INGLEWOOD, Calif. - Heat Haze rallied from last in to final quarter-mile to win Sunday's $500,000 Matriarch Stakes at Hollywood Park and in doing so became a leading candidate for outstanding turf female of 2003.
Heat Haze's victory in the Grade 1 Matriarch marked her fourth graded stakes win of the year and second in a Grade 1. She won the Beverly D Stakes at Arlington Park in August.
Heat Haze had a trouble free trip in the Matriarch, enabling her to catch Musical Chimes in the final yards. Ridden by John Velazquez, Heat Haze ($10.60) ran a mile on turf in 1:34.43.