Betting favorite Early Encore fought three deep to the turn, shook loose from the pack and widened all the way home for a 6 1/4-length win Monday in the $100,000 I'm Smokin Stakes on closing day at Del Mar. Emisael Jaramillo rode for trainer John Sadler in the six-furlong sprint for Golden State Series eligible California-bred 2-year-olds, run at the distance for the first time after earlier editions went 5 1/2 furlongs. Early Encore broke runni…
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