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Leatherman Racing and Ran Jan Racing's CAMBIOCORSA (Avenue of Flags) scored

her sixth victory in a row over Santa Anita's downhill turf

course on Sunday as the four-year-old gray filly held on to win the $112,900

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H. (G3). The Doug O'Neill trainee was just a head behind Starkay (NZ) (Towkay), who clocked the first quarter-mile in :21

2/5, but it was not long before Cambiocorsa took the lead, getting a

half-mile in :43. Jockey Jon Court guided her to the rail for the stretch run,

and after opening up by four lengths through six furlongs in 1:06, she just held

off

the late-running Lock and Key (Ire) (Key of Luck) by three-parts of a length to

complete the 6 1/2-furlong affair in 1:12 3/5.

"Today, she jumped out there with Starkay, and she just kind of relaxed there

and set her own pace," Court said. "When we crossed the dirt, I called on her and

she gave me a quick three or four lengths. I'm just lucky I'm the rider who's

had the opportunity to sit across her back."

Sent off at 3-2, Cambiocorsa returned $5.20, $3.20 and $2.40, leading exotics

of $6.50 (exacta), $17.20 (trifecta) and $224 for the 12-10-9-1 superfecta.

Lock and Key paid $3.20 and $2.40 at almost 2-1, while Sandra's

Rose (Old Trieste) gave back $2.80 at 5-1 for the bronze position. Danclare

(Stravinsky), Freakin Streakin (Tactical Advantage), Starkay, Awesome Lady (Bianconi),

Mystic Chant (Unbridled's Song) and Da Svedonya (Lil Tyler) completed the order

of finish. Fiorino of Sydney (NZ) (Magic of Sydney [Aus]), Maryfield (Elusive

Quality) and Pussycat Doll (Real Quiet) were scratched.

Bred in California by John and Diane Fradkin, Cambiocorsa is out of the

Afleet mare Ultrafleet, who has also produced Grade 3-placed Shadow Raider (Memo

[Chi]). Her most recent foals are California Flag, an unraced two-year-old full

brother to the winner, and a 2006 colt by Unusual Heat.

Cambiocorsa, who sold at the 2004 Barretts May Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training

for $90,000, now claims a record of 12-7-0-2 with $360,695 in earnings.

Her career mark on the downhill turf at Santa Anita is a perfect

seven-for-seven. Previously this year, she annexed the Irish O'Brien S. and

Wishing Well H. as part of her current winning skein.