Long-shot Open Water springs upset in Marjorie Everett Handicap at Betfair Hollywood Park

INGLEWOOD, California — Open Water upset 7-10 favorite Lady of Fifty to win the $150,250 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap by a length at Betfair Hollywood Park on Saturday, giving jockey Joe Talamo a sweep of the day's stakes races.

He rode Unusual Hottie to victory in the $100,500 Fran's Valentine Stakes earlier in the day.

Open Water ran 1 1/16 miles on Cushion Track in 1:44.01 and paid $21.40, $6.20 and $3.20 at 9-1 odds.

It was Open Water's third win in 14 career starts, with earnings of $270,750. She earned her first win outside of Kentucky, snapping an 0-for-8 skid in California and New York. Her previous two wins came on synthetic Polytrack at Turfway Park.

In a photo provided by Benoit Photo, Open Water and jockey Joseph Talamo win the Grade II, $150,000 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap horse race, Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Betfair Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Benoit Photo)

"She was really game," said Talamo, who won last year's Everett Handicap with Include Me Out and was aboard Open Water for the first time.

Lady of Fifty returned $3 and $2.20, while I Dazzle was another 4½ lengths back in third and paid $3.40 to show.

In the Fran's Valentine for fillies or mares bred or sired in California, Unusual Hottie won by three-quarters of a length over Sugarinthemorning.

Unusual Hottie ran a mile on the turf in 1:34.28 and paid $11, $5.80 and $2.80. She won for the sixth time in 13 career starts and has earnings of $289,498. Talamo also won the race last year with Halo Dolly.

"Man, she sure is sweet to ride," he said about Unusual Hottie. "Everything went perfect. I saved all the ground, swung out and she just took off."

Sugarinthemorning returned $7 and $3.20 in losing her 13th in a row. Top Kisser was another nose back in third and paid $2.20 as the 4-5 favorite.

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