ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) Gender Agenda gained the lead in the last 50 yards and won the $100,000 Robert J. Frankel Stakes for fillies and mares by a neck Sunday at Santa Anita.
Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Gender Agenda ran 1 1/8 miles on turf in 1:50.29 and paid $23.80, $10.40 and $6.80 at 10-1 odds.
Stormy Lucy returned $5.80 and $4.20 as the 4-1 second choice, while Glory was another nose back in third and paid $3.80 to show.
''I was afraid we were going to be too close to the lead, but when I saw the slow pace I knew we were okay,'' said Bejarano, who got his second of three wins on the card. ''Out of the gate, I let the favorite go and tried to force her to the lead. I just put us second and followed them.''
The victory, worth $60,000, increased Gender Agenda's career earnings to $287,108, with five wins in 18 starts for co-owner Keith Brackpool, chairman of Santa Anita.
The race is named for Frankel, the late Hall of Fame trainer.
In the $75,000 Blue Norther Stakes for 2-year-old fillies, Belvoir Bay won by 7 1/4 lengths under Flavien Prat, who returned Sunday.
Trained by Peter Miller, Belvoir Bay ran a mile on turf in 1:36.15. She paid $12.20, $5 and $4.
Family Meeting, the 7-5 favorite, returned $3.20 and $2.60, while Sweet Queen paid $5 to show.
The victory, worth $46,620, increased Belvoir Bay's career earnings to $88,831, with three wins in seven starts.
