8/9/2024
(Auburn, WA) If Friday night was any indication then Chamionship weekend is going to have great racing and chances to win big, the perfect combination for racing fans. There were odds on favorites all the way to the longest shot on the board in the winners circle. Front speed held and a winner from 15 lengths back came roaring down the stretch to win easy. Really a little bit of everything.
In the Friday night feature a well matched field of 7 went 6 1/2 furlongs and the favorite was a lukewarm 5-2 and for good reason in this race. Also the streak is over for jockey Kevin Krigger and trainer Justin Evans.
Let’s get to Friday Night!
6th Race Feature Race
The field of 7 were well matched and featured front speed, stalkers and deep closers. The speed led by 9-1 Mister Mafioso with Karlo Lopez went to the front and set fractions of 21.65, 43.49 and 1:09.06. Chuckanut Bay the 5-2 favorite, 3-1 Dirt Road Red and 9-2 A View from Above all sat just behind Mister Mafioso waiting for their shot to make their runs.
Unfortunately, none could catch the early speed and Mister Mafioso had a 2 1/2 length lead at the top of the stretch and looked like another upset win for team Mafioso. However the deep closers were stirring. 17-1 Firewalker with David Martin made his move wide and came flying down the middle of the track at 17-1. Further back as far as 15 lengths at one point was 9-2 Fantastic Day with Carlos Montalvo.
Both Montalvo and Martin let the rest run themselves off their feet as Montalvo stayed on the rail saved ground and burst through a huge opening on the inside and he and Firewalker went rolloing by the tiring Mister Mafioso. Fantastic Day collared both at the 16th pole and pulled away for a 3/4 length win over Firewalker who had put 3+ lengths on Mister Mafioso who held on for 3rd by a neck over Dirt Road Red and Luis Reyes.
Fantastic Day stopped the clock in 1:15.44 and races for Alan Peterson and trained by Jorge Rosales. Fantastic Day is now 11-6-3 from 40 career starts and adds $13,965 to his bank account for a career total of $159,938. Fantastic Day paid $11.92, $6.48 and $3.56. Firewalker returned $15.12 and $7.78 and Mister Mafioso paid $4.68 to show.
The $1 exacta paid $84.62, the 50-cent trifecta $250.13 and the $1 superfecta $3002.30.
Feature Race Replay
The rest of Friday’s races
1st Race
Odds-on choice Pharoahs List with Isaias Enriquez went wire to wire in the weekly opener and won by nearly 6 lengths running the 6 furlongs in 1:10.66. Pharoahs List races for Travis Gordon and trained by Frnak Lucarelli. Ibn Sina and Manuel Americano ran 2nd at 17-1, 3rd went to Pakas Secret and Allyssa Morales at 3-1 and 5-1 Stylish Manner was 4th with Karlo Lopez up. Pharoahs List paid $3.68 to win, Ibn Sina returned a nice $9.92 to place and the $1 superfecta paid $114.80.
2nd Race
A field of 7 2 year-old fillies went 5 furlongs and Shesayshello with Alex Cruz got up in the final 100 yards to win by a length in a winning time of 59.15. Shesayshello was the 5-2 favorite and races for Joe Schumer and Tena Birdwell and is trained by Birdwell. Shesayshello paid $7.88 to win. Rockycents at 7-2 with Juan Gutierrez had the early speed but could not deny the winner and held on for 2nd by a neck over 3rd place Dynamic Dee Dee and Kevin Orozco at 6-1. Lani’s Sweetheart also 6-1 with Leslie Mawing ran 4th. The opening daily double paid $13.59. The 50-cent trifecta a solid $65.32 and the $1 superfecta $$462.60.
Race Replay
3rd Race
The tote board lit up in the 3rd race when 16-1 Roper and David Martin got first run entering the stretch and pulled away for a nearly 2 length win running the 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:04.48. Roper is owned and trained by Howard Belvoir and paid $35.24, $13.04 and $5.32 in the combo ticket. Roper is a Washington bred by Coast Guard out of Port Wakefield by Katotwice and was bred by Belvoir. 5-2 Mongolian Spring and Carlos Montalvo tried to challenge at the top of the stretch but settled for a clear 2nd. 3rd place was 5-1 Dream Time with Manuel Americano and capping the superfecta was favorite Coy Roy and Alex Cruz. The $1 exacta paid $58.25, 50-cent trifecta $118.30 and $1 superfecta $349. The daily double returned $81.75 and the 1st pick 3 of the day $67.38.
