8/17/2024
(Auburn, WA) The 11th Friday night of 15 this season had 7 races on the card with the feature a well matchedd field of 8 fillies and mares going 6 1/2 furlongs. There was a big pick 5 pay-off plus lots of chances to make a good return for the bettors.
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Let’s get to Friday night!
6th Race Feature Race
The field of 8 fillies and mares lined up to go 6 1/2 furlongs with the betting favorite at 2-1 in On Purpose which showed a little pace but then faded for a bit of a dull effort. Just behind the 2-1 choice were 3 4-1 shots and a 6-1. The other 3 longshots finished at the back of the pack.
Carlos Montalvo, who topped our weekly Power Rankings, remained red hot picking up his 2nd win of the night with a last to 1st run on Lady Cruiser. Montalvo and Lady Cruiser broke last from the 1 hole and allowed the front speed and the rest to get in front of her as Montalvo wanted to get off the rail.
Down the backstretch Lady and Carlos eased out into the 3 and 4 paths as they hit the far turn. 6-1 Aliceshouseofhearts with Luis Reyes had been stalking in 4th, 4-1 Smokemonthecliff with Alex Cruz got 1st run and took the lead at the top of the stretch and 4-1 Infinite Love with Manuel Americano was also in position after starting back in 7th.
Just inside the quarter pole Lady Cruiser and Montalvo were in 5th or 6th but had gotten to the outside for a wide open run and Montalvo kept the momentum rolling sustaining the long run Lady Cruiser was on. By the time they hit the 1/8th pole Lady Cruiser was 5 or 6 wide as they were all lined up and she continued to swamp the other contenders pulling out to a clear length win in a final time of 1:17.12. Aliceshouseofhearts was a clear 2nd, Infinite Love closed well for 3rd with Smokemonthecliff 4th.
Lady Cruiser races for Lusk Racing and Alexis Silva-Martinez and is trained by Silva-Martinez. Lady Cruiser is now 3-0-1 from 7 lifetime starts and pushed her career earnings to $25,285. Lady Cruiser rewarded her backers paying $10.26, $5.62 and $3.44.The 2nd-3rd-4th and 5th favorites $1 superfecta paid $201.50.
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Friday Night Feature Race
The rest of Friday’s Races:
1st race
2 late scratches reduced the field to 4 and 2nd favorite at 9-5 Capo Sorrella and Alex Cruz went to the lead and denied all challengers in the 1/2 length victory going 6 furlongs in a final time of 1:11.32. odds on choice She’s a Kraken with Karlo Lopez was 2nd, 11-p1 Always Gallant and Jose Zunino 3rd with 4th ploace going to 5-2 Realrealgood and Manuel Americano. Capo Sorella is owned and trained by Scott Tubbs and paid $5.82 and $2.94, there was no show wagering.
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2nd Race
8-5 favorite La Popis with Carlos Montalvo broke 4th and remained patient until an opening along the inside and rolled to a 5+ length win in a final time of 1:09.78. 6-1 Heat Seeking Leta and Karlo Lopez were a tight 2nd by a neck over 3-1 Justine’s Lady and Luis Reyes while 27-1 Blowing Bayou and Kiaman McGregor ran 4th. La Popis is owned by Hon Cheung Kum and trained by the hot Lucinao Gabriel. La Popis paid $5.42, #3.32 and $2.62.
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3rd Race
6 maidens went a mile for the 1st 2 turn race of the week and 9-2 The Golden Egg finally got his 1st win in try #18. Manuel Americano sat just off the front speed of 25-1 Red Memorys with Juan Gutierrez who battled well to the end to finish 3rd less than a length behind The Golden Egg. Egg and Americano took the lead at the 3/4’s pole and had to fight off a 2-1 Thunder Ball and Alex Cruz by a neck to score the win. The connections of The Golden Egg had with stand a couple of claims of foul to keep the win and the Stewards did not make a change. The Golden Egg is owned by Joe Crawford and trained by Debi Jahns. The Golden Egg is a Washington bred by Harbor the Gold oout of Light My Ducks by Basket Weave and was bred by Charlie Essex.
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Race Replay
4th Race
4-1 Validate won his 3rd race of the season and 4th in his lifetime with a head bobber over 5-2 Prince of Luck. Karlo Lopez was aboard Validate and began last in the field of 5 going 5 furlongs. Lopez and Validate clung to the rail and got through at the top of the stretch then angled out to the middle of the track to catch Prince of Luck and Kevin Krigger in the final strides stopping the clock in 57.87. 2-1 Mojave and Alex cruz were 3rd and running 4th was 16-1 Western Rule and David Martin. Validate races for Filos Stable and is trained by Alexis Silva-Martinez and paid $10.50, $3.74 and $2.36.
