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In This Issue WTBOA Summer Yearling and Mixed Sale Recap ......................132 by Susan van Dyke

The Foal Project – Part 4 ..........................................................136 by Susie Sharp

2020 Longacres Mile (G3) ......................................................142 by Vince Bruun

Washington Racing Hall of Fame: Travel Orb .............................144 by Emily Shields

Down The Stretch Ranch Letter ................................................156 STATISTICS WTBOA Sales Incentive Program Winners .........................................143 WTBOA Washington Homebred Incentive Program Winners .............143 Washington-bred and/or WTBOA-sold or Emerald Downs Stakes Winners ALITTLELESSTALK, ANOTHERTWISTAFATE, BODENHEIMER, DAFFODIL SWEET, DUTTON, ELLIOTT BAY, GOLD CRUSHER, KILLARNEY LASS, MISS PROSPECTOR, PRINCESS OF CAIRO, TIME FOR GOLD, TOP EXECUTIVE, UNMACHABLE ...............................148

Washington-bred Two-year-old Maiden Winners at Emerald Downs ............158 Washington-breds of the Week at Emerald Downs ..........................159

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ON THE COVER 2019 WTBOA Sale graduates Bodenheimer (Atta Boy Roy—Beautiful Daniele), Dutton (Noosito—Ms Moscow Mattie) and Time for Gold (Harbor the Gold—Back in Time) all have proven the value of buying yearlings out of the WTBOA Sales program. The trio of Washingtonbred juveniles are all double stakes winners this year. Kristin Boice and Marylou Holden’s Bodenheimer has so far won a stakes at Keeneland and a stakes at Prairie Meadows, while Rising Star Stable VIII’s unbeaten Dutton and Chad and Josh’s Time for Gold are both dual stakes winners at Emerald Downs. Emerald Downs photos by Palmer Photography. Prairie Meadows photo by Jack Coady/Coady Photography. 131

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Smiling Tiger Colt Tops WTBOA Summer Yearling and Mixed Sale The art of having a horse sale in the midst a pandemic by Susan van Dyke

or the second time in the last four years a colt by popular stallion Smiling Tiger topped the Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association’s annual summer sale, which was again held at the WTBOA Sales Pavilion located at Emerald Downs in Auburn. The August 18, 2020, $70,000 sale topper was signed for by Brian Koriner, as agent, for Samantha Siegel’s Jay Em Ess Stable. The handsome chestnut was from the Critter Creek Farm consignment, as agent for PT Syndicate #1 LLC. Koriner was the initial trainer for Smiling Tiger’s Grade 1-winning daughter Spiced Perfection. Hip 57 is the second foal out of the $172,010 stakes-placed Swiss Leading Sires of Summer Session Yearlings by Average (Two or more sold) Sire No. Sold Gross Average Smiling Tiger ............3......$125,000 .....$41,667 Commissioner ...........2......$ 51,000 .....$25,500 Danzing Candy .........4......$ 83,000 .....$20,750 Shaman Ghost ...........2......$ 32,000 .....$16,000 Harbor the Gold ........8......$118,000 .....$14,750 Atta Boy Roy ...........5......$ 65,000 .....$13,000 •Abraaj .....................7......$ 59,000 .... $ 8,429 Coast Guard ............8......$ 59,100 .....$ 7,388 Bold-face stallions stand or stood in Washington; •Deceased.

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Yodeler mare Grand Yodeler. The 2017 sale topper by Smiling Tiger, Baja Sur, who was Washington’s horse of the year in 2019, ran second in the Grade 3 Green Flash Handicap at Del Mar on August 22. Smiling Tiger, one of the fastest runners of his generation and a multiple Grade 1 winner, was himself a 2008 WTBOA sale graduate. The stallion holds court at Harris Farms in Coalinga, California. Of the three other Smiling Tiger yearlings consigned to this year’s sale, two brought prices of $30,000 and $25,000 while the other was a $39,000 RNA. Koriner also purchased the second highest-selling colt, Hip 77, for Siegel.

Also sold by Critter Creek Farm, this time as agent for Premier Thoroughbreds LLC and Alan Klein, the colt hails from the first crop of triple Grade 1 winner Lord Nelson and is out of the good producing Indian Charlie matron Lottawampum. Former Washingtonian and now successful California trainer Mark Glatt, as agent, purchased the third highest-selling colt from the same consignor as the sale topper. The Monrovia-based conditioner went to $42,000 to acquire Hip 62, a colt from the first crop of Grade 2 winner Danzing Candy and out of $137,206 stakes winner Ilikecandy, by Malibu Moon. Longtime Oregon horseman Art

Leading Consignors (Separate Entities) of Summer Session Yearlings by Average (Two or more sold) Consigner No. Sold Gross Average Critter Creek Farm, agent for PT Syndicate #1 LLC...................... 2............. $112,000 .................. $56,000 Checkmate Thoroughbreds LLC, agent for Alden Caldwell Stehly .......................................................... 2............. $ 60,000 .................. $30,000 Halvorson Bloodstock Services LLC, agent for Dale Mahlum ...... 2............. $ 55,000 .................. $27,500 Dunn Bar Ranch LLC ..................................................................... 2............. $ 40,000 .................. $20,000 Griffin Place LLC ........................................................................... 4............. $ 68.500 .................. $17,125 Bar C Racing Stables Inc. ............................................................... 5............. $ 82,000 .................. $16,500 Castlegate Farm, Dr. and Mrs. Duane Hopp ................................... 2............. $ 31,000 .................. $15,500 Blue Ribbon Farm, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Pabst ..................... 4............. $ 45,000 .................. $12,250 El Dorado Farms LLC ....................................................................10............. $108,200 .................. $10,820 Bar C Racing Stables Inc., agent for Bret Christopherson ............. 2............. $ 20,000 .................. $10,000

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agent for Dale Mahlum) who was noted above, and Hip 91. From the first crop of Grade 1 winner Cupid, by Tapit, the young distaffer is the first offspring of $109,265 earner My Palmilla, a daughter of Tribal Rule who hails from the family of Washington champions Rings a Chime (G1) and Bella Mia, all of whom were bred and offered through the WTBOA Sales program by Griffin Place LLC. Results show, after 14 yearlings were withdrawn and 26 were RNAs, the 82 yearlings that were listed as sold averaged Top-Priced Yearlings $11,695 with a $7,000 median. Seventeen Hip 57 unnamed, c., Smiling Tiger—Grand Yodeler (Critter Creek Farm, agent yearlings brought for PT Syndicate #1 LLC). Brian Koriner, agent...................... $70,000 a bid of $20,000 or 77 unnamed, c., Lord Nelson—Lottawampum (Critter Creek Farm, agent more.

McFadden had the fourth highest winning bid when he purchased Hip 50, a full brother to Washington horse of the year Mach One Rules and two other stakes horses for $37,000 from the consignment of the colt’s breeder, Pam and Neal Christopherson’s Bar C Racing Stables Inc. Both are sons of Harbor the Gold and out of Felice the Cat, by Distinctive Cat. Two fillies brought a $30,000 bid, the Smiling Tiger—Princess Hillary filly (Halvorson Bloodstock Services LLC,

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for Premier Thoroughbreds LLC and Alan Klein). Brian Koriner, agent .................................................................................................. $50,000 unnamed, c., Danzing Candy—Ilikecandy (Critter Creek Farm, agent for PT Syndicate #1 LLC). Mark Glatt, agent ................................ $42,000 unnamed, c., Harbor the Gold—Felice the Cat (Bar C Racing Stables Inc.). Art McFadden ........................................................................... $37,000 unnamed, c., Upstart—West Kentucky (Checkmate Thoroughbreds LLC, agent for Alden Caldwell Stehly). Victor Bahna ...................... $30,000 unnamed, c., Tapiture—American Profile (Checkmate Thoroughbreds LLC, agent for Alden Caldwell Stehly). Kara Toye, agent ....... $30,000 unnamed, c., Harbor the Gold—Back in Time (Bar C Racing Stables Inc.). Will Brewer, agent .................................................................... $30,000 unnamed, f., Cupid—My Palmilla (Griffin Place LLC). John Maryanski ................................................................................. $30,000 unnamed, f., Smiling Tiger—Princess Hillary (Halvorson Bloodstock Services LLC, agent for Dale Mahlum). Dan Warden............... $30,000 unnamed, c., Commissioner—Pick of the Pack (Dunn Bar Ranch LLC). Kara Toye, agent ....................................................................... $26,000 unnamed, c., Goldencents—Dress for Ballet (El Dorado Farms LLC). Roy Schaefer ............................................................................. $25,000 unnamed, f., Shaman Ghost—Impeached (Griffin Place LLC). Dave Mowat .................................................................................................. $25,000 unnamed, c., Smiling Tiger—Infernal McGoon (Halvorson Bloodstock Services LLC, agent for Dale Mahlum). Terry Morris ............. $25,000 unnamed, f., Commissioner—Tack Room (Halvorson Bloodstock Services LLC, agent). Fred Desimone ...................................... $25,000

Leading Buyers or Agents of Summer Session Yearlings by Gross Expenditures Buyer/Signer No. Purchased Gross Brian Koriner, agent.....................................................2 ................. $120,000 Kara Toye, agent ..........................................................4 ................. $ 79,000 Dan Warden .................................................................4 ................. $ 48,500 Will Brewer, agent .......................................................2 ................. $ 45,000 Art McFadden ..............................................................2 ................. $ 45,000 Mark Glatt, agent .........................................................1 ................. $ 42,000 Valorie Lund ................................................................2 ................. $ 32,000 Victor Bahna ................................................................1 ................. $ 30,000 John Maryanski ............................................................1 ................. $ 30,000

Leading Summer Session Consignors/Agents by Gross Sales (Two or more sold) Consignor/Agent No. Sold Gross Critter Creek Farm ..................................................... 7 ................. $190,500 El Dorado Farms LLC ...............................................15 ................. $143,800 Griffin Place LLC ......................................................11 ................. $117,000 Halvorson Bloodstock Services LLC ........................13 ................. $109,250 Bar C Racing Stables Inc. .......................................... 7 ................. $102,500 Blue Ribbon Farm......................................................10 ................. $ 94,600 Checkmate Thoroughbreds ........................................ 3 ................. $ 80,000

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Pandemic Requirements Both buyers and consignors alike dealt well with the many changes deemed necessary due to COVID restrictions and guidelines. For the first time, buyers had the opportunity to buy online in real time through Proxibid and a few took advantage of the new

method of bidding. A large tent was set up just south of the pavilion in Lot 5 and many prospective buyers and other horsemen took advantage of the space, which had a big screen television for viewing the sale and a bidspotter available for taking bids. Reservations had to be made to exam the horses on the sales grounds and for seating in the sales pavilion, as only a limited number of prospective buyers and their trainers were allowed. Masks were required by everyone except the horses, of course. Everyone entering the sales grounds had to have their temperatures taken and hand sanitizers were readily available. Broodmares Among the 18 broodmare/broodmare prospects consigned, Hip 204, Cecileabration, a daughter of Graeme Hall who was offered bred to Smiling Tiger, was signed for by Checkmate Thoroughbreds, agent, for $12,500. The mare also was a member of the Critter Creek Farm consignment for PT Syndicate #1 LLC. The second highestselling broodmare (Hip 214) – also in foal to Smiling Tiger – was purchased by Bob and Marilyn Wulff, who paid $5,500 for the young Awesome Again mare Sealadysea consigned by Premier Thoroughbreds LLC (Critter Creek Farm, agent). Complete results and photos will be included in the Winter 2020 issue of Washington Thoroughbred. Summer Yearling Session Summary and Comparison

% of 2019 2020 Chg Number Sold ......................................... 77 ...................... 82 ..............+6.5% Gross Sales ............................ $1,288,200 ........... $958,950 ..............-25.6% Average Price ............................... $16,730 ............. $11,695 ..............-30.1% Median Price .................................. $9,500 ............... $7,000 ..............-26.3% RNAs (% of total) ....................16 (15.4%) .........26 (21.3%) Outs (% of total) ...........................8 (7.7%) .........14 (11.5%) High-selling Colt ......................... $120,000 ............. $70,000 High-selling Filly ........................... $50,000 ............. $30,000 Number Nominated ............................. 109 .................... 133 Number Cataloged............................... 104 .................... 122

Mixed Session Summary and Comparison % of 2019 2020 Chg Number of Horses of Racing Age Sold ..................1 ................ 0 Average Price for Horses of Racing Age .......$3,200 ............. n/a Number of Yearlings .............................................0 ............... 1 Average Price for Yearlings ................................ n/a ....... $1,100 Number of Broodmares Sold ..............................12 ................ 9 ........... -25% Average Price for Broodmares ........................$846 ....... $2,756 .....+225.8% Gross Sales (All) .......................................$13,350 ..... $25,900 ..........+94% Median (All) ...................................................$500 ....... $1,100 ........+120% Outs .....................................................................0 ................ 2 RNA .....................................................................4 ................ 7

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The Foal Project Part 4 – Weaning by Susie Sharp

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Jenny Webber’s Prospect Park—You Me and Ema B colt is growing up to be a strong and playful individual.

