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VINTON, La. -- The decision the connections of Shanes Girlfriend made to supplement the 2-year-old filly to the Grade 3, $400,000 Delta Downs Princess looked like a genius move before the race was even over on Saturday.Shanes Girlfriend was always prominent in the mile race, and then opened up on the field in the stretch for a 13-1/4-length victory. She covered the distance in a stakes-record time of 1:37.98, eclipsing the mark of 1:38.71 set by Four Gifts in 2008.Cajun Delta Dawn finished second, while it was another 2-1/2 lengths back in third to Flatter Up. The first four finishers in the race earned Kentucky Oaks eligibility points on a sliding scale of 10-4-2-1. The fourth-place finisher was Chanels Legacy.Shanes Girlfriend ($8.80) improved her record to 2 for 2 in the Princess following an impressive debut win in a maiden special weight sprint Oct. 28 at Santa Anita. She was a $4,500 supplement to the Princess when pre-entries closed a few days later, on Nov. 1.Shanes Girlfriend on Saturday sat a length off pacesetter Flatter Up through an opening quarter-mile in 23.06 seconds and a half-mile in 47.16. She overtook that one through six furlongs in 1:11.17 and increased her advantage with every stride. Flavien Prat was aboard for Doug ONeill, who trains the horse for his brother, Dennis, as well as ERJ Racing and W.C. Racing.Shes a filly thats acted like two turns wont be a problem, Doug ONeill said. You never know until you try it.Dennis ONeill was pleased with the win from Shanes Girlfriend, who is named for his 13-year-old son, Shane. She was a $95,000 purchase during a 2-year-olds in training auction put on by the Ocala Breeders Sales Company. Shanes Girlfriend won her debut by more than five lengths, while covering six furlongs in a sharp 1:10.40.She had worked like a really good filly all along, Dennis ONeill said after the Princess. Shes nice and shell keep going. Shes just really, really classy.Erik Johnson of ERJ Racing watched the Princess on his phone in a hotel room as the all-star defenseman for the National Hockey Leagues Colorado Avalanche had a game in Minnesota on Saturday. The filly gave him his first graded stakes win. He said he has been an owner for three years.This past year was my biggest buying 2-year-olds, he said. I bought one to two the first two years. This year I bought 10. Dennis picks out my 2-year-olds. He has a great eye for value horses. Thanks to him and W.C. Racing for letting me partner.Shanes Girlfriend is by Adios Charlie, a son of Indian Charlie. She earned $240,000 for her win in the Princess. The remaining order of finish in the race was Forest Circle in fifth, followed by San Antonio Stroll, Golden Mischief, Jilly, Dude Fantasy, and Caroline Test. Chase Winovich Jersey . The winner Saturday will remain in the elite 10-team field next year. 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Gordon Hayward is not the first name that comes to mind as a potential first-time All-Star this year.The unassuming forward, playing for the small-market Utah Jazz, has quietly posted strong numbers while toiling in seeming anonymity. He has come a long way from the bright-eyed leader of the upstart Butler team that reached the NCAA championship game in 2010.Hayward, who missed the first six games of the season with a fractured finger, did not take long to get into his All-Star form. He scored 28 points in Sundays win over the New York Knicks and then scored 29 points in Wednesdays loss to the Charlotte Hornets.Entering Fridays game against the Orlando Magic, Hayward is averaging 25.7 points and shooting 47.2 percent from the floor in three games.Gordons been very important to us, Jazz coach Quin Snyder told Tony Jones of The Salt Lake Tribune. It helps anytime you have a good player in your lineup. Having Gordon back is certainly better than having him out. And Gordons ability to handle the ball takes some pressure off the other guys who are playing the point for us.Hayward is not quite the picture of a superstar to many, but he certainly helps galvanize and draw together a team with high aspirations for the season.But Hayward is not the only one the Jazz rely on. Utah is off to a 5-4 start this season and their vaunted defense is starting to get into high gear, 10th in the league giving up 101.6 points per 100 possessions.This is a team that relies on Hayward, along with shot-blocking savant Rudy Gobert and steady veteran hands in George Hill, Boris Diaw and Joe Johnson. They are an average offense by all measures and even with Hayward dropping in big numbers they rely on each other as much as anyone.Hill has blossomed after his trade from Indiana to average 20.4 points and 5.0 assists per game. Rodney Hood continues his maturation, making 46.2 percent of his 3-pointers on hiss way to 17.dddddddddddd9 points per game.This kind of balanced approach is something the struggling Orlando Magic are still looking to establish.The Magic lack that potential All-Star player and are instead relying on each other to produce offense. The team has struggled mightily on that front, posting the worst field goal percentage in the league so far this season.Collectively, we need to come together and play as a team. One through 15 need to be on the same page in order for us to get wins and for us to compete at a high level. We need to trust each other and trust our coaching staff.The Magic are fifth in the league in assist rate, getting an assist on 63.8 percent of their made field goals. That would typically be a good sign of an offense moving the ball. But the teams 98.3 offensive rating is the sixth worst in the league.The Magic struggle to score, but do have pockets where the offense flows. Most of that occurs when the team gets stops and is able to get out in transition where they have plenty of athletic players who can finish around the basket.They have not put the puzzle pieces together, though. After winning three straight, the Magic fell to 3-5 with a second straight blowout loss, this time at home Wednesday to the Minnesota Timberwolves.Without the star, many Magic players said their margin for error is small offensively. And their struggles to generate consistent opportunities in the half-court is still a major concern.In many ways, the Magics rebuild this summer was done to try to emulate what the Jazz have built. A balanced squad, based on defense and size without a clear superstar.With Hayward beginning to emerge at a new level offensively, Utah seems set to knock down that door. Meanwhile, Orlando is still figuring itself out. ' ' '