With Cat Manzi driving for trainer Jeff Webster, Spicy Wings stalked Costa Rica (Ron Pierce) to the lane, then easily went by. She won by a couple of lengths in a tepid 2:00.1.

Costa Rica, outdrawing her seven rivals, stuffed Spicy Wings--leaving from post position No. 3--into that early seat. Costa Rica put up intervals of :28.2, 1:00.2 and 1:30.1 (soft 1:01.4 middle half). Secret Credit (Jeff Gregory), one of three misbehavers in the race, recovered to challenge first-up.

Costa Rica dispatched that longshot, taking a length-and-quarter lead into the lane. However, the millionairess was about to give up the ghost. Spicy Wings zipped past, as did entrymates Munis Blue Chip (Ray Schnittker) and Religulous (Steve Smith). Costa Rica faded to fourth, with Show Your Lindys (Frode Fladen) earning the final pay envelope.

Secret Credit and the other bad actors--Bramelea Hanover (Dave Miller) and Unefoisdansmavie (Stephane Bouchard) completed the order.

For Spicy Wings, a sophmore daughter of Andover Hall trained by Jeff Webster for co-owners Let It Ride and Mentally Stables of of Delray Beach, Florida and Jerry Silva of Long Beach, New York, she (and her running mates) returned $3.70 for her fourth win in seven seasonal starts. Silva also co-owns "Munis," and wholly owns Religulous.

The exacta (Costa Rica for pari-mutuel second) paid $9.60, with the triple (Show Your Lindys pari-mutuel third) retuning $69.50.

"I knew a good bit about her before last week's elimination race [winning with a :27.4 final quarter]," Manzi said. "She showed a lot then, and tonight, I knew if I could get carried to the lane, she'd be tough.