Last year their Sis’s Sis emerged from the claiming ranks to win two stakes and was voted the track’s Top 3-Year-Old Filly. Sunday, Class Included moved to the head of this year’s 3-year-old filly division with a powerful three-length victory in the $50,000 Seattle Handicap.

Ridden by Leslie Mawing at 117 pounds, Class Included ran 6-½ furlongs in 1minute, 15.68 seconds on a fast track and paid 6, $3.20 and $2.60. Washington Racing Hall-of-Fame trainer Jim Penny saddled the winner.

A Kentucky-bred by Include, Class Included is out of the dam A Classic Life, who also was a top racehorse for the Feuerborns while winning four stakes and honors as Top 2-Year-Old Filly in 2004.

“I’m really choked up, this is a big win,” Mike Feuerborn said in the winner’s circle after the Seattle Handicap. “It’s so special when you’re also the breeder.”

Carrabelle Harbor, ridden by Gallyn Mitchell at 121 lbs., gamely held second place and paid $8 and $4.40. It was three-quarters-of-a-length back to Awesome Woman, the 6-to-5 betting favorite ridden by Javier Matias at 118 lbs., and a $2.40 show payoff.

Previously undefeated Elusive Noise finished fourth, followed by Rossi reserve, Debbie’s Striker and Love Makor.

Content to stalk in fourth place while Carrabelle Harbor and Elusive Noise ran a quarter-mile in 21.55 seconds, Class Included allowed Awesome Woman the first run, and the second-time starter spurted to a narrow lead after four furlongs in 43.81.

But Awesome Woman and Carrabelle Harbor were no match for the winner Sunday. Class Included moved up on the turn, reached the leaders entering the stretch, took command a furlong out, and drew clear late.

“We’ve been training her behind horses, and she’s responded really well,” Mawing said. “I knew they were setting pretty fast fractions up front, we had the perfect trip.  Once she got by the leaders, I knew the race was ours.

“She galloped out really strong. I don’t think she’ll have any problem with more distance, and I think she’d love the turf, too.”

Penney agreed with Mawing’s opinion, and the answer will come in the $50,000 Irish Day Handicap at one mile on Sunday, June 26.

“She has a very good turn of speed, and she’s shown that she can gather herself and finish,” Penney said of Class Included. “This was a good field she beat today.”

Carrabelle Harbor fell on the gallop-out, and trainer Doris Harwood said the Harbor the Gold filly appeared to have heat exhaustion and was cooling out well at the barn.

NOTES: Mawing rode four winners on the nine-race card and tops the standings with 31 wins in 21 days of racing…Pedro Terrero also had a big day with three wins and has ridden seven winners this week.

Jockey Leonel Camacho-Flores, who suffered a sprained ankle in a training accident Saturday morning, could be ready to resume riding later this week, agent Steve Puhich said…Newfound Gold ($3.60) won the $14,800 co-feature with the second-fastest clocking for 6-½ furlongs at the meet, 1:14.64. Noosa Beach won the May 22 Governor’s Handicap in 1:14.27.

Wasserman earned for $2,220 for his third-place finish in the co-feature and increased his all-time Emerald Downs earnings mark to $517,467…Joe Crispin was off his final three mounts with a pulled chest muscle…Larry Ross was the only trainer with two wins Sunday: Joe Cool Jet ($7.40) in the first and Newfound Gold in the eighth.

Betting favorites won seven of nine race…Live racing continues Monday with an 11-race card at 2:15 p.m. The $50,000 Auburn Handicap at 6-½ features the return of Couldabenthewhisky, the state’s champion 2-year-old of 2010.