Timing Jenny Webber, of Windway Farm, commented that she tends to wean later than others. Her mares are good doers, which makes it possible for them to continue feeding their older foals. This year she planned to wean on September 5, but then delayed the process due to the wildfires and unhealthy air quality. In an ideal world, she tries to wean in good weather conditions. In her experience the more mature foals “seem to handle weaning better mentally and the mamas are more likely to be happy to see them go.” At time of writing “Skip,” a colt by Prospect Park, was entertaining himself by throwing toys over the fence. One of Jenny’s many responsibilities is collecting them at the end of the day and throwing them back! Mary Lou Griffin, of Griffin Place, likes 136

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eaning is the first step towards adulthood for our Thoroughbred athletes. Careful planning and management can go a long way towards minimizing stress for the mare and foal. Their future wellbeing depends on this vital step. Each breeder has a slightly different approach, but the goal is the same – a smooth transition without stress or accidents. According to Tom Lenz DVM, MS, DACT, “Weaning is usually done somewhere between four and seven months of age. After four months of age, the foal’s nutritional requirements exceed that provided by the mare’s milk, and most foals are eating grain and forage on their own.”1 For this article I interviewed the owners of the four farms where our foals are growing up to learn about their weaning methods, and to find out how the foals in the project are progressing.

to wean between four and five months. She explained that it is due to the foal getting better nutrition from grain and hay than from the dam at that stage – as the dam’s milk reaches its peak quality at the twomonth point, before a gradual decline. She stressed the importance of having a healthy foal with a good appetite before weaning. Also, for the horses’ wellbeing, she tries not to wean on excessively hot or stormy days. The Fed Biz—Miss Bravo foal continues to be a confident and independent colt. On the first day of weaning, he stayed nearby his dam for a few hours and then joined his friends. Nina Hagen, of El Dorado Farms, carefully monitors the mare and foal for condition and the healthy development of the foal prior to weaning. In general, she weans between four and six months and typically chooses to wean after the WTBOA sale so that staff can monitor the

weanlings and mares as much as possible. Due to the number of foals the farm raises each season, she weans by compatible mares and sex of the foal. The logic for weaning fillies and colts separately is so that there is no requirement for a second round of “weaning” when the colts and fillies are older. Being weaned and then placed in their groups by sex removes the stress of being separated from friends at a later point. The Coast Guard—Ms Moscow Mattie filly did very well. Debbie Pabst, of Blue Ribbon Farm, also likes to wean in the four- to five-month age range. She stressed the importance of tailoring the weaning to each mare and foal. Key factors include the condition of the mare and foal in terms of weight, regular creep feeding (foal) and overall health. The Val de Saire filly was weaned at four months and took it in her stride. When I visited her, she was happily turned out with two older babysitters and other weanlings. She was nonchalantly investigating a large feed tub with one leg in it! Preparation for Weaning Each breeder has developed a successful system for their particular farm. Jenny’s weaning program is a gradual process for maidens and seasoned mares alike. The mare and foal will be separated in adjoining stalls at night so that they can still see and smell each other. After three or four days of being separated at night, she will place the mares and foals in adjoining pastures during the day. The mare will not be moved further away until the two-week point. According to Jenny, “Most foals and mares handle this routine really well, but each baby is an individual and responds a bit differently.” The foals are looked after during the day by an elderly 27-yearWashington Thoroughbred

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The Fed Ex—Miss Bravo colt owned by Chad Christensen is shown with his weanling buddies at Grifﬁn Place.

the other mares, she settled down easily. Mary Lou comments that a key point is to monitor the individual mares and foals. It is important they are healthy and up to date on their deworming. Nina’s preparation begins by planning which veteran mare is paired with which first-time mama to help the maiden mares stay calm during the weaning process. Mares are gradually removed in pairs from the respective herds of mares and foals. The foals are familiar by this time with the other mares and foals so there is less change for them. Nina commented that it takes two to three days for the weanlings to make their own friend groups once their dams are all gone. She makes sure to have an open veteran mare or two from the original herd of mares and foals to provide support and guidance for the youngsters. “At the

time of weaning some of the foals are so independent they almost wean themselves.” Debbie’s model is also one of gradual separation. In the beginning, the foals learn to move away from their dams to feed in the creep and they are handled daily by her staff. Then they separate a few foals at feeding time by closing their dams into a slightly separate area before weaning to begin breaking the bond between mare and foal. The herd of mares and foals is gradually reduced by removing one pair of mares from the herd at a time. The pair of friendly mares are moved to an adjacent pen so that they can still touch, smell and see their foals. The pair of mares will remain next door for approximately a week prior to being moved elsewhere on the farm. At that point, she comments, “the foals hardly notice,” as they remain with

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old gelding called Beauty. He helps the youngsters in their transition and Jenny says he provides “the perfect combination of support, discipline and voice of reason” for them. Mary Lou also uses a gradual approach by placing the mare in a pen on the opposite side of the fence to the foal. She adds that the foal benefits because he stays with the friendly mares and foals he has been with all along and can still visit his dam. The main difference is that he cannot nurse. She comments that it is often the mare that is worried. In this case, the mare was a calm maiden and was only concerned as she was being led away after being next door for three days. Once she was turned out with

Since part three of “The Foal Project” was published, this Coast Guard—Ms Moscow Mattie ﬁlly’s two-year-old half-brother Dutton has set tongues to wagging with his unbeaten performance and two stakes tallies at Emerald Downs. Fall 2020

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Pat and Mullen Chinn’s Nationhood— Val de Saire ﬁlly made sure her feed bucket wasn’t going to get away from her at Blue Ribbon Farm.

other weanlings and a babysitter mare or two. They are monitored closely, as well as handled daily during the weaning process. Feeding Jenny reduces her mares’ feed ration after weaning to two pounds of Senior, four pounds of Haystack and two flakes of alfalfa, as well as free choice pasture and timothy daily. If she happens to have a harder keeper, she will adjust their intake accordingly. The weanling Skip will start with a daily feed ration of two pounds Ultium Growth, two pounds Haystack, plus free-choice alfalfa, timothy and pasture. A recent change for Jenny was to try Cal Trace vitamins due to her recent research on iron intake and the impact of copper availability. She is trying it to see if it enhances hoof quality in her weanlings. To double-check that her horses’ diets are balanced, she uses the online horse nutrition calculator FeedXL (https://feedxl.com/). Mary Lou does not make changes to the horses’ diet at weaning. The mare and foal continue to enjoy a diet of grain, alfalfa and grass. She wants to maintain a consistent diet for them and stated that grain is introduced to the foals’ diet as soon as they show an interest. Nina prepares the foals for independence by feeding them with their own buckets, which helps with the gradual separation. They are given a daily dewormer (Strongid C) and LMF Development A (balanced to be fed with alfalfa). The separate groups of fillies and colts will each have large pastures with run-in sheds, as well as free 138

choice alfalfa. Monitoring of all foals takes place daily. Debbie continues with creep feeding for her weanlings. Debbie points out that “the aim of the creep is to keep the foals on a smooth nutritional plane,” both before and after weaning, to avoid the foal either losing weight due to stress or gaining weight too quickly. “A gradual growth curve is highly recommended,” she added. To help keep a balanced diet for the weanlings, the protein percentage in their grain is gradually reduced over a period of months from 25 to 16 percent. She continues to feed straight alfalfa to all breeding stock, foals, weanlings and yearlings. Management and Training of Weanlings Skip will be expected to behave for the vet and farrier visits, but Jenny allows him to be a youngster without doing a lot of training at this early stage. She joked that babies are not going to be well mannered all the time! The next project for Skip is his mane, which has become rather wild. She is planning to start taming it with braids soon. Her primary focus is to make sure he maintains a healthy weight and his feet are in good condition. Mary Lou said that training might require a separate book! As well as regular handling from day one, she will put her colt through an equine kindergarten that takes three to four weeks. He will be groomed, blanketed and practice trailering and leading. She enjoys the process of watching the youngster increase in trust and confidence. The team will add in

entertaining desensitization games “such as teaching them not to fear plastic bags, Velcro ripping or dropping a catalog near them!” Nina’s focus is on socialization to build respect and trust. She wants the youngsters to learn that grooming, leading, trimming, trailering and medicating are positive experiences. Trailering the youngsters around the farm provides a solid foundation for when they are older. Debbie’s youngster will go through a month of leading, stall practice (being by herself), halter training, an introduction to chain shanks and loading practice. Also, she will learn that receiving boosting (hands-on encouragement) from behind is normal. All the training is geared towards preparing her for life at the track. Typically, Debbie’s farm crew will work on five or six foals at a time. The complete process normally lasts four weeks. Thoughts from The Breeders I first asked Jenny how weaning practices have changed over the years: “I’m not sure there is a right or wrong way to wean a horse. Each farm does what works best for their situation. I think fewer people wean cold turkey these days, where the mare and foal are separated to where they cannot see or hear each other. The ones that still do are successful with it, but it seems that more farms are allowing the mares and babies to stay closer at first.” Her advice for new breeders, those new to breeding Thoroughbreds, is “to pay attention and learn from other farms, Washington Thoroughbred

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remain open to new ideas, and above all – know your horses and their preferences!” Mary Lou has not changed her approach to weaning, as she has always preferred a gradual process. Her recommendation “Read, shadow someone you admire, sign up for as many webinars as you can, but be careful of the sources. Trust anything on the AAEP website and any university website. Read some more.” Nina also likes her strategic planning prior to weaning for the wellbeing of the mares and foals. The experienced mares help calm the maidens, as well as the open veteran mares helping the youngsters during the weaning process. Her advice is to make sure nutrition is balanced for the

who have a strong track record . . . and if they are continuing to educate themselves, so should others for the long-term benefit of the industry. I cannot wait to see the next chapter for the weanlings!

developmental stages of the horse and to make sure the foals have company, as well as adequate space for exercise. “Consistency is key,” as is “Teach them to trust you and not fear you,” she added. “You will get so much back for showing them respect.” Debbie referenced the “old school” way, which involved separating the mare and foal, “leaving the foal to scream his head off in the stall.” Her opinion is that the gradual approach works best, and she has found that most breeders tend to use some form of field weaning. Her recommendation is to “pick the brains of experienced horse people!” There are many sources to learn from on the internet, but it is my view that one should also pick the brains of those professionals

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A full sister to stakes-placed Bullet Drill, this Coast Guard ﬁlly (above and right) was bred and raised at Nina and Ron Hagen’s El Dorado Farms, just like her dam Ms Moscow Mattie.

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Anothertwistafate Dominates in the 85th Longacres Mile After runner-up tries the last two years, Peter Redekop gets his Mile winner by Vince Bruun Emerald Downs Director of Media Relations

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“The race worked out just the way we scripted it this morning, Juan (Gutierrez) did a great job.” Wright said. “When we couldn’t bring our rider (to Emerald Downs) there was no hesitation to ride Juan. He rode his 2,000th winner this year and is a great speed rider on this track. He fit this horse perfectly.” A Kentucky-bred by Scat Daddy, Anothertwistafate earned $55,000 to push his career bankroll to $358,505. His overall mark is 4-2-0 in eight starts, including a victory in the El Camino Real Derby and

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seconds last year in the Sunland Derby (G3) and Keeneland’s Lexington Stakes (G3). Kentucky-bred Anothertwistafate is from the final crop of the good sire Scat Daddy, whose best son was 2018 Triple crown winner Justify. A $360,000 OBS June Twoyear-old Sale graduate, Anothertwistafate is one of two stakes runners produced out of the First Defence mare Imprecation. Canadian shipper Five Star General, ridden by two-time Kentucky Derby winning jockey Mario Gutierrez at 122 lbs., finished

Warlock #1, Kelly Dougan and winning trainer Roddina Barrett’s 2019 Washington champion sophomore ﬁlly Alittlelesstalk scored her third stakes victory in the Emerald Distaff Handicap on the Mile undercard.

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nothertwistafate made a triumphant return to action on Thursday, September 10, at Emerald Downs. Returning from a 16-month layoff, the four-year-old colt powered to a 4 1/2-length victory over Five Star General in the 85th running of the $100,000 Longacres Mile (G3). Ridden by Juan Gutierrez at 118 lbs., Anothertwistafate ran the mile in 1:34.10 and paid $4.40, $2.80 and $2.60 as the betting favorite. Blaine Wright is the winning trainer for owner Peter Redekop of Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the first Mile victory for Wright and Redekop – the team that was runnerup the last two years with Alert Bay and Anyportinastorm – and third Mile victory for Gutierrez, who swept both stakes on the card and is just 13 wins from tying Gallyn Mitchell’s all-time track record of 1,419 wins. Stalking early fractions of :22.71, :45.21 and 1:08.74 set by Papa’s Golden Boy, Anothertwistafate took command three deep into the stretch and drew off to win with total authority. It was the colt’s first start since a tenth in the 2019 Preakness Stakes (G1) and capped a superb training job by Wright, 46, who brought Anothertwistafate into the race off a series of works at Golden Gate Fields. “The first thing is to congratulate Mr. Peter Redekop and my entire crew here and at Golden Gate,” Wright said. “A lot of people have asked me if this is the best horse I’ve trained, and he’s been hot and cold with some health issues, but he’s a very nice horse.” Wright also praised Gutierrez who previously won the Mile on No Giveaway in 2005 and The Great Face in 2007.

