She's Offlee Good lives up to name in Arlington-Washington Lassie

Holmark Stables II's She's Offlee Good certainly was the best in her stakes

debut in Saturday's $100,000

Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes at Arlington.

The Richard Scherer charge settled in midpack as Richies Sweetheart sped to

the lead to post quick fractions of :22 3/5, :45 2/5 and 1:10 4/5. The

pacesetter started to fade around the far turn as 7-2 second choice Istanford

emerged with the lead as the field turned for home.

She's Offlee Good raced down on the rail approaching the far turn before

swinging out four wide in the upper stretch. The two-year-old filly surged late

to take over the lead on the outside and kicked clear in the end to prevail by

two lengths.

"I knew there was a lot of speed up front and the pace would be fast,"

winning jockey Eddie Castro said. "At the three-eighths, I knew I had a lot of

horse and she had a nice response the last part."

She's Offlee Good covered one-mile over the Polytrack in 1:37 4/5 and paid

her backers $12.20 to win.

Sweetsoutherndame placed second by a half-length over 5-2 favorite Maria

Maria, who got up for third by a nose over Tamazula. It was just a neck back to

Istanford, who took fifth by another neck over Battlefield Angel. Gumdrop,

Bellarada, Richies Sweetheart, Divergent View and Look Who's Here completed the

order under the wire.

A daughter of Offlee Wild, She's Offlee Good was exiting her maiden win over

this track in her debut last month and remains undefeated with $79,200 in

lifetime earnings.