Appealing Zophie earned her first win on Saturday since taking the Spinaway (Lou Hodges Jr.)

Heiligbrodt Racing Stable's APPEALING ZOPHIE (Successful Appeal) took her customary spot on the front end early and was never headed en route to a 4 1/4-length score in the $200,000 Silverbulletday S. (G3) at Fair Grounds on Saturday. The Steve Asmussen charge broke well beneath John Velazquez from her two post, set moderate fractions of :24 3/5, :48 4/5 and 1:13 3/5 for the opening six panels, and shook off an erratic Total (Forest Wildcat) in the stretch to record the win. The dark bay filly completed the 1 1/16 miles in 1:44 over the fast track and gave back $5.80, $3.40 and $2.60 as the 9-5 choice.

Total tracked the winner throughout and appeared to have momentum at the head of the stretch, but lost her action late, ultimately settling for the place. The 2-1 second option paid $3.80 and $2.60 and completed the $17 exacta. Get Ready Bertie (More Than Ready), the 5-2 third choice, made a threatening move turning for home but couldn't keep up late, paying $2.20 and finishing off the $45.20 trifecta. Dawn After Dawn (Successful Appeal) concluded the $267 superfecta (2-3-6-1) at 19-1, and was trailed by High Heels (E Dubai), Gal Wonder (Three Wonders), Not in My House (Chester House), Grace Happens (Aptitude) and Meadowlanding (Meadowlake).

The winner was bred in the Sunshine State by Luann Baker and brought the gavel down at $150,000 at the 2006 Fasig-Tipton February Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. The dark bay was produced from the winning Zophie (Hawkster) and has an unnamed juvenile half-brother by Tour d'Or as well as an unnamed yearling half-brother by Trippi.