Peter Redekop BC Ltd.’s Anothertwistafate returned to the races in his ﬁrst start since ﬁnishing tenth in the 2019 Preakness with a rousing 4 1/2-length win in the 2020 Longacres Mile.

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Top Emerald rider Juan Gutierrez guided both stakes winners to open victories on Mile Thursday. It marked his third victory in Washington’s marquee event, following Mile victories in 2005 with No Giveaway and 2007 with The Great Face.

Swift As I Am (2018) g., Danza—As I Am, by Artie Schiller (CA). Race: MC$25,000, EmD, 7/29. Breeder: Richard Barton Enterprises. Owner: Jeff Cissell. Trainer: Vince Gibson. $1,000 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus. Harbors Rule (2017) g., Harbor the Gold—Felice the Cat, by Distinctive Cat (WA). Won: MC$25,000, EmD, 7/29. Breeder: Bar C Racing Stables Inc. Owners: One Horse Will Do Corporation and Chris Stenslie. Trainer: Chris Stenslie. $1,000 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus. Time for Gold (2018) f., Harbor the Gold—Back in Time, by Empire Maker (WA). Won: Angie C. S., EmD, 7/30. Breeder: Bar C Racing Stables Inc. Owner: Chad and Josh. Trainer: Frank Lucarelli. $2,500 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus. John’s On Point (2018) c., Abraaj—Marquet Formula, by Marquetry (WA).Won: MSW, EmD, 8/12. Owner: Ron Crockett Inc. Breeder: Jean M. G. Welch. Trainer: Tom Wenzel. $2,500 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus. Coastal Run (2018) f., Coast Guard—Tasya, by Successful Appeal (WA). Won: MSW, EmD, 8/12. Owner: Ed Zenker. Breeders: Nina Hagen, Sharon Ross and Jeanette Kirschman. Trainer: Joe Toye. $2,500 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus. You Go Girl (2017) f., Coast Guard—Jasmine’s Melody, by Artax (WA). Won: MC$25,000, EmD, 8/27. Breeders: Nina and Ron Hagen. Owners: Nina and Ron Hagen, Alice and Don Whitmore and Steve Bullock. Trainer: Steve Bullock. $1,000 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus. Dutton (2018) g., Noosito—Ms Moscow Mattie, by Matty G (WA). Won: WTBOA Lads S., EmD, 8/27. Breeders: Nina and Ron Hagen and Larry and Miriam Bonwell. Owner: Rising Star Stable VIII. Trainer: Howard Belvoir. $2,500 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus. Perfect D (2018) g., Dominus—Perfect Pie, by Tale of the Cat (WA). Won: MC$25,000, EmD, 9/2. Breeders: Mr. and Mrs. Gregory F. Luce. Owners: Horseplayers Racing Club #368 and Steve and Linda Haahr. Trainer: Jeffrey Metz. $1,000 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus. Coastal Kid (2018) g., Coast Guard—Crème (Chi), by Somersham (WA). Won: MSW, EmD, 9/9. Breeders: Nina and Ron Hagen, Owners: Steve and Letha Haahr. Trainer: Jeffrey Metz. $2,500 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus.

a clear second and paid $3.20 and $2.60 as second choice in the wagering. The runnerup is owned and trained by Glen Todd, giving Vancouver owners the top two finishers in the 2020 Mile. Seven-year-old The Press, a 46-to-one longshot ridden by Jennifer Whitaker at 114 lbs., rallied for third and paid $4.60 to show. Whitaker won the 2008 Mile on Wasserman – during his Washington horse of the year season – and remains the only Washington Homebred Incentive Program (WaHIP) Winners woman rider ever to win the race. Howard at Emerald Downs Belvoir owns and trains former Washington champion three-year-old colt or gelding The Spittin Image (2017) g., Harbor the Gold—Flying Memo, by Memo (Chi). Press and, just as he had with Wasserman, Won: MSW, EmD, 8/13. Owners: One Horse Will Do Corporation and Chris Stenslie. who he also bred. Breeder: Bret Christopherson. Trainer: Chris Stenslie. $1,000 Washington Homebred Elliott Bay, winner of the Mt. Rainier Incentive Program bonus. Stakes last month, rallied from last to finish Stand To (2017) g., Harbor the Gold—I’m Shootin High, by Son’s Corona. fourth and was followed by Papa’s Golden Won: MSW, EmD, 9/2. Breeder and owner: John Sneesby. Trainer: Rigoberto Velasquez. Boy, Makah Lane, La Waun, Hollywood $1,000 Washington Homebred Incentive Program bonus. Heat and Take Charge Deputy. TOBA-09316 - Member Strip Ads (A) 7/1/09 11:57 AM Page 1 Eddie Martinez, rider of Elliott Bay, claimed foul against The Press, alleging interference into the backstretch, but the stewards made no change in the order of finish. He’s the Reason, five-to-one third choice on the morning line and stablemate of Five Star General, was scratched earlier in the day. Member Benefits Include: Emerald Distaff Handicap Subscription to The Blood-Horse, free admission to most On the Mile undercard, Warlock #1, U.S. Tracks, annual membership directory and much more! Roddina A. Barrett and Kelly Dougan’s 2019 Washington champion Alittlelesstalk rolled to a 2 1/2-length win in the 1 1/16mile Emerald Distaff Handicap. It marked the third stakes win for the four-year-old THOROUGHBRED OWNERS AND BREEDERS ASSOCIATION daughter of Demon Warlock—Trainingat To join call (888) 606-TOBA • (859) 276-2291 or visit www.toba.org the Bar, by Valid Wager, who is also trained PO Box 910668, Lexington, Kentucky 40591- 0668 by Barrett.

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WASHINGTON RACING HALL OF FAME

Travel Orb A shining beacon for Washington

by Emily Shields

ravel Orb’s remarkable feat of winning three stakes in three weeks is something that would astound modern race fans. The fact that the Washington-bred was able to take his brilliance on the road and defeat top tier horses in Southern California only added to his legacy. In 2015, fifty years after his phenomenal summer run at Longacres and first of his two Washington horse of the year titles, Travel Orb finally secured his place in the Washington Racing Hall of Fame. Travel Orb was born in the small community of Orillia (near Renton) on April 17, 1962. The dark bay son of *Perambulator hailed from the *Valdina Way mare Ay-Say, who raced but never won. Travel Orb was her second foal and first winner; although she did go on to produce four more winners, including multiple stakes victor Good Hunting. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sumner bred Travel Orb and raised him in their backyard. The much beloved gelding ran five times as a two-year-old, breaking his maiden for a $5,000 price in his second start and placing twice. Travel Orb was sold after his first victory to Renton haberdasher Floyd Hughes Sr. for a mere $2,500. Eastern Oregon rancher George Dimick became half-owner when the year turned over.

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The great Travel Orb, shown with frequent rider Willie Harmatz up, was one of three Washingtonbreds to win the $100,000 Californian Stakes (1964-67). Eastern Oregon rancher George Dimick (below, left) and Renton haberdasher Floyd Hughes Sr. (below, right) became partners in the future champion at the turn of his threeyear-old season. Pacific Northwest Racing Star The 1965 season was a special one for Travel Orb and his connections, including new trainer N. E. “Nub” Norton. The gelding won four times at Portland Meadows between March and the end of May, and

then went on a tear at Longacres, eventually racking up a six-race winning streak. He won consecutive allowance races in June and July, added a handicap sprint on July 16, and then prepared for one of the great feats of the era. On August 8, Travel Orb and regular

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After racing mid-pack in the 14-horse ﬁeld for the ﬁrst six furlongs, Travel Orb “gamely outraced” early leader *Make Money to take the 1 1/16-mile Californian Stakes by onelength at Hollywood Park. Los Angeles County Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz and comedian/actor Milton Berle present the winner’s trophy to trainer Leonard Dorfman, Mrs. Dorfman and Floyd Hughes after Travel Orb’s 26-to-one victory in the 1966 Californian Stakes. pilot Jim Prouty went to the post for the Spokane Handicap, a one-mile contest for sophomores. Travel Orb won by a head. He was wheeled back seven days later in the Governor’s Handicap against older horses. The 6 1/2-furlong sprint regularly drew some of the fleetest runners in the area, including favored Lak Nak, who had already won three stakes at the Longacres meet. Cutting back in distance and facing older horses just a week after his previous victory, Travel Orb was dismissed at eight-to-one. The gritty runner dropped well behind early, then rallied to score by a halflength with Lak Nak fading to third. Norton then went for an ambitious triple, entering Travel Orb back for the Longacres Derby just seven days later on August 22. Travel Orb was stretching out to nine furlongs just days after defeating sprinters, and he responded by winning yet again with his patented late rally. Although he ultimately lost the Seattle Handicap by a head to rival Blue Surge, Travel Orb’s exploits earned him the title as Washington’s horse of the year and top three-year-old with ten wins and four seconds from 16 starts. Washington native and Santa Anita morning line odds-maker Jon White, who Fall 2020

became the youngest racing steward in state history at the age of 24 in 1979, recalled Travel Orb’s accomplishments: “What he did in 1965 was special even back then, when horses ran more often. He wasn’t beating soft fields; Blue Surge was a stakes winner at Hollywood Park by many lengths.” Meeting Native Diver It seemed inconceivable that Travel Orb’s 1965 season could be topped. He was shipped to Santa Anita to prepare for a 1966 campaign, and transferred to the barn of Leonard Dorfman. Daily Racing Form columnist and chart caller Jay Woodward famously told Dorfman that he had the best horse on the grounds, with a wary Dorfman

jokingly asking if Native Diver had been brought to his barn. Native Diver was a California staple. The fleet, dark runner became the first California-bred millionaire and had already won a Hollywood Gold Cup amongst his 27 stakes victories to that point. The two would meet for the first time in the Californian Stakes, where Native Diver was heavily favored to add yet another stakes to his résumé, while Travel Orb had been running well in allowance company over the winter and finished second in the San Francisco Mile. Travel Orb stunned the public in the June 4 Californian, a race that made him the second of three Washington-breds (all Hall of 145

One month after his biggest stakes victory Travel Orb took the nine-panel, $50,000 American Handicap by three-quarters of a length over famed California-bred Native Diver. Between the two stakes Travel Orb had just missed in a six-furlong handicap.

Djebel *My Babu Parfume II *Perambulator Hyperion Sun Chariot Clarence

TRAVEL ORB

Dk.b./br. Gelding Foaled April 17, 1962

Fairway *Valdina Way *Dulzura II

Ay-Say King Heather Shecantakit Torsion

Year 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 Totals

Age Starts 2 5 3 16 4 10 5 (unraced) 6 15 7 2 8 (unraced) 9 8 56

RACE RECORD Firsts Seconds 1 2 10 4 3 4

Tourbillon Loika Badrudden Lavendula Gainsborough Selene Diligence Nun’s Veil Phalaris Scapa Flow *Teddy Sweet Cyrilla Disguise Antrim *War Cry Ida Frances Thirds 0 0 2

3 1

4 0

0 18

2 16

1 7

Earnings $1,281 23,564 142,044 0 31,093 1,555 0 3,293 $202,830

STAKES RECORD At 3 – Washington horse of the year, champion 3-year-old, Longacres Derby (Lga), Spokane H. (Lga), Governor’s H. (Lga), 2nd Seattle H. (Lga). At 4 – Washington horse of the year, champion older horse. Californian S. (Hol), American H. (Hol), 2nd San Francisco Mile H. (1st div.) (GG), 3rd Hollywood Gold Cup (Hol). At 6 – Monterey Peninsula H. (BM), 2nd Children’s Hospital H. (BM). 146

Fame inductees) to capture the $100,000 race during the 1964-67 period. Bettors collected a $54.20 payout, while Native Diver ran last, a surprising performance that many thought was a fluke. The two met again in the prestigious American Handicap, a $50,000 contest on July 4 that also drew Hollywood and California derbies winner Real Good Deal. Travel Orb, in a “superlative effort,” won once again, and on even terms, with Native Dancer less than a length behind second and Real Good Deal running third. Dorfman commented after the holiday race: “This was an even greater effort for him today than when he won the Californian. It was a terrific performance for him to catch that black horse (Native Dancer) once he got the lead. And we can thank Bill Harmatz for a fantastic job of riding.” According to an article in the August 1966 Thoroughbred of California “Harmatz did, indeed, guide Travel Orb with the hands and the head of a wizard.” “That showed he was not a fluke winner,” White later added. In their third meeting, the Hollywood Gold Cup, Native Diver won his second of three consecutive titles in that race, with Travel Orb third, beaten a neck for second place. Native Diver would go on to win 34 stakes in his career, while Travel Orb returned to Washington after that effort, having earned his second horse of the year honor with three wins and four seconds in ten starts. Travel Orb was ranked at 114 pounds on the 1966 Free Handicap for four and up horses and geldings with Native Diver at 125 ranking second by a pound behind co-highweights Bold Bidder and Lucky Debonair. Washington Thoroughbred

Travel Orb appeared in the Longacres’ winner circle six times as a three-year-old with wins in the Longacres Derby, Spokane Handicap and Governor’s Handicap (over older runners), earning him his ﬁrst Washington horse of the year honors.

