Mama Simba Wins at Hollywood Park

Mama Simba, beaten in recent starts in Arkansas and Illinois, made her return to the West Coast a triumphant one Wednesday with a 5 1/2-length victory in the $50,000 allowancefeature for fillies and mares at Hollywood Park.

Ridden by Kent Desormeaux , Mama Simba was timed in 1:21 3/5, four-fifths of a second off the track record for seven furlongs.

Brazen, with Chris McCarron aboard, finished second, and Nice Assay, ridden by Laffit Pincay, was third

Mama Simba, the 6-5 betting choice, paid $4.60, $2.60 and $2.10.

The Richard Mandella-trained Mama Simba was unsuccessful in stakes races at Oaklawn Park at Hot Springs, Ark., and Sportsman’s Park at Cicero, Ill., in her two previous starts.