7/29/2023

(Auburn, WA) Saturday night racing continued and featured a 7 race card with 46 starters for an average of 6.6 per race. The card did have 3 races with 5 starters but finished with 2 7-horse fields plus an 8 and 9 horse field which helped the overall handle up about $300,000 from the previous Saturday to $857,018 or an average of $122,431 per race. The dip last Saturday was likely due to a large number of racetracks running later than usual with several having extended cards such as Monmouth with a 14 race day.

Saturday night also marked a couple of riding highs and lows with Rocco Bowen scoring his 1st triple win day of the meet winning the 4th, 5th and 6th races. Bowen had a win yesterday so with 4 going into Sunday he leads all riders for the week. On the flip side Saturday was the 1st day of the meet that neither Luis Negron or Alex Cruz won a race. It was especially frustrating for Negron who rode 4 races and finished 2nd in each one of his rides. Silvio Amador also remained hot with 4 rides he officially went 1-1-0-1 but had finished 3rd in the feature and then DQ’d for interference and placed 5th. For the 2 days this week Amador is 2-3-1-1 from 8 rides.

Kevin Radke got things started winning the opener for his 2nd win of the week, Alexis Valdes took the 2nd race for his 1st win to end July and Alex Anaya came home a winner in the finale at 8-1 for trainer Joe Toye. This was Toye’s 399th win at Emerald Downs. Emerald Downs Media director Vince Bruun reports his next win will make him the 11th trainer in track history to hit the 400 mark.

Owner John Parker and trainer Candi Cryderman had a breakout night winning 2 and placing 2nd behind one of their winners. The Parker/Cryderman team won the opener with Moscow Lady and then finished 1st and 2nd in the 4th with Neissa and Shelby Shortstop.

Let’s get to the race re-caps!

6th Race Feature Race The Muckleshoot Casino Purse

A field of 7 lined up for the 6-furlongs in the feature Muckleshoot Casino Purse and shooting out of the gate was Miss Dynamic the 5-2 2nd choice with Rocco Bowen aboard. Bowen and Miss Dynamic set all the fractions going 22.20 and 44.88 which was slow enough to give Miss Dynamic all the finish she would need. Turning for home Bowen let Miss Dynamic out a little bit and she extended to a 3 length lead and was never challenged winning by 2 1/2 in a winning time of 1:10.32.

Miss Dynamic is owned by Antonio Medoza and trained by Rigoberto Velasquez. The 3-year-old filly is a Washington bred by Dynamic Impact out of Miss Salome by Harbor the Gold and was bred by Antonio Mendoza.

Ms Flashy Harbor and Luis Negron at a juicy price of 12-1 ran a solid race to be 2nd. 5-2 Nana’ Angels and Silvio Amador was just behind in 3rd with Driveway at 7-1 with Alex Cruz taking 4th and in 5th was the 2-1 favorite Yogya and Carlos Montalvo. After the race the Stewards hung the Inquiry sign and then disqualified Nana’s Angels from 3rd and placed her 5th for interference down the backstretch moving Driveway to 3rd and Yogya to 4th.

With the win Miss Dynamic earned $13,920 to boost her career earnings to $83,795 and improved her career stats to 3-2-2 from 8 lifetime starts. The all Rocco Bowen 50-cent Pick 3 didn’t fool too many and paid $24.85 but that’s still a 23-1 return.

The rest of the Saturday Night card

1st Race

The 3rd wagering choice at 2-1, Moscow Lady went straight to the lead with Kevin Radke aboard and quickly extended down the backstretch of the 6-furlong dash. The 2nd choice Golden Halo sat in the stalking position but had no finish in the Saturday opener and would finish last. 9-1 Sassy Einstein with Carlos Montalvo came from last to a clear 2nd followed by 8-5 Foggy Bottom with Rocco Bowen and completing the top 4 10-1 Bandon Bridge and Alex Anaya. Moscow Lady ran the 3/4’s mile in 1:11.74 and is owned by John Parker and trained by Candi Cryderman. Moscow Lady is a 4-year-old Washington bred filly by Abraaj out of Moscow Symphony by Moscow Ballet and was bred by Ronald and Nina Hagen.

