Laragh asserted her class in the Starlet (Benoit Photo)

IEAH Stables et al's LARAGH (Tapit) did what she does best in Saturday's $438,500 Hollywood Starlet (G1), taking early control and leading her rivals on a merry chase around the racetrack. Under Edgar Prado, the 8-5 favorite set comfortable splits of :23 4/5, :47 and 1:10 2/5 before finishing up one length to the good in 1:41 4/5 for 1 1/16 miles on the Hollywood Park Cushion Track. Laragh returned $5.40, $3.80 and $3.40 while keying the $1 exotics of $28 (exacta) and $198.80 (2-4-1 trifecta).

Wynning Ride (Candy Ride [Arg]) enjoyed a ground-saving trip, moved off the rail turning for home, and was a grinding second by 2 3/4 lengths at 12-1 in her two-turn debut. She brought back $8.40 and $4.80 while 14-1 shot Toro Bonito (El Corredor), the early trailer, rallied to be third and paid $6.20. Alpha Kitten (Tale of the Cat), Dave's Revenge (The Cliff's Edge), Pamona Ball (Pleasantly Perfect) and Black Magic Mama (Black Mambo) completed the order of finish.

A maiden winner in her second start over the Woodbine Polytrack, Laragh retreated to fifth in her stakes debut, the grassy Natalma S. (Can-G3). Moved from the barn of trainer Mark Casse to that of John Terranova, Laragh rebounded to take the October 9 Jessamine S. over the Keeneland turf by 4 3/4 lengths. More recently, the gray held a lead with a furlong to go in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita before tiring to third as the 5-2 choice. Her line now reads 6-3-0-1, $509,465.