Pedigree Notes Floyd and Jesse Hughes (top). The Hughes’ daughter Darlene and her husband Ralph Snowden are pictured with Travel Orb’s Washington Racing Hall of Fame plaque. Later Campaigns Due to an injury suffered in the Gold Cup, Travel Orb did not start in 1967. He returned to the races in January 1968 under new conditioner and future Washington Hall of Famer Wayne Branch to win three times in 1968, including an allowance race at Del Mar and the Monterey Peninsula Handicap at Bay Meadows, with four seconds and four thirds. The aging warrior won one of his two starts in 1969, and then had another lengthy layoff before having a winless season in 1971. He was ultimately retired with 18 wins, 16 seconds and seven thirds in 56 starts and earnings of $202,830, ranking third on the Washington leading earners list behind fellow Californian Stakes winners Biggs and Mustard Plaster. Travel Orb’s SSI was 10.43. “He had a checkered career past 1966, but he never disgraced himself,” White said. Travel Orb lived out his retirement at rider Prouty’s brother’s Beaverton, Oregon, farm, and died at age 21 in 1983. “I always felt he was deserving of the Hall of Fame,” White said, “because he epitomizes the ideal Hall of Fame horse for the state of Washington. He accomplished a lot inside the state, but also outside the state, which is not something you can say for all the members. When you combine his credentials in 1965 and 1966, he is really very deserving of the Hall of Fame.” Emily Shields is a freelance writer based in Southern California. She has been covering horse racing since 2006. Fall 2020

erambulator only stood a for a short time in Washington, but gave the Pacific Northwest two bonafide champions in Travel Orb and nine-time Oregon-bred “P stakes winner Judy B.

Foaled in Great Britain in 1952, *Perambulator was a son of French-bred English classic winner *My Babu, who would be among the leading sires in both England and the United States (where he was exported to in 1956). *My Babu, a son of four-time leading French sire Djebel, sired 41 stakes winners among his 365 foals (11 percent). Among them were Fred Hooper’s good stallion Crozier and significant broodmares *Beaver Street, Gambetta, Kerala, Luiana and Missy Baba. *Perambulator’s dam Sun Chariot was considered one of the best fillies to race in England in the 20th century. She was a daughter of Hyperion, a “stallion of rare influence,” who was a six-time leading sire in England where he also led the broodmare sire ranks on five occasions. Sun Chariot produced four stakes winners and three stake-placed runners, with many of her foals winning and placing at what would be considered the Group I level today. Stakes-placed at two, *Perambulator ran fourth in the Newmarket St. Leger at three. His first small crop of two arrived in 1958. He stood at both Hump Roberts’ Clearbrook Farm and the Agnew family’s T9O Ranch before being moved to California. He died in 1965 leaving only 66 foals from his eight crops of which 52 started and 40 returned winners. In addition to Travel Orb and Judy B, *Perambulator sired Fashion Stakes winner Golden Role and seven stakes-placed runners. Travel Orb’s dam Ay-Say made little impact on the track, running unplaced in all six of her starts and earning a paltry $35 for her efforts. Her sire, *Valdina Way, was a winning son of Fairway. Winner of the 1928 English St. Leger, Fairway – a son of breed shaper Phalaris – was a four-time leading sire in his native England. As a broodmare Ay-Say produced four other winners, including Good Hunting, a 1966 son of Deer Lodge, who won four stakes (seven races total) at Longacres, Exhibition Park and Playfair as a two-year-old and also placed in ten other stakes during his 36-race campaign which provided his owners with $37,169. His SSI was 2.27. Ay-Say’s dam, Shecantakit, won a single race and $850. In the stud she produced eight foals with seven starters, four of which were winners. Her foal with the highest SSI (of .33) was Brave Takit who won four races and was runner-up in the 1954 Spokane Derby. Ay-Say’s granddam Torsion, an unraced daughter of unraced *War Cry (who sired four stakes winners from 157 foals), produced five winners among her 12 foals, led by Torsion’s full sister Loreby, a 1937 daughter of King Heather who won the $3,000 Ladies’ Stakes and ran second in the $10,000 Starlet Sweepstakes at two. Torsion’s dam, Ida Frances, by good American sire Sweep, had six winners among her eight foals. Her 1926 son Will Bank, also by King Heather, won 13 of his 94 starts and earned $8,695, which was nearly half of her other foals combined earnings. Ida Frances was a full sister to 1925 $10,000 Chesapeake Stakes winner Sweeping Away 147

Stakes Winners ALITTLELESSTALK

Washington-bred, WTBOA-sold and/or at Emerald Downs Alittlelesstalk is the most successful stakes winner among the trio of stakes winners produced out of 2019 Washington broodmare of the year Trainingat the Bar. All three of those stakes winners, which also includes Lovethisbar and Redsolocup, were sired by 2004 Washington horse of the year Demon Warlock. The now 20-year-old stallion resides at Tim Floyd’s Warlock Stables in Spokane. Trainingat the Bar is also the dam of stakes-placed Oldtoytrain, by Vronsky, and produced a colt by Pontiff last April in Kentucky who has been granted the name Howdoyalikemenow.

Washington champion 3-year-old filly, Kent S., WA Cup Sophomore Filly S.-R, 2nd Seattle S., Muckleshoot Derby, Boeing S. SIRE: DEMON WARLOCK (2000), by Demons Begone. SW, 10 wins, 2 to 5, $278,335, Washington horse of the year, champion older male, Budweiser Emerald H., etc. Stands at Warlock Stables in Spokane.

EMERALD DISTAFF HANDICAP, Emerald Downs, September 10, $40,000g ($40,000), three-year-old and up fillies and mares, 1 1/16 miles, 1:42.41, track fast. ALITTLELESSTALK (2016), 119, Demon Warlock— Trainingat the Bar, by Valid Wager (WA) WTBOA Sales ......................................Warlock #1, Roddina A. Barrett and Kelly Dougan $22,000 Paddy’s Secret (2014), 120, Paddy O’Prado—Secret Humor, by Yes It’s True (KY) ..............................................Donnybrook Stable $8,000 Killarney Lass (2016), 122, Eskendereya—Rena, by More Than Ready (KY) ...............Sargent Stable $4,800 Margins: 2 1/2, head, 3 3/4. Also started: Reginella 118 ($2,400), Amazonian 118 ($1,600), Dontkissntell 119 ($600), Diamonds R 119 ($600). Trained by Roddina A. Barrett. Bred by Warlock Stables, Allen Floyd, Kelly Dougan, Melvin Hudson and Horseplayers Racing Club. Ridden by Juan Gutierrez. WA CUP FILLY AND MARE STAKES, Emerald Downs, October 1, $40,000g ($40,000), three-yearold and up fillies and mares foaled in Washington or British Columbia and/or sired by Washington- or British Columbia-based stallions in year conceived, 1 1/16 miles, 1:42.43, track fast. ALITTLELESSTALK (2016), 123, Demon Warlock— Trainingat the Bar, by Valid Wager (WA) WTBOA Sales ......................................Warlock #1, Roddina A. Barrett and Kelly Dougan $22,000 Fortune’s Freud (2015), 121, Freud—Private Fortune, by Private Gold (WA).. Blue Ribbon Racing #15 $8,000 Dontkissntell (2015), 119, Rosberg—Low Key Affair, by Vying Victor (BC) ...................Darlyne Krieg $4,800 Margins: head, 6 3/4, 1 1/4. Also started: Discreet Demons 121 ($2,400), Magical Spell 119 ($1,600), Windy Point 120 ($600), For You Only ($600). Trained by Roddina A. Barrett. Bred by Warlock Stables, Allen Floyd, Kelly Dougan, Melvin Hudson and Horseplayers Racing Club. Ridden by Juan Gutierrez. Elocutionist, by Gallant Romeo Demons Begone Rowdy Angel, by Halo Demon Warlock Zamboni, by Icecapade Witchery Early Night Rain, by Night Invader Valid Appeal, by In Reality Valid Wager Bid Gal, by Bold Bidder Trainingat the Bar Marquetry, by Conquistador Cielo Lady Lamar Lafayette’s Lady, by Young Commander RACE RECORD: 7 wins, 2 to 4, $156,776. Also:

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2nd DAM LASY LAMAR (1995), by Marquetry. 2 wins at 3, $29,470. Half-sister to HATPIN, $265,569, Alywow S., etc.), Eden Lodge ($239,980, 3rd Fantasy S.G2, etc.), Lordly Prospect ($202,572), Glorious Sensation ($129,437), 3 other foals, 2 starters, both winners.

2019 Washington champion sophomore filly Alittlelesstalk has only made four starts this year – all at Emerald Downs – but has made it known that she has returned to championship form. She made her initial outing on July 16 in a 5 1/2-furlong allowance/$50,000 optional claiming race. None of the six entries started for the tag, and except for Broome, all had won stakes at Emerald Downs. Killarney Lass, the only other four-yearold in the race besides Alittlelesstalk, went off as the $2.20-to-one favorite. After pressing the pace set by Killarney Lass, Alittlelesstalk made her bid nearing the quarter-mile pole and then “gamely prevailed” over Dontkissntell and Diamonds R. The margins were a head and a head. Killarney Lass finished fifth, not quite four lengths off the winner. Four weeks (August 13) later the older fillies and mares met in the Boeing Stakes, at 6 1/2 furlongs. As she had in their previous meeting, Killarney Lass sprinted for the lead with Alittlelesstalk content to stalk her. But instead of fading this time, Killarney Lass held on to defeat Alittlelesstalk by five lengths, with Dontkissntell rounding out the top three in the field of seven. On September 10, the Auburn track offered the 1 1/16-mile Emerald Distaff Handicap as part of its Longacres Mile (G3) undercard. Alittlelesstalk and Killarney Lass would again face off. Evenmoney Killarney Lass went to thefront once again, with Alittlelesstalk again playing bridesmaid. Alittlelesstalk then surged to take the lead in the stretch and drew off by 2 1/2 lengths. Paddy’s Secret nipped Killarney Lass by a head to take second. For the October 1 WA Cup Fillies and Mares Stakes, Alittlelesstalk went off as the two-to-five favorite in the field of seven distaffers. After stalking early leaders Windy Point and For You Only for the first half-mile, Alittlelesstalk “opened a clear lead with a furlong to run” and then held off the late charge of Fortune’s Freude to defeat that rival by a game head. The consistent Alittlelesstalk has seven wins and four seconds among her 15 starts.

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1st DAM TRAININGAT THE BAR (2005), by Valid Wager.5 wins in 10 starts at 3 and 4, $43,320, Washington broodmare of the year 2019. Dam of 4 other foals, 4 starters, 3 winners, LOVETHISBAR (f. by Demon Warlock, 8 wins, 2 to 5, $75,398, Donna Jensen Memorial H., etc.), REDSOLOCUP (g. by Demon Warlock, 4 wins at 3 and 4, $72,132, Chinook Pass S.-R, etc.), Oldtoytrain (g. by Vronsky, winner at 2, $32,156, 2nnd Arizona Breeders’ Futurity-R, etc.).

LONGACRES MILE HANDICAP-G3, Emerald Downs. September 10, $100,000g ($100,000), threeyear-olds and up, mile, 1:34.10, track fast. ANOTHERTWISTAFATE (2016), c., 118, Scat Daddy—Imprecation, by First Defence (KY) ..................................... Peter Redekop BC Ltd. $55,000 Five Star General (2016), c., 122, Distorted Humor— Party of Interest, by Bernardini (KY) ....................................... North American Thoroughbred Racing Co., Inc. $20,000 The Press (2013), g., 114, Harbor the Gold—Awesome Woman, by Henny Hughes (WA) .............................................Howard E. Belvoir $12,000 Margins: 4 1/2, 2 3/4, 3/4. Also started Elliott Bay 121 ($6.000), Papa’s Golden Boy 120 ($4,000), Makah Lane 120 ($750), La Waun 119 ($750), Hollywood Heat 121 ($750), Take Charge Deputy 119 ($750). Trained by Blaine Wright. Bred by Pursuit of Success LLC. Ridden by Juan Gutierrez. Hennessy, by Storm Cat Johannesburg Myth, by Ogygian Scat Daddy Mr. Prospector, by Raise a Native Love Style Likeable Style, by Nijinsky II Unbridled’s Song, by Unbridled First Defence Honest Lady, by Seattle Slew Imprecation Lycius, by Mr. Prospector Media Nox (GB) Sky Love, by Nijinsky II RACE RECORD: 4 wins in 8 starts at 3 and 4, $358,505. Also: El Camino Real Derby; 2nd Sunland Park Derby-G3, Lexington S.-G3. SIRE: SCAT DADDY (2004), by Johannesburg. G1 SW, 5 wins in 8 starts at 2 and 3, $1,334,300. Deceased. Stood in Kentucky, Australia and Chile.

