Seldom Seen Sue Makes It 2 Straight Over Tiffany Lass

Seldom Seen Sue defeated Tiffany Lass for the second straight time Saturday as Chris McCarron rode her to a 2 3/4-length victory in the $162,500 Milady Handicap before 27,000 at Hollywood Park.

Frau Altiva finished third, another 4 1/2 lengths back in the field of seven fillies and mares.

Tiffany Lass, with Gary Stevens aboard, held the lead briefly, but Seldom Seen Sue took it back for good heading into the back stretch. Seldom Seen Sue also defeated Tiffany Lass in the Hawthorne Handicap May 9.

McCarron had four winners Saturday.

Seldom Seen Sue returned $5, $2.80 and $2.60 as she covered the 1 1/8 mile in 1:48 1/5.

Trainer Charlie Whittingham will saddle the three top-weighted horses in today’s $300,000 Hollywood Invitational for 3-year-olds and up at Hollywood Park.

The three are Louis Le Grand, who will be ridden by Bill Shoemaker and is assigned 120 pounds; Rosedale, Laffit Pincay, 118 pounds, and Rivlia, Chris McCarron, 117 pounds.