2nd Race
1-2 odds on choice Kiss Ride Goodbye did not disappoint her supporters as she allowed the front speed to set the early pace with 5-2 Preskitt and Rocco Bowen and 5-1 My Moondancer with Kevin Radke battled early but no one was going to stop Kiss Ride Goodbye after she got rolling. Jockey Alexis Valdes had this race measured from the beginning and flew down the stretch to pull away for the easy win. Preskitt held 2nd and My Moondancer took 3rd with Antecedence and Kevin Orozco got up for 4th. Kiss Ride Goodbye ran the 6 1/2-furlongs in 1:17.50 and races for Round Table Stable #3 and trained by Tom Wenzel.

3rd Race
Silvio Amador  broke last with 2-1 2nd choice State of the Union in the 1-mile and 70-yard run while 7-1 Warriors Hero and Alex Cruz went to the lead with odds-on favorite Executive Action and Luis Negron sitting 2nd. It would remain that way for 6-furlongs when Executive Action put his head in front. Meantime, State of the Union began closing in and was about a length and half back in 3rd at that point. Amador hold all the momentum and collard Executive Action at the 16th pole and edged away to nearly a length victory in a final time of 1:41.62. 4-1 Regulation Dazed and Rocco Bowen completed the superfecta. Ron Burner is the owner and State of the Union is trained by Blaine Wright.

4th Race

A field of 9 went just 5-furlongs and the John Parker owned and Candi Cryderman trained duo of Neissa and Shelby Shortstop broke 1st and 2nd out of the gate and quickly separated from the other 7. Neissa with Rocco Bowen led and extended that lead at every call and won by an impressive 4 1/2 lengths in a final time of 58.27. Stablemate Shelby Shortstop with Luis Negron were a clear 2nd by nearly 6 lengths. Coastal Girl and Alex Cruz was the best of the rest and in 4th was Rockit a Day with Silvio Amador. Only a few dollars separated both the top 2 finishers at 2-1 but Neissa was the official favorite. Neissa is a Washington bred by Gold Rush Dancer out of Among the Stars by Harbor the Gold and was bred by John Parker.

5th Race
Starter Mark Gibson let the 2nd field of 9 but this time from 6 1/2-furlongs and this time it wasn’t the early speed that held up. 2-1 Gabby Hayes with Rocco Bowen stalked from 5th, made a big move on the turn and took the lead by the top of the stretch. 10-1 Hunters Ghost and Luis Negron made a run from 4th but could not deny Gabby Hayes and did overcome Fantastic Day and Carlos Montalvo at the wire by a neck. You Split Tens and Alex Cruz ran 4th. Gabby Hayes stopped the clock in 1:16.60 and races for the Estate of Glyn Kelly, Anne MacLennan and Dan Markle and was trained by Markle.

7th Race

In the finale Alex Anaya sat just off the front speed with Saint Sista and then took command at the 1/8th pole to pull out by a length. Saint Sista and Anaya then had to hold off the 7-5 betting favorite Start Them Up with Silvio Amador and made it to the wire 1st by a half length. The 8-1 winner was trainer Joe Toye’s 399th career win at Emerald Downs and paid a nice $18.60, $6 and $4 or $28.60 on the $2 Combo ticket. 9-2 Sailing In with Isaias Enriquez held onto 3rd after setting the early pace while 31-1 Good Danny and Carlos Montalvo got up for 4th and rounding out the 50-cent Super Hi-5 was The Golden Egg with Alex Cruz at 2-1. Saint Sista is owned by Kara Lin Toye and ran the 1-mile in 1:39.22.

The 20-cent Pick 6 Jackpot was hit and 1 winner picked up $2,490.90, the 50-cent Super Hi-5 had a carry-over and returned $806.60. The 50-cent Pick 5 returned $595.50 and the final pick 4 paid $179.10. The 8-1 to 7-5 to 9-2 to 31-1 $1 superfecta returned $898.80 and the $1 trifecta paid $127.60.

www.elisportsnetwork.com