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1st DAM IMPRECATION (2010), by First Defence. Placed at 3 in France. Dam of 3 other foals, 3 starters, 1 winner, Ajourneytofreedom (g. by Hard Spun. 2 wins at 2 and 3, 2020, $84,860, 2nd Alcatraz S., 3rd Oceanside S.-R.).

old Ajourneytofreedom, a gelded son of Hard Spun who placed in two 2020 California stakes. Imprecation is also the dam of two-year-old Cease and Desist, a daughter of Into Mischief that brought a $410,000 price tag as a yearling; and a yearling filly by Dialed In. Media Nox (GB), Anothertwistafate’s second dam, had been a Group 3 winner and France and a Grade 2 winner in the US. Combined, she garnered six wins in ten starts and had earnings of $183,347. Media Nox produced eight winners, led by a trio of group or graded stakes winners. Her best runner was the 2003 Storm Cat filly Nebraska Tornado, who took two Group 1 wins in France – Prix de Diane (French Oaks) and Prix du Moulin de Longchamp. Her 1999 Danzig colt Burning Sun was a stakes winner in both England and France (Prix Eugene Adam-G2) and Grade 3-placed in the US. Mirabilis, a 2002 daughter of Lear Fan, was a stakes winner in France, where she was also Group 1-placed, and won the Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes (G3) while stateside. Media Nox was a half-sister to three-time French group winner Bonash, French Group 3-placed Be Glad and English hurdle winner and French stakes-placed Astronomic, all offspring of the Nijinsky II mare Sky Love.

2nd DAM MEDIA NOX (GB) (1993), by Lycius. 4 wins in 6 starts at 2 and 3 in France, Prix du Bois-G3; winner in 2 starts at 4 in US, Buena Vista H.-G2, $97,250. Halfsister to BONASH (4 wins in 4 starts at 2 and 3 in France, Prix de Mallert-G2, etc.), ASTRONOMIC (in England, Newton Novice Hurdle, in France 3rd Prix Le Fabuleaux), Be Glad (in France, 3rd Prix s Psyche-G3, etc.). 12 other foals, 11 starters, 8 winners, including NEBRASKA TORNADO (4 wins at 3 in France, Prix de Diane Hermes-French Oaks-G1, Prix du Moulin de Longchamp-G1, etc.; placed at 4 in England, 3rd Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot S.-G1), BURNING SUN (winner at 3 in England, Hampton Court S., etc.; winner at 3 in France, Prix Eugene Adam-G2, etc.; winner at 5 in North America, $128,495, 3rd MacDiarmida H.-G3), MIRABILIS (3 wins at 2 and 3 in France, Prix d’Angerville, etc.; winner at 4 in US, Churchill Distaff Turf Mile S.-G3; dam of MONARCHS GLEN (GB), 5 wins in 10 starts in England, 2 to 4, Darley Club S.-G3, etc.; placed at 6 in US, $61,968) Granddam of Sky My Sky (4 wins in US, $183,163, 3rd Old Forester Mint Julep H.-G3, etc.; placed in Canada, 2nd Seaway S.-G3), Eloquent Riddle ($97,810, 2nd Furlough S., etc.).

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In an exciting return to the races after 16 months off, Peter Redekop BC Ltd.’s Anothertwistafate scored a 4 1/2-length victory over North American Thoroughbred Horse Company’s Five Star General in the 85th running of the Longacres Mile. Both of the British Columbia-owned invaders are Kentucky-breds, with Washingtonbreds filling in the third through sixth spots in the field of nine. Four-year-old Anothertwistafate, who had been a $350,000 OBS June Two-year-old Sale graduate, took his owner Redekop and trainer Blaine Wright on a heady ride in 2019. A four-length maiden special weight (1 1/16 miles) winner at Golden Gate Fields in December as a juvenile, Anothertwistafate next won an allowance$40,000 optional (N) claiming race (mile) by five lengths. He next made it three in-a-row at the Albany track with a seven-length tally in the mile El Camino Real Derby, which was only .84 seconds off the track record. Sent to Sunland Park in search of Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifying points, Anothertwistafate scored a solid second (beaten a neck) in the New Mexico track’s ten-furlong Grade 3 Derby. An April trip to Kentucky beckoned and the outcome, while not perfect, was promising, as Redekop’s runner was runner-up in Keeneland’s Lexington Stakes (G3) (1 1/16 miles), beaten 1 3/4 lengths by Owendale in the $200,000 race. Plans to go to the Kentucky Derby were jettisoned in favor of a start in the May 19 Preakness Stakes (G1). After pressing the leaders for the first six-furlongs of the Maryland classic, Anothertwistafate faded to tenth behind winner War of Will. Anothertwistafate comes from the final crop of top national and international sire Scat Daddy, who passed away in 2015 at age 11. A son of US and European champion Johannesburg, Scat Daddy was a Grade 1 winner of over $1.3-million, At stud, he sired over 125 stakes winners with champions in England, France, Ireland, United Arab Emirates, Chile, Venezuela, Peru and the US, where he will go down in racing lore as the sire of unbeaten 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify. Anothertwistafate is the second foal out of Imprecation, who is also the dam of three-year-

PRAIRIE GOLD JUVENILE STAKES, Prairie Meadows, August 22, $50,000g ($50,000), two-year-olds, six furlongs, 1:10.79, track fast. BODENHEIMER, c., 117, Atta Boy Roy—Beautiful Daniele, by A. P. Indy (WA) WTBOA Sales ...................Kristin Boice and Marylou Holden $29,700 Chicks Dig Scars, g., 121, Tapiture—Wise Ending, by End Sweep (KY) ................Davis Swan Murphy $9,900 Hulen, c., 117, Tapiture—Clamorous Clarissa, by Valid Expectations (TX) ....................William and Corinne Heiligbrodt, Madaket Stables LLC and Spendthrift Farm LLC $4,950 Margins: neck, 5 1/4, 5 1/2. Also started: Sebastian’s Boy 116 ($2,745), Greedy Creedy 119 ($1,485), Edge to Edge 116 ($990), Stage Door 119 ($500). Trained by Valorie Lund. Bred by Larry Romaine. Ridden by Leandro Goncalves. INDIAN SUMMER STAKES PRESENTED BY KEENELAND SELECT, Keeneland, October 4, $150,000g ($150,000), two-year-olds, 5 1/2 furlongs, turf, 1:02.70, course firm. BODENHEIMER, c., 120, Atta Boy Roy—Beautiful Daniele, by A. P. Indy (WA) WTBOA Sales ...................Kristin Boice and Marylou Holden $90,000 Cowan, c., 118, Kantharos—Tempers Flair, by Smart Strike (KY) ....................William and Corinne Heiligbrodt, Madaket Stables LLC and Spendthrift Farm LLC $30,000 Agog, f., 115, More Than Ready—Cool Spell, by Grand Slam (KY) ........................................................NBS Stable $15,000 Margins: 1, 6, 3. Also started: Good With People 120 ($7,500), Roderick 118 ($4,500), Petit Verdot 118

($3.000). Trained by Valorie Lund. Bred by Larry Romaine. Ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr. Deputy Minister, by Vice Regent Tribunal Six Crowns, by Secretariat Atta Boy Roy Synastry, by Seattle Slew Irish Toast Bix’s Bet, by Just the Time Seattle Slew, by Bold Reasoning A. P. Indy Weekend Surprise, by Secretariat Beautiful Daniele Storm Cat, by Storm Bird Kelli Cat T. V. Countess, by T. V. Commercial RACE RECORD: 3 wins in 4 starts at 2, $141,225. SIRE: ATTA BOY ROY (2005), by Tribunal. G2 SW, 14 wins, 3 to 7, $602,276. Washington champion sprinter twice, champion older horse. Stands at Blue Ribbon Farm in Buckley. 1st DAM BEAUTIFL DANIELE (2003), by A. P. Indy. 4 wins at 3 and 4, $153,395, Navajo Princess S. Dam of 6 other foals of racing age, all starters, 2 winners, including KING OF SPEED (c. by Jimmy Creed, 2 wins at 2, $182,567, Del Mar Juvenile Turf S., Zuma Beach S.). 2nd DAM KELLI CAT (1999), by Storm Cat. Unraced. Half-sister to COUNTESS DIANA (champion 2-year-old filly, Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Filly S.-G1, etc., $1,717,185), COUNT ON NUMBERS ($254,867), FIGHTING COUNTESS ($120,076), PRIME TIME T.V. ($106,079), Shermanesque (G3), Copper Country. 11 other named foals, 9 starters, 4 winners, including Robie the Cat (8 wins, $138,143, 2nd Harry Henson S.), Bernin Sensation (4 wins, $97.081, 3rd Ruidoso Sprint H.). Granddam of Complimenti (G3), Stainless (G3), Moon King.

After taking an about five-furlong maiden special weight over Canterbury Park’s turf course by 11 1/4 lengths in his sharp debut on July 20, Bodenheimer entered the dirt stakes ranks with a successful, be it close, victory in the Prairie Gold Juvenile Stakes on August 22. Valorie Lund, trains the dark bay colt for her mother Marylou Holden and sister Kristin Boice. Lund, as agent, had purchased the colt for $27,000 at the 2019 WTBOA Summer Sale. The colt’s third race, and on his third racecourse, came in the $250,000 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Turf Sprint Stakes, a 6 1/2-furlong race staged on September 12. After vying for the early lead with Country Final, Bodenheimer (at eight-to-one) faded to fifth behind the Wesley-Ward-trained winner Outadore. Bodenheimer’s next outing was also in Kentucky, but at little further north at Keeneland, where the colt faced five other runners in the $150,000 Indian Summer Stakes, a 5 1/2-panel race run on October 4. Bodenheimer (at four-to-one) set the pace from the get-go and emerged a length winner over Cowan. A bonus to Bodenheimer’s win was an automatic paid berth into the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1). Bodenheim is a premier wine growing region in Germany. Bodenheimer became the second stakes winner and third stakes horse Lund has trained who were sired by her former star pupil, Atta Boy Roy, The Grade 2-winning son of Tribunal was a threetime Washington champion with over $600,000 in earnings. The 15-year-old stallion holds court at Debbie and Rick Pabst’s Blue Ribbon Farm in Buckley. Lund’s two other Atta Boy Roy trainees are Minnesota champion Mr. Jagermeister and his younger stakes-placed sister Rumplemix. Five-

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COCA-COLA STAKES, Emerald Downs, August 6, $40,000g ($40,000), three-year-old fillies, 6 1/2 furlongs, 1:16.86, track fast. DAFFODIL SWEET, 119, Ministers Wild Cat—Easy On My Heart, by Lion Heart (CA) ..................................... One Horse Will Do Corporation and Steve Shimizu $22,240 For You Only, 119, Abraaj—Slew Tunes, by Slewdledo (WA) WTBOA Sales ......Pegasus Too, Dixie Hitchcock and David Matsumoto $8,240 Windy Point, 119, Coast Guard—Windy Sails, by Private Gold (WA) ................................... Clemans View Racing and Michelle Beaunaux $5,040 Margins: 6, 2 1/4, 1/2. Also started: Pearl Dragon 121 ($2,640). On Purpose 121 ($1,840). Trained by Chris Stenslie. Bred by Michael Terry. Ridden by Juan Gutierrez.

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Vice Regent, by Northern Dancer Deputy Minister Mint Copy, by Bunty’s Flight Ministers Wild Cat Kris S., by Roberto Hollywood Wildcat Miss Wildcatter, by Mr. Prospector Tale of the Cat, by Storm Cat Lion Heart Satin Sunrise, by Mr. Leader Easy On My Heart Bold Badgett, by Damascus Baroness V Ullmann Woodlynn, by Caucasus RACE RECORD: 3 wins in 3 starts at 3, $42,590. SIRE: MINISTERS WILD CAT (2000), by Deputy Minister. SW, G3-placed, 6 wins 3 to 5, $368,729. Stands in California. 1st DAM EASY ON MY HEART (2008), by Lion Heart. 4 wins, 3 to 6, $54,350. One named foal, above 2nd DAM BARONESS V ULLMAN (1991), by Bold Badgett, Sister to OUR MANGO ($309,403, California Cup Distaff H.-R, etc.), half-sister to NATIVE WOOD ($131,257, Oriental Magic S., etc.). 11 other foals, all starters, 10 winners, including WISE MANDATE (2 wins at 2, $108,060, Jack Goodman S.), CHABUKA (2 wins at 2, $63,290, Solano County Juvenile S.), Count V Ullmann (6 wins, 2 to 5, $218,720, 2nd Everett Nevin Alameda County Futurity-R), Charmer Baron (3 wins, 2 to 5, $126,724, 3rd Barretts Juvenile S.-R), Badgett’s Mandate (winner at 2, $97,400, 2nd California Breeders’ Champion S.-R, etc.).

Unraced at two, Daffodil Sweet has won three of her 2020 outings at Emerald Downs. After winning a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight race by 8 3/4 lengths on July 2, she rolled to a 7 3/4-length win in a six-furlong allowance on July 23. With her six-length tally in the 6 1/2-furlong Coca-Cola Stakes, she has annihilated her competition by a combined 22 1/2 lengths. Bred in California, Daffodil Sweet was purchased by Will Brewer, as agent, for $16,000 at the 2018 Barretts October Sale. She was sired by successful California stallion Ministers Wild Cat, who stood the 2020 breeding season for a $4,000 fee at Tommy Town Thoroughbreds. The $368,729 stakes winner has sired 20 stakes winners. Ministers Wild Cat is the offspring of champions Deputy Minister, a leading sire and broodmare sire, and Hollywood Wildcat, who produced three other stakes winners. Daffodil Sweet is the only named foal out of fourrace winner and $54,350 earner Easy On My Heart. Easy On My Heart is one of ten winners produced out of the winning Bold Badgett mare Baroness V Ullmann, a full sister to $309,403 stakes winner Our Mango and half-sister to $131,257 stakes winner Native Wood. Both of Daffodil Sweet’s third and fourth dams were stakes-placed. Fourth dam, Pruneyard Miss, by Envoy, was a half-sister to two-time California stakes winner Innocent Lady, and both of those distaffers were offspring of Washington-bred stakes winner Me No. A 1961 daughter of Double Reigh—Oralene, by Sir Oracle, Me No won or placed in eight stakes in Washington, California and Arizona during her five years spent racing. In her 61 starts, she had a record of 13-12-10 and her $43,130 in earnings gave her a 2.81 SSI. She was a half-sister to stakes winners Wood Wind and Lene Piccin’s, both sired by 1951-55 Washington leading sire Piccolo. Both Double Reigh and Piccolo stood at Hilltop Stables, which was located at Washington State College (now Washington State University).

