes winner for the California-based stallion Smiling Tiger. Owned by Dare to Dream Stable and trained by Brian Koriner, Spiced Perfection has won 2 of 4 starts and earned $110,280. She was purchased for $50,000 at the Barretts March sale of select 2-year-olds in training.

Koriner said the $100,000 Barretts Debutante Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Los Alamitos on Sept. 16 is a possibility for Spiced Perfection.