Forest Melody wins $73,000 allowance race

Forest Melody, a four-year-old filly stabled at the San Luis Rey Downs Thoroughbred Training Center, won a $73,000 allowance race March 1, 2008 at Santa Anita Park.

Forest Melody’s second career win was worth $43,800 of the total purse for the 1 1/8-mile turf face for fillies and mares four years old and up. “She won a really nice allowance race,” said trainer and part-owner Paula Capestro.

Forest Melody finished half a length ahead of second-place Lemonette in what turned out to be a battle between two members of the Baze family. Tyler Baze was Forest Melody’s jockey while Michael Baze rode L...