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year-old Mr. Jagermeister has won seven stakes, including the 2020 Phoenix Gold Cup, and is only about $12,000 behind his sire in earnings. Bodenheimer is the second stakes winner Larry Romaine (Newaukum Racing Stables) bred out of Beautiful Daniele, a stakes-winning daughter of A. P. Indy that Romaine had purchased for $10,000 at the 2015 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Bred to Jimmy Creed, a Grade 1-winning son Distorted Humor, Beautiful Daniele produced a colt in Kentucky the following year, Named King of Speed, the colt was a turf stakes winner at Del Mar and Santa Anita at two and has earned $182,567. Beautiful Daniele, who Romaine sold privately in 2018 after the success of King of Speed, is also the dam seven-race winner and $130,936 earner Sturgeon among her seven foals of racing age. She produced a filly by Harbor the Gold in 2019 and a colt by Mor Spirit this past spring. Originally an $800,000 Keeneland sale yearling, Beautiful Daniele has gone through the Keeneland auction ring three other times. Her most recent appearance came in the 2019 November sale where she sold for $20,000. A Belmont Park maiden special weight winner at three, Beautiful Daniele won two Gulfstream Park allowance races before taking her final win in the $60,000 Navajo Princess Stakes, a one mile turf contest at The Meadowlands. She earned $153,395 and an 2,97 SSI in her 18 starts. In addition to being sired by a Horse of the Year and leading sire, Beautiful Daniele is a halfsister to $136,943 stakes-placed Robie the Cat, by Distorted Humor. Her unraced second dam, Kelli Cat, by Storm Cat, was a half-sister to four stakes winners and two stakes-placed runners, the chief among them was 1997 Eclipse Award winning two-year-old filly Countess Diana, who is the dam of stakes winner Madame Nadine, by A. P. Indy.

WTBOA LADS STAKES, Emerald Downs, August 27, $40,000g ($40,000), two-year-old colts and geldings, nominated to NWRS, 6 1/2 furlongs, 1:16,25, track fast. DUTTON, g,, 115, Noosito—Ms Moscow Mattie, by Matty G (WA) WTBOA Sales ...................................... Rising Star Stable VIII $19,800 Seattlesbestsecret, g., 119, Secret Circle—Stormy Bet, by Storm Creek (WA) ......... Al Adams, David Israel and Charles Clark $7,200 Naval Escort, c., 120, Coast Guard—Cape Grace, by Abraaj (WA) ......................Oak Crest Farm LLC $4,320 Margins: 9, 1 1/2, neck. Also started: Top Executive 121 ($2,160), Great Gasby 121 ($1,440), Franks Fix It 116 ($270), Captain Dashi 117 ($270), John’s On Point 121 ($270), U, S, Cee Gee 120 ($270). Trained by Howard Belvoir. Bred by Nina and Ron Hagen and Larry and Miriam Bonwell. Ridden by Jennifer Whitaker. GOTTSTEIN FUTURITY, Emerald Downs, October 1, $40,000g ($75,000), includes NWRS funds, two-yearolds, 1 1/16 miles, 1:43.15, track fast. DUTTON, g., 120, Noosito—Ms Moscow Mattie, by Matty G (WA) WTBOA Sales ...................................... Rising Star Stable VIII $41,250 Easy Silence, f., 120, Constitution—Lavender Sky, by Mt. Livermore (KY) WTBOA Sales .................................... Mark Dedomenico LLC $15,000 Coastal Kid, g., 120, Coast Guard—Crème (Chi), by Somersham (WA) WTBOA Sales ...................................... Steve and Letha Haahr $10,050 Margins: 2 1/4, 11 1/4, 1 1/2. Also started: Naval Escort 120 ($5.025), Myuddermamasapaint 121 ($2,475), Ms Lynn 119 ($300), Whiskey Not Wine 121 ($300), Perfect D 120 ($300), Liberty’s Finale 120 ($300). Trained by Howard Belvoir. Bred by Nina and Ron Hagen and Larry and Miriam Bonwell. Ridden by Jennifer Whitaker. Seeking the Gold, by Mr. Prospector Harbor the Gold Harbor Springs, by Vice Regent Noosito Basket Weave, by Best Turn Julia Rose Cure My Blue’s, by Cure the Blues Capote, by Seattle Slew Matty G Star Gem, by Pia Star Ms Moscow Mattie Mosow Ballet, by Nijinsky II Moscow Symphony Margaret Booth, by Well Decorated RACE RECORD: 3 wins in 3 starts at 2, $71,500. SIRE: NOOSITO (2011), by Harbor the Gold. 5 wins at 2 and 3, $199,955, Washington champion 3-year-old colt, Seattle Slew H., Auburn H., etc. Deceased. Stood at El Dorado Farms in Enumclaw. 1st DAM MS MOSCOW MATTIE (2009), by Matty G. Winner at 2, $8,008. Dam of 4 other foals, 2 starters, both winners, including Bullet Drill (g. by Coast Guard. 5 wins, 3 to 5, 2020, $69,675, 2nd Emerald Express S.). 2nd DAM MOSCOW SYMPHONY (1998), by Moscow Ballet.

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Unraced. Half-sister to Lucky C. H. ($59,820), Baccarat. 11 other foals of racing age, 8 starters, 7 winners, including IRENE’S BONUS BABY (2 wins at 2, $72,709, Barbara Shinpoch S., etc.; dam of CENTURY UNION, $71,405, Ralph Taylor/ Vance Davenport Memorial S., etc.; SHOW ME THE MINTS, winner in 2 starts at 2, 2019, $26,965, King County Express S.; Private Boss, 8 wins to 7, 2019, $118,079, 2nd Gottstein Futurity, etc.), GRACE BAY (2 wins at 3, $66,339, Washington Cup Sophomore Filly S.-R), Russian (3 wins, $32,601, 2nd Northwest Stallion Knights Choice S.-R). Granddam of EXIT SIXTY FIVE (7 wins, $110,501, Washington Cup Filly and Mare S.-R), FOR YOU ONLY (to 3, 2020, $49,885, Angie C. S., etc.).

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First-time starter Dutton made a big impression with his nine-length maiden victory in the WTBOA Lads Stakes. The winning margin broke the stakes record set by Washington champion Name for Norm, who was named Emerald Downs horse of the meeting during the track’s 1996 inaugural season. Purchased for $30,000 by trainer Howard Belvoir, as agent, at the 2019 WTBOA Sale from the El Dorado Farms consignment, Dutton races for Rising Star Stable VIII, a racing syndicate headed up by Belvoir’s partner Vicki Potter. Rising Star Stable and Belvoir combined to race 2016 Washington champion two-year-old male So Lucky and followed that with 2017 Washington champion juvenile Elliott Bay. A 2020 stakes winner, Elliot Bay now races for Chad and Josh (see next stakes story). The win gave Belvoir a record fifth victory in the Lads. On September 18 Dutton added to his growing fame with an impressive 14-length tally in a sixpanel allowance feature at the Auburn oval and increased his earnings by $10,450. Dutton cemented his Emerald Downs juvenile championship season with a 2 1/4-length tally in the historic 83rd running of the Gottstein Futurity. A field of nine went into the gate for the 1 1/16mile stakes run on October 1, with Dutton the heavy favorite at three-to-ten odds. The race was not without its tensions, as the start was delayed when Great Gasby got loose at the gate and had to be scratched. Ten minutes later the field of nine took off with Dutton sprinting to a five-length lead at the quarter pole. During midstretch Coastal Kid overtook the favorite, but then the son of Coast Guard ducked out sharply, causing his rider to lose his stirrups, and depriving the runner of his chance for victory. Dutton regained his leadership and won the race by 2 1/4 lengths over the filly Easy Silence, It was 11 1/4 lengths back to the unfortunate Coastal Kid. Dutton was named after the family in the popular television series Yellowstone, which stars Keven Costner. Dutton is from the first and sadly only crop (eight named two-year-olds) of 2014 Washington champion Noosito, who is also the sire of Sunshine Beach, who took a $25,000 maiden claiming race by four lengths on September 9. Noosito, a stakes winner at two that went on to win a trio of Emerald Downs stakes at three en route to his champion three-year-old title, also placed in six other stakes around the Auburn oval. He had a 5-3-3 record from his 17 starts and earned $199.,955 while racing for Last Rose Stable. The young stallion tragically died at age seven and has only nine reported foals in his sole crop. Noosito stood his brief career at the Hagens’ El Dorado Farms LLC. As of October 10, Noosito ranked 32nd on the national freshman sire list with $83,350 earned by

his trio of starters. He is not only the number one ranked freshman sire in Washington, but leads all first-crop sires on the entire West Coast. Dutton is one of five foals of racing age out of the winning Matty G mare Ms Moscow Mattie, who is also the dam of juvenile stakes-placed Bullet Drill ($69,675) and $44,201 earner Jet Pak Black. She produced fillies by Coast Guard in both 2019 and 2020. A half-sister to $72,700 two-year-old stakes winners Irene’s Bonus Baby and $66,339 stakes winner Grace Bay, Ms Moscow Mattie is one of three stakes-producing daughters out of the unraced Moscow Ballet mare Moscow Symphony. The previously mentioned Irene’s Bonus Baby is the dam of stakes winners Century Union and Show Me the Mints. Their unraced half-sister Slew Tunes is the dam of stakes winners Exit Sixty Slew and For You Only. Both Show Me the Mints and For You Only were juvenile stakes winners during the 2019 Emerald Downs meet.

MT. RAINIER STAKES, Emerald Downs, August 13, $40,000g ($40,000), three-year-olds and up, 6 1/2 furlongs. 1:15.30, track fast. ELLIOTT BAY (2015), g., 121, Harbor the Gold— Melba Jewel, by Cahill Road (WA) WTBOA Sales ................................................... Chad and Josh $22,000 Pete’s Golden Boy (2016), g., 120, Harbor the Gold— Brookie Girl, by Proud Citizen (WA) WTBOA Sales ............................ Gary, Deborah and Gary Lusk $8,000 Take Charge Deputy (2015), g., 118, Take Charge Indy—Promoted Deputy, by Deputy Minister (CA) ....................................................Rosales Racing $4,800 Margins: 1/2, neck, 2 3/4. Also started: Catfish Hunter 120 ($2,400), Makah Lane 120 ($1,600), Rally Cat 119 ($600), Barkley 121 ($600). Trained by Frank Lucarelli. Bred by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Pabst. Ridden by Heribert Martinez. Mr. Prospector, by Raise a Native Seeking the Gold Con Game, by Buckpasser Harbor the Gold Vice Regent, by Northern Dancer Harbor Springs Tinnitus, by Restless Wind Fappiano, by Mr. Prospector Cahill Road Gana Facil, by *Le Fabuleux Melba Jewel French Legionaire, by Grey Legion Chasseur Dame Raise a Stakes, by Raise a Cup RACE RECORD: 4 wins at 2 and 5, $167,288. Also: Washington champion 2-year-old and 2-year-old colt or gelding, Gottstein Futurity, WTBOA Lads S.; 2nd WA Cup Juvenile Colts and Geldings S,-R; 3rd Muckleshoot Derby. WA Cup Sophomore S.-R. SIRE: HARBOR THE GOLD, by Seeking the Gold. Winner at 2 and 3, $68,500. Stands at Bar C Racing Stables Inc. in Oregon.

1st DAM MELBA JEWEL (2001), by Cahill Road. 5 wins, 2 to 6, $123,970, Angie C. S., 2nd US Bank S., Diane Kem S.-R (EmD), etc. Dam of 6 other named foals, 5 starters, 3 winners, including PYSCHO SISTER (f. by Freud, Washington champion older mare and champion grass horse, (7 wins, 3 to 5, $185,790, Miss America S., 2nd Luther Burbank H). 2nd DAM CHASSEUR DAME (1992), by French Legionaire. 9 wins, 2 to 5, $110,405, Royal North S,-R, 2nd Glacial Princess S.-R, Buckeye Belle S.-R, etc. Halfsister to ZIGGY ZAR (5 wins, $45,843, Rollin On Over S.-R, etc.). 11 other named foals, 10 starters, all winners, including MARVA JEAN (7 wins, 3 to 5, $144,520, Washington champion older mare, Hastings Park S., Washington State Legislators H. , Betsy Ross Overnight H., etc.; dam of Raspberry Road, $60,091), SAX NOTES (22 wins, $172,108, Thoroughbred Claiming S., etc.). HOLD THAT SMILE (12 wins, 2 to 5, 2020, $115,723, Shady Cove S., etc.), SALTY LE MOUSEE (16 wins, $72,432, Norm Goeringer Memorial S., etc.). Zagreus (7 wins, $92,518, 2nd Premio Esmeralda S.), Frank N Lloyd (2 wins, $15669, 2nd Halftime Sports Casino Futurity, etc.).