Upset of the Night with Roper
4th Race
A field of 8 went 6 furlongs and there was a battle for the lead from the start with Monarco de Oro and Juan Gutierrez at 6-1 having the early advantage and 8-5 favorite Simply Gracious with Luis Reyes right behind. Those two would have the lead at the top of the stretch but a 3rd would join them in 3-1 Unbridled Scholar from between horses and the 3 would go to the wire heads apart. The picture showed Simply Gracious the head winner over 2nd place Monacro de Oro who was just a head better than Unbridled Scholar and they were well clear of 4th place Mumbles Brockman and Silvio Amador. Simply Gracious ran the 3/4’s mile in 1:10.81 and is owned by Anne MacLennan and trained by Dan Markle. Simply Gracious is a Washington bred by Stanford out of Joyce and Me by Discreet Cat and was bred by Bar C Racing Stables. The pick 3 paid a nkice $138.50 and the first pick 4 returned $219.79.
5th Race
6 went 6 1/2 furlongs and Pirate Red was a bit overlooked at 3-1 as Isaias Enriquez went straight to the lead and never looked back winning by 4 in a quick time of 1:14.66. Pirate Red is owned by Gary and Sharon Hendricks, Rick Root and Frank Enterante and trained by Frank Lucarelli. Pirate Red is a Washington bred by Dynamic Impact out of Caliente Gold by Harbor the Gold and was bred by Bar C Racing Stables.
Favorite Elevado with Kevin Krigger ran 2nd, 12-1 Club Mesquite and Kiaman McGregor 3rd with 7-1 Awesome Move anfd Javier Matias taking 4th. Pirate Red paid $8.02 to win, the 2nd pick 4 returned $575.01 and the pick 3 with another triple digit pay-off of $126.05.
Race Replay
7th Race
In the finale 4-1 Hey Barmaid with Alex Cruz went straight to the lead in this 6 furlong sprint and controlled the pace running times of 21.92 and 44.76. Turning for home Cruz had been pretty quiet on board and asked for more from Hey Barmaid and the filly gave it to him rolling to a 2 length win in a final time of 1:10-flat. Hey Barmaid races for William Jensen and trained by Joe Toye and is a Washington bred by Stay Thirsty out of Slew Tunes by Slewdledo and was bred b y Nina Hagen. 2-1 Meteor Shower was 2nd with Isaias Enriquez, 3rd went to 9-5 1st choice She’s a Kraken and Karlo Lopez, 4th was 6-1 Camden High and Silvio Amador and finishing off the Super High 5 was 9-1 Realrealgood and Manuel Americano.
Hey Barmaid paid $10.40 to win the final pick 3 another good pay of $66.51, the pick 4 $205.79, the pick 5 $4,831.71. The pick 6 was not hit and there is a $3,175 carryover to Saturday. The Super hi 5 paid $93.72.
News and Notes
Krigger/Evans
The 10 straight racing day run of at least 1 win came to an end Friday night for jockey Kevin Krigger and trainer Justin Evans. The pakr have been on a monster run together coming in with 27 wins from 62 starts at a 44% rate. Friday night they had 1 chance to continue the streak with Elevado in the 5th race. As the 6-5 betting choice they ran 2nd but were well beaten by 4 lengths by Pirate Red. Pretty sure it won’t take long for them to start a new streak.
Alex Cruz and Isaias Enriquez both doubled and Cruz extended his lead in the jockey standings to 13 over Krigger. Enriquez won both races for trainer Frank Lucarelli who was the only trainer to double Friday night as well.
Carlos Montalvo and David Martin combined on 2 exactas with Martin winning the 3rd on Roper as the longest shot on the board at 16-1 and Montalvo on 2nd favorite Mongolian Spring combining for a nice $58.25 $1 exacta pay. The two would get together again in the 6th and featured race with Montalvo winning this one on Fantastic Day at 9-2 and Martin running 2nd on 17-1 Firewalker with the exacta paying $84.62.
Claims
4th Race
Simply Gracious was tagged by new owners Mischief Racing and goes to the Blaine Wright barn for $15,000.
7th Race
Meteor Shower was taken by Rosales Racing F1 and Kevin Chavarria and Jorge Rosales will train for $5,000.
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