Maryland Million winners Seven’s Eleven and Intrepid Daydream made short work of their foes in a pair of state-restricted stakes Friday at Laurel Park, each going off as the favorite and winning by a combined eight lengths.

Seven’s Eleven’s win in the Howard and Sondra Bender Memorial Stakes was his third in four outings, while Intrepid Daydream’s triumph in the Politely was her fourth straight.

Ridden by Angel Cruz for trainer Carlos Mancilla Jr., 3-year-old gelding Seven’s Eleven ($6.60) completed the distance in 1:23.34 over a fast main track for his fifth win from nine starts this year and second in a Laurel stake following the six-furlong Maryland Million Sprint Oct. 14.

In between that latter victory and today, Seven’s Eleven had been a disappointing third as the 1-2 favorite in a local allowance.

“He’s a nice horse. In the mornings he’s nice to gallop and in the afternoon he’s even better,” Cruz said. “He’s easy to ride and Carlos said, ‘Just do whatever you want. You know him.’ He did all the work.”

Cruz sent Seven’s Eleven to the lead from their rail post and went the opening quarter-mile in 22.91 seconds flanked on his right by 35-1 long shot Tenax with Sagamore Mischief in third and two-time Maryland-bred champion Joe, making his first start since mid-June racing between horses in the next flight.

He shook off his rivals rounding the turn, opening up a four-length lead, before cruising home to win by 2 ¾ lengths in 1:23.34 for seven furlongs on a fast main track. Seven’s Eleven, a Cottonwood Stable homebred, is now four-for-four at seven furlongs.

Runner-up Double Crown was 2 ¾ lengths ahead of Star de Naskra winner Super Accelerate in third with Holy Synchronicity another 1 ¼ lengths back in fourth. Joe, Sagamore Mischief, Coffeewithchris, Tenax and Hello Hot Rod completed the order of finish.

“I wasn’t concerned. I know he’s versatile. He can go from off the pace or on the lead. This is his distance. Seven furlongs is good for Seven’s Eleven. I knew we had it at the top of the stretch,” Cruz said. “Every time the other horse was by me I had so much horse, I just waited until the top of the stretch.”

One race earlier, Paul Fowler Jr.’s 4-year-old homebred filly Intrepid Daydream wrested the lead from pacesetting Response Time at the top of the stretch and opened up through the lane to extend her win streak to four races with a 5 ¼-length victory in the $75,000 Politely.

It was the third win of the day for jockey Jevian Toledo, coming in 1:10.85 over a fast main track, and the third stakes win for Intrepid Daydream following the Shine Again Sept. 16 at Pimlico Race Course and last month’s Maryland Million Distaff at Laurel.

Response Time, beaten three lengths when second to Intrepid Daydream in the Distaff, was hustled to the lead by jockey Jerion Barbosa from their rail post. Toledo and Intrepid Daydream, who broke alongside, pressed two wide through a quarter-mile in 22.70 seconds before taking over the top spot leaving the far turn after the half went in 46.07.

“I was just hoping she would have plenty to keep going, and she did,” Fowler said. “Thank God.”

Toledo dropped Intrepid Daydream ($2.40) down to the inside once clear and she went on to register her seventh career win from 13 starts. Response Time was second, four lengths ahead of Utterly Enchanting, followed by Canoodle, Malibu Beauty and Moonboots.

Intrepid Daydream was entered but scratched from the 1 1/16-mile Thirty Eight Go Go Nov. 11 at Laurel to await the Politely. She improved to 3-0 lifetime against fellow Maryland-breds.

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