Elliott Bay was Washington’s 2017 champion juvenile while racing for Rising Star Stale II and trainer Howard Belvoir. The gelded son of Harbor the Gold won both the Gottstein Futurity and WTBOA Lad Stakes. At three the best he could muster were a couple of thirds in the Muckleshoot Derby and WA Cup Sophomore Stakes. Dropped into the claiming ranks for the first time, four-year-old Elliott Bay was haltered by trainer Frank Lucarelli for Chad Christensen out of an allowance/$50,000 optional claiming race at Emerald Downs on May 12, 2019. He next ran in four stakes for his new owner and finished just out of the top three in each. Sent to Turf Paradise, Elliott Bay ended his year by placing in two allowance starts. Now racing for Chad and Josh (McKee), Elliott Bay returned to Emerald Downs and made his bow in an allowance on July 2. He handily won the 5 1/2-furlong sprint by 7 1/2 lengths. The next race on his dance card was the 6 1/2-furlong Mt. Rainier Stakes, in which local runners took a shot in preparation for the big race of the year, the $100,000 Longacres Mile (G3). Breaking sixth in the field of seven, Elliott Bay tarried near the back of the field before making his move in the closing yards to defeat his paternal half-brother Papa’s Golden Boy by a half-length. Four weeks later in the Mile, Elliott Bay would finish fourth in the historic race. Bred by Rick and Debbie Pabst, Elliott Bay is one of two state champions out of their stakeswinning Cahill Road mare Melba Jewel. While the son of Harbor the Gold earned his title for his prowess at Emerald Downs, his half-sister Pyscho Sister preferred the tracks in Northern California where she won the Miss America Stakes at Golden Gate Fields and was close second in the Luther Burbank Stakes at Santa Rosa. The well-travelled mare also ran at Del Mar, Emerald Downs and Churchill Downs during her 27-race career in which she won seven races, earned $185,790 and was named Washington’s champion older mare and turf horse in 2018. Melba Jewel is also the dam of the unraced two-year-old filly Rings of Saturn, by Astrology, and has a yearling colt by Coast Guard. Melba Jewel was one of seven stakes horses that Montanan Dale Mahlum bred from his Ohiobred stakes winner Chasseur Dame. In addition to Melba Jewel, the $110,405 stakes winner produced 2005 Washington champion older mare Marva

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Jean ($144,520) and 2019-20 stakes winner Hold That Smile ($115,723). Harbor the Gold is also the sire of 2020 stakes winners Gold Crusher (Emerald Downs), Miss Prospector (Hastings Racecourse), Time for Gold (Emerald Downs) and Top Harbor (Pleasanton). Both Gold Crusher and Time for Gold are also campaigned by Chad and Josh and trained by Lucarelli.

stallion Harbor the Gold was named Washingtonbred of the week. The other things that stakes winners Time for Gold and Gold Crusher have in common, besides their racing talent, is they are both owned by Chad Christensen and Josh McKee, trained by Frank Lucarelli and each was a WTBOA Sale graduate. Originally purchased by Gary and Deborah Lusk for $5,000 at the 2018 WTBOA August sale, Gold Crusher earned his initial victory for the couple when he went gate-to-wire to take a $25,000 maiden claiming race in his second start at two. He was claimed out of that nearly five-length win by Lucarelli for Christensen. The runner next finished fifth in the WA Cup Juvenile Colts and Gelding Stakes before being retired for the season. Gold Crusher appeared this spring at Golden Gate Fields where he competed in two starter allowances at the Albany, California, track. While unplaced in the first, he won the second race by three-quarters of a length. Returned to Emerald Downs, Gold Crusher finished second by a half-length to 2019 Washington two-year-old champion Unmachable in the 6 1/2-furlong Seattle Slew Stakes. A field of nine entered the gate for the Muckleshoot Derby. Once again, Gold Crusher sprinted to the early lead. He then drew off to take the 1 1/16-mile race by 4 3/4 lengths over Unmachable with 2019 WTBOA Lads Stakes winner Muncey another 1 1/4 lengths further back in third, Muncey had also finished third in the Seattle Slew Stakes. Gold Crusher is one of four winners produced by four-race winner Brookie Girl, a daughter of Proud Citizen. Brookie Girl earned $80,290 while racing at Southern California tracks. She is also the dam of Gold Crusher’s year-older full brother Papa’s Golden Boy, who ran second in the 2020 Mt. Rainier Stakes. Brookie Girl is out of French-bred Skatesheba, who was a winner at two in her native country before being sent to North America where her best effort was a second in the Blue Norther Handicap at Santa Anita. In addition to Brookie Girl, Skatesheba is the dam of four other winners, including 11-time stakes-placed (including two graded placements) $492,679 earner Perfectly Majestic, a 2012 gelding by Majesticperfection. Gold Crusher is one of five stakes winners this year for 11-time leading Oregon champion sire Harbor the Gold.

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MUCKLESHOOT DERBY, Emerald Downs, September 3, $40,000g ($40,000), three-year-olds, 123 pounds, 1 1/16 miles, 1:41.64, track fast. GOLD CRUSHER, g., Harbor the Gold—Brookie Girl, by Proud Citizen (WA) WTBOA Sales ................................................... Chad and Josh $22,000 Unmachable, g., Macho Uno—Point of Reference, by Benchmark (WA) .........................Tawnja Elison $8,000 Muncey, c., Munnings—Camille C, by Roman Dancer (KY) WTBOA Sales ................. Rising Star VII $4,800 Margins: 4 3/4, 1 1/4, 3/4. Also started: Fantastic Day ($2,400), Vinny From Dixie ($1,600), Harbors Rule ($300), Lolo Paniolo ($300), Criterion ($300), Tig ($300). Trained by Frank Lucarelli. Bred by Bar C Racing Stables Inc. Ridden by Heribert Martinez. Mr. Prospector, by Raise a Native Seeking the Gold Con Game, by Buckpasser Harbor the Gold Vice Regent, by Northern Dancer Harbor Springs Tinnitus, by Restless Wind Gone West, by Mr. Prospector Proud Citizen Drums Of Freedom, by Green Forest Brookie Girl Green Tune, by Green Dancer Skatesheba (Fr) Touraille, by Jim French RACE RECORD: 3 wins at 2 and 3, $51,575. Also: 2nd Seattle Slew S.

KILLARNEY LASS

SIRE: HARBOR THE GOLD, by Seeking the Gold. Winner at 2 and 3, $68,500. Stands at Bar C Racing Stables Inc. in Oregon.

2nd DAM Skatesheba (Fr) (1998), by Green Tune. Winner at 2 in France; placed in North America at 3 and 4, $45,465, 2nd Blue Norther H. Half-sister to KANDAKIEV (in France, Prix des Yearlings, etc.), Aishaan Roche (in Germany). 8 other foals, 7 starters, 4 winners, including Perfectly Majestic (5 wins, $492,879, 2nd Mathis Brothers Mile S.-G2, Thunder Road S.-G3, etc.).

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1st DAM BROOKIE GIRL(2005), by Proud Clarion. 4 wins at 4, $80,920. Dam of 4 other named foals, 4 starters, 3 winners, including Papa’s Golden Boy (g. by Harbor the Gold, 2 wins at 4, 2020, $34,420, 2nd Mt. Rainier S.).

BOEING STAKES. Emerald Downs, August 13, $40,000g ($40,000), three-year-old and up fillies and mares, 6 1/2 furlongs. 1:14.74, track fast. KILLARNEY LASS, (2016), 121, Eskendereya—Rena, by More Than Ready (KY) ...... Sargent Stables $22,000

Alittlelesstalk, (2016), 119, Demon Warlock—Trainingat the Bar, by Valid Wager (WA) WTBOA Sales .............................. Warlock Stables, Roddina A. Barrett and Kelly Dougan $8,000 Dontkissntell (2015), 119, Rosberg—Low Key Affair, by Vying Victor (BC) ...................Darlyne Krieg $4,800 Margins: 5, 5 1/2, nose. Also started: Diamonds R 119 ($2,400), Magical Spell 120 ($1,600), Paddy’s Secret 121 ($600), Fortune’s Freud 120 ($600). Trained by Frank Lucarelli. Bred by Zayat Stables LLC. Ridden by Heribert Martinez. Storm Cat, by Storm Bird Giant’s Causeway Mariah’s Storm, by Rahy Eskendereya Seattle Slew, by Bold Reasoning Aldebaran Light Altair, by Alydar

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Southern Halo, by Halo More Than Ready Woodman’s Girl, by Woodman Hennessy, by Storm Cat Page Dancer Bonzo’s Baby, by Gate Dancer

RACE RECORD: 7 wins at 2 and 4, $128,557. Also: Washington Oaks; 3rd Seattle S. SIRE: ESKENDEREYA (2007), by Giant’s Causeway. G1 SW, 4 wins at 2 and 3, $725,700. Stands in Japan. 1st DAM Rena (2006), by More Than Ready. Winner at 3, $41,364, 2nd Hilltop S. 3 other named foals, 2 starters, both winners. 2nd DAM PAGE DANCER (2001), by Hennessy. Unraced. Halfsister to DICE DANCER (5 wins, $404,492, Withers S.-G2, etc.), 8 other foals, all starters, 6 winners, including CONGRESSIONAL PAGE (9 wins, $453,361, Michael G. Schaefer Mile S., Decathlon S., 2nd Commonwealth S.-G2, etc.).

Last year’s Washington Oaks winner Killarney Lass returned to her stakes-winning form with a five-length win over 2019 Washington champion Alittlelesstalk in the 6 1/2-panel Boeing Stakes. (Killarney Lass would later run third behind winner Alittlelesstalk in the Emerald Distaff Handicap and up her earnings to $133,357.), Killarney Lass is one of three winners from three starters produced out of Rena, a stakesplaced daughter of top international sire More Than Ready, Rena is also the dam of a yearling filly by Justin Phillip and produced a filly by Karakontje (Jpn) last spring. Page Dancer, the unraced second dam of Killarney Lass, has so far produced seven other winners, including $435,361 stakes winner Congressional Page, by Orientate. Her most recent foals include a two-year-old unraced colt by Speightster named Paperback Hero and a 2020 colt by Gormley. Among the other stakes winners in Killarney Lass’s immediate female line are Withers Stakes (G2) winner Dice Dancer and Eskenformore, who is also a daughter of Eskendereya. Killarney Lass is one of over 20 stakes winners sired by Wood Memorial Stakes (G1) winner Eskendereya, whose top runners include 2019 Eclipse Award sprinter Mitole, twice Puro Rican champion Pure Lemon and Metropolitan Handicap (G1) winner Mor Spirit. Killarney Lass is from the last US-foaled crop for Eskendereya, who was exported to JBBA (Japan Bloodhorse Breeders Association) Shizunai Stallion Station in Hokkaido in September 2015. He had originally entered stud in 2011 at Taylor Made Stallions in Kentucky. Eskendereya is one of 212 stakes winners sired

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MISS PROSPECTOR

BC CUP HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB STAKES, Hastings Racecourse, August 9, $50,000a (Canadian funds). $37,357 (US finds), three-year-old fillies, 1 1/16 miles, 1:45.99, track fast. MISS PROSPECTOR, 119, Harbor the Gold—Clever Bird, by Awesome Again (WA) WTBOA Sales ....................................... North American Thoroughbred Horse Company Inc. $22,788 Walkinthewalk, 117, Danza—Mrs Cindy’s Walkin, by Cactus Ridge (KY) .....................Canmor Farms $7,471 Princess of Cairo, 120, Cairo Prince—Lovely Cool, by Indian Charlie (KY) ................. Mark Dedomenico LLC and NATHC $3,736 Margins: 3 1/4, 1 1/2, 1 3/4. Also started: Sangria 122 ($1,868), Floral 117 ($1,494). Trained by Glen Todd. Bred by Bret Christopherson. Ridden by Scott Williams. Mr. Prospector, by Raise a Native Seeking the Gold Con Game, by Buckpasser Harbor the Gold Vice Regent, by Northern Dancer Harbor Springs Tinnitus, by Restless Wind Deputy Minister, by Vice Regent Awesome Again Primal Force, by Blushing Groom (Fr) Clever Bird Rahy, by Blushing Groom (Fr) Clever Squaw Tricky Squaw, by Clever Trick RACE RECORD: Winner at 2 and 3, $42,732. Also: 3rd Fantasy S. SIRE: HARBOR THE GOLD, by Seeking the Gold. Winner at 2 and 3, $68,500. Stands at Bar C Racing Stables Inc. in Oregon. 1st DAM CLEVER BIRD (2009), by Awesome Again. Placed at 4 in US and Canada, $10,100. Dam of 2 other foals, 1 starter, 1 winner, BRILLIANT BIRD (f. by Einstein [Brz], 9 wins, 2 to 5, 2020, $136,272, Grants Pass Distaff S., 2nd WA Cup Sophomore Filly S.-R, Horsemen Appreciation S., etc.) 2nd DAM CLEVER SQUAW (1997) by Rahy. Unraced. Half-sister to TRICKY SIX ($93,660, Juvenile Breeders’ Cup S, etc.), Chasseur’s Tresor (7 wins, $125,676, 2nd

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Woodlands H.). 8 other named foals, 6 starters, 2 winners. Granddam of Grand Forest ($63,454, 3rd Brian Barenscheer Juvenile S.).