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5th Race
7 fillies and mares lined up to go a mile and 4-1 Escapefromparadise went straight to the lead with Isaias Enriquez and Enriquez quickly cleared the field for a 2+ length lead going down the backstretch. Escapefromparadise and Enriquez set all the fractions of 23.07, 46.25 and a pedestrian 1:12.24 for 6 furlongs. This left plenty for Paradise to finish the job winning by 2+ lengths in a time of 1:41.01. 8-1 Sporty Nugget closed well to be 2nd with Karlo Lopez, 9-5 Parker’s Fifteen and Kevin Orozco came from last to get 3rd while 8-5 favorite Square fun and Kevin Krigger completed the superfecta. Escapefromparadise races for Scott Hilder and is trained by Frank Lucarelli. Lucarelli also trains Sporty Nugget for the exacta finish.
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7th Race
In the Friday night finale 9-1 Proud Lion was just that going to the lead with Karlo Lopez and never giving in. Proud Lion and Lopez led all the way to the top of the stretch when 3-1 Lucy L and Juan Gutierrez put her head in front but Proud Lion dug down for more and pulled off the neck upset victory. Lucy L was a clear 2nd, 7-1 Mongollian Moon and Kevin Krigger were 3rd, Marksman On Target and Luis Reyes at 22-1 were 4th and completing the Super Hi 5 was 6-1 Sproston with Leslie Mawing. The Super Hi 5 paid off handsomely of $1,238.32. Proud Lion triggered a huge 50-cent pick 5 and more on this below in the betting window. Proud Lion is owned and trained by Howard Belvoir.
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Race Replay
News and Notes
Doubles
Jockey’s Carlo Montalvo and Karlo Lopez both doubled on Friday night with Montalvo scoring on 2 of his 3 rides while Lopez got 2 victories and added 3 seconds from his 7 mounts.
Trainer Alexis Silva-Martinez doubled as well picking up wins in the 4th with Validate and Lopez and the feature with Lady Cruiser and Montalvo. Unfortunately for Silva-Martinez he lost both horses to claims which you can see below in our claims report.
Frank Lucarelli a Hall of Famer, didn’t double in wins but did complete an exacta with a 1st and 2nd in the 5th race with 4-1 Escapefromparadise and 8-1 Sporty Nugget. The Lucarelli $1 exacta paid $47.07 or old school $5 exacta $235.35.
Gabriel is Heating up
Trainer Luciano Gabriel who stormed onto the scene last year finishing 6th in the wins standings with 18 won his 4th race in the last 7 races days pushing his season total to 7 when he won the 2nd race Friday night with La Popis.
Howard Belvoir for Longshot Bettors
Hall of fame trainer Howard Belvoir scored his 7th win of the season with 9-1 Proud Lion in friday’s finale. Belvoir noted for his 3 Longacres Mile wins and 60+ year career is a big friend to longshot players this season. Of his 7 wins only one was less than 5-1 at 8-5. He’s had 2 5-1 shots win, last night Proud Lion was 9-1, a winner at 10-1, 13-1 and 16-1. The average odds for a belvoir winner in 2024 is 9-1 and an average $2 win payout of $20.25. Look for the crafty Belvoir when you’re looking for a price.
The Golden Egg gets it done!
The Golden Egg finally got his 1st win ion his 18th career start. The Golden Egg is a 4 year-old gelding and came into the race with an 0-6-5 record and had earned a decent $27,321 with no wins. Apprentice Manuel Americano got aboard The Golden Egg for the first time and that seemed to be the magic connection. This was also trainer Debi Jahns 2nd win of the meet from just 5 starts.
The win wasn’t easy as there were objections lodged by 2 other runners against The Golden Egg going into the 1st turn but the Stewards rules the interference caused to one of the runners wasn’t The Egg’s fault and the other was ruled insufficient interferfence and let The Gold Egg finally have his day.
The Betting Window
No Favorites for you!
There was only 1 betting favorite that won on Friday night and that was La Popis in the 2nd race at 8-5. The 9-5 Capo Sorella and 2nd choice in the 1st race of a field of just 4 won but from the 3rd race on all $2 pays were in double digits with 3 4-1 shots winning the 4th-6th and 9-2 winning the 3rd. The longest shot of the day was in the 7th and final race of the night with 9-1 Proud Lion winning with karlo Lopez up for owner/trainer Howard Belvoir.
The 9-2, 4-1, 4-1, 4-1, 9-1 50-cent pick 5 paid a massive $7,239.99. Compared to the final pick 4 of 4-1, 4-1, 4-1 and 9-1 that paid just $412.99. The 5 50-cent pick 3’s averaged $92 with the largest in the finale of $162.87 and the smallest the 1st pick 3 of $31.03. There was another pick 3 that paid more than $100 in the 5th race $138.66.
For all the pay-offs you can click on the linked Equibase Chart under each race re-cap.
Claims
1st Race
She’s A Kraken was claimed by T K Racing and goes to trainer Jorge Rosales for $2,500.
3rd Race
Thunder Ball was tagged by Jaqueline Smith and goes to the Michael Bullene barn for $5,000.
4th Race
Validate was claimed by Rosdales Racing F1 and Kevin Chavarria for $3,500.
6th Race
Lady Cruiser was red tagged by new owner Rick Kessler and Terra firma Farm for trainer Joe Toye for $8,000.
7th Race
My Sunshine goes to a new barn in trainer Jorge Rosales for new owners Rosales Racing F1 and Kevin Chavvarria for $2,500.
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