North American Thoroughbred Horse Company Inc.’s (NATHC) three-year-old Miss Prospector went gate-to-wire to take the $37,357 BC Cup Hong King Jockey Club Stakes by 3 1/4 lengths at Hastings Racecourse on August 9. Kentucky-breds Walkinthewalk and Princess of Cairo filled the next two spots in the field of five. NATHC races Princess of Cairo in partnership with Mark Dedomenico LLC. (In her next start Princess of Cairo would make a worthwhile journey to Emerald Downs where she would take the Washington Oaks.). After winning a two-year-old maiden special weight race by over 11 lengths at Emerald Downs in September 2019, Miss Prospector finished third in the Fantasy Stakes the following month at her Hastings home base. Miss Prospector had been purchased from her breeder Bret Christopherson for $30,000 by Glen Todd for his North American Thoroughbred Horse Company at the 2018 WTBOA Sale. Todd also serves as her trainer in Canada. The new stakes winner is the second foal out of the Awesome Again mare Clever Bird, whose first foal, the 2015 mare Brilliant Bird, was a stakes winner last year at Grants Pass and was voted 2019 Washington most improved plater. The daughter of Einstein (Brz) has won nine races, including two at Golden Gate Fields in 2020, and earned $136,272. Clever Bird is also the dam of the two-year-old ridgeling Forever Gold, also by Harbor the Gold. Christopherson’s parents, Pam and Neal Christopherson, had purchased Clever Bird in the name of their Bar C Racing Stables for $10,000 from the Adena Springs consignment (while carrying Brilliant Bird) at the 2014 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Unraced at two and three, Clever Bird had placed in two of her four outings at four and earned $10,100. Clever Bird’s dam Clever Squaw was unraced and only produced three winners among her ten foals, but her dam Tricky Squaw was a two-time Grade 3 winner and Grade 1-placed in New York. The daughter of Clever Trick also won or placed in ten other stakes, earning $462,147 and a 10.11 SSI. Among Clever Squaw’s stakes-winning descendants are Grade 2 winner Stanley Park and Grade 3 winner Mo Cuishle. Miss Prospector is one of 42 stakes winners sired by Bar C Racing Stable’s Harbor the Gold and one of four (of five) stakes winners to earn their initial stakes tally in 2020. Miss Prospector joins two-year-olds Time for Gold (Angie C. and Barbara Shinpoch stakes) and Top Harbor (Everett Nevin Stakes at Pleasanton), three-old Gold Crusher (Muckleshoot Derby) and older runner Elliott Bay (Mt. Rainier Stakes). All are Washington-breds, with the exception of Top Harbor, but the California-bred is out of 2009 Washington horse of the year Reba Is Tops.

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by European Horse of the Year Giant’s Causeway, who was known as the “Iron Horse” in Europe due to six Group 1wins (with two additional Group 3 tallies) and five Group 1 seconds in his 13 starts. Named after an equally impressive Irish landmark, Giant’s Causeway would attain top status on the North American sire listings in 2009, 2010 and 2012 and was North America’s top broodmare sire in 2018. The son of Storm Cat—Mariah’s Storm, who died in 2018 at age 21, is also known as a top sire of sires. Among his other sons excelling in the breeding shed are Shamardal, Footstepsinthesand, First Samurai and Creative Cause.

WASHINGTON OAKS, Emerald Downs, September 3, $40,000g ($40,000g), three-year-old fillies, 121 pounds, 1 1/16 miles, 1:41.12, track fast. PRINCESS OF CAIRO, Cairo Prince—Lovely Cool, by Indian Charlie (KY) ...................Mark Dedomenico and North American Thoroughbred Racing Company $22,000 Daffodil Sweet, Ministers Wild Cat—Easy On My Heart, by Lion Heart (CA) ..... One Horse Will Do Corporation and Steve Shimizu $8,000 Autumn Arrives, Bodemeister—Long Approach, by Broad Brush (KY) ............................... James Carlin and Scott Kruse $4,800 Margins: 2 3/4, 12 1/4, 6 3/4. Also started: Windy Point ($2,400), She Owns the Paynt ($1,600), For You Only ($1,200). Trained by Glen Todd. Bred by Bret Jones. Ridden by Gay Wales. Empire Maker, by Unbridled Pioneerof the Nile Star of Goshen, by Lord At War (Arg) Cairo Prince Holy Bull, by Great Above Holy Bubbette Juliac, by Accipiter In Excess (Ire), by Siberian Express Indian Charlie Soviet Sojourn, by Leo Castelli Lovely Cool Spend a Buck, by Buckaroo Prima Neenya Our Pavlova, by Vanlandingham RACE RECORD: 2 wins in 4 starts at 3, $32,250. Also: 3rd BC Cup Hong Kong Jockey Club S. SIRE: CAIRO PRINCE (2011), by Pioneerof the Nile. G2 SW, 3 wins in 5 starts at 2 and 3, $562,000. Stands in Kentucky. 1st DAM LOVELY COOL (2005), by Indian Charlie. Unplaced. Dam of 5 other named foals, all starters, 4 winners, including LULU WONG (f. by Badge of Silver, 4 wins, 2 to 4, $177,529, Prairie Rose S., 2nd Spring Fever S., etc.), DIVINE GIFT (f. by Divine Park, 2 wins, $19,902, Zenyatta S.) 2nd DAM Prima Neenya (1995), by Spend a Buck. 3 wins at 2 and 3, $102,638, 3rd Wide Country S.-R, Belair S. 7 other foals, 6 starters, 5 winners.

Unraced at two, Princess of Cairo has won or placed in each of her four starts to-date. Her race career began in July when the sophomore filly ran third, “finishing willingly,” in a 6 1/2-furlong maiden special weight race at her Hastings Racecourse base. Two weeks later she “closed determinedly to prove the best” by 2 1/4 lengths in a maiden/$45,000-$50,000 optional claiming (N) race at the same distance. Princess of Cairo’s first attempt in stakes company came in the BC Cup Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes. She finished third in the

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TIME FOR GOLD

ANGIE C. STAKES, Emerald Downs, July 30, $40,000 ($40,000), two-year-old fillies, nominated to NWRS, 5 1/2 furlongs, 1:02.72, track fast. TIME FOR GOLD, 121, Harbor the Gold—Back in Time, by Empire Maker (WA) WTBOA Sales ................................................... Chad and Josh $19,800 Managing Brianna, 120, Haynesfield—Joy’s Jaguar, by Kitten’s Joy (WA)............................. Darrin Paul $7,200 La Panzanella, 121, Street Boss—Sunday Geisha, by Sunday Break (Jpn) (KY) ........... Luigi DiPietro $4,320 Margins: 9, 2, 1 1/4. Also started: In the Vault 121 ($2,160), Lets Declare Peace 119 ($1,440) Sweet Katie

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by 11 lengths – in gate-to-wire fashion – but her 1:15.68 finish was the fastest time for a two-yearold at the 6 1/2-furlong distance in Emerald Downs track history! Her winning margin also broke the 8 3/4-length winning stakes record set in 2015 by Princess Kennedy. Time for Gold is one of 42 stakes winners – five this year – sired by 11-time champion Oregon sire Harbor the Gold, who also owns the Emerald Downs record for number of stakes wins by his offspring with 67. In the WTBOA Lads Stakes, also held on August 27, Harbor the Gold’s Washington champion son Noosito sired his first stakes winner (Dutton) in his initial, and sadly, only crop. Time for Gold is one of five winners from six foals produced out of Back in Time, a $46,059 earning daughter of champion Empire Maker. After winning a 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight race at Atlantic City by 2 3/4 lengths, Back in Time took a mile allowance at Penn National by three lengths. Both races were run on the turf and both wins came in her sophomore season. Neal and Pam Christopherson purchased Back in Time for $32,000 at the 2015 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale while carrying her fi fth foal, future winner Bounty Hunter, by Shackleford. The mare’s second foal and leading earner is Kenjisstorm, a 2012 stakesplaced son of Stormy Atlantic. Kenjisstorm won five races, earned $314,597 and placed in three Santa Anita stakes, including the Grade 2 Charles Whittingham Stakes and the Grade 3 American Stakes. Time for Gold was a $6,500 purchase by Christensen at the 2019 WTBOA Sale. This year her yearling full brother was purchased by Will Brewer, as agent, for Jody Peetz for $30,000.

O 119 ($540), Anothersunnyday 120 ($540). Trained by Frank Lucarelli. Bred by Bar C Racing Stable Inc. Ridden by Javier Matias, BARBARA SHINPOCH STAKES, Emerald Downs, August 27, $40,000 ($40,000), two-year-old fillies, nominated to NWRS, 6 1/2 furlongs, 1:15.68, track fast. TIME FOR GOLD, 121, Harbor the Gold—Back in Time, by Empire Maker (WA) WTBOA Sales ................................................... Chad and Josh $21,780 Sacagewea, 121, Indian Evening—Red Rachel, by Tavasco (CA)...............................George Todaro $7,920 Patricia L, 119, Shanghai Bobby—Maltese Googol, by Speightstown (KY) ........................ Iron Horse 2 $4,752 Margins: 11, 2 1/4, neck. Also started: Easy Silence 120 ($2,376), Malibu Madness 121 ($1,584), La Panzanella 120 ($396), Bethel Ridge 114 ($396), Managingbrianna 120 ($396). Trained by Frank Lucarelli. Bred by Bar C Racing Stable Inc. Ridden by Javier Matias, Mr. Prospector, by Raise a Native Seeking the Gold Con Game, by Buckpasser Harbor the Gold Vice Regent, by Northern Dancer Harbor Springs Tinnitus, by Restless Wind Unbridled, by Fappiano Empire Maker Toussaud, by El Gran Senor Back in Time Cozzene, by Caro (Ire) Lucky Soph Lucky Spell, by Lucky Mel RACE RECORD: 2 wins in 3 starts at 2, $43,620. SIRE: HARBOR THE GOLD, by Seeking the Gold. Winner at 2 and 3, $68,500. Stands at Bar C Racing Stables Inc. in Oregon. 1st DAM BACK IN TIME (2005), by Empire Maker. 2 wins at 3, $46,059. Dam of 5 other foals, 5 starters, all winners, including Kenjisstorm (c. by Stormy Atlantic, 5 wins, 3 to 6, $314,597, 2nd Charles Whittingham S.-G2, Lure S., 3rd American S.-G3). 2nd DAM LUCKY SOPH (1992), by Cozzene. Winner at 3 in England. Half-sister to MERLINS CHARM (in England, Jersey S.-G3, 2nd Ladbroke Nell Gwyn S.G3, etc.), GOLDSPELL (5 wins, $186,010, Torrey Pines S., 2nd Louisiana Downs Oaks, etc.), ELEGIAC (6 wins, $34,075, Ruidoso Thoroughbred Derby). 11 other foals, 10 starters, 8 winners, including LUCKY PULPIT (3 wins, $209,599, Smile S., 2nd Santa Catalina S.-G2, etc.; sire), Drewman (5 wins, $188,852, 2nd Diplomat Way H.; 3rd Iowa Derby; sire), Lucky Bode ($50,722, 3rd Robert Dupret Derby). Granddam of THETRAILER GUY (to 8, 2020, $149,195 Coca-Cola H., etc.), Boston Glory ($67,850, 2nd Norfolk S.-G2, etc.), Rosco P. Coltrane (to 6, 2020, $116,727, 2nd Horizon S-R, etc.).

Time for Gold began her racing career by finishing third in a $25,000 maiden claiming race on July 9. The chart records that the young runner “stayed on well in the drive” in the 4 1/2-furlong race. For her next race her connections reached higher and she was one of seven distaffers (only two of which had won) vying for the prize in the July 30 Angie C. Stakes. Going off at nearly 13-to-one, Time for Gold led from gate to wire and posted a nine-length victory in the 5 1/2-furlong stakes. In doing so, she became the first stakes winner raced by Chad and Josh (Chad Christensen and Josh McKee), a partnership that has won four stakes during the 2020 Emerald Downs meet, all with offspring of Harbor the Gold. After her highly successful win in the Angie C. Stakes, Time for Gold came back for an even more impressive victory in the August 27 Barbara Shinpoch Stakes. Not only did she take the race

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1 1/16-mile race to Washington-bred Miss Prospector (see previous stakes story). Princess of Cairo was next sent south to Emerald Downs for the Washington Oaks, also at the 1 1/16-mile distance. After laying off the pace of Coca-Cola Stakes winner Daffodil Sweet (the favorite at odds of one-to-five), Princess of Cairo “drew off with complete authority” to win the Oaks by 2 3/4 lengths. Glen Todd’s North American Thoroughbred Horse Company Inc. had purchased Princess of Cairo for $20,000 from the Airdrie Stud consignment at the 2018 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. At the time, her sire Cairo Prince had first crop of two-year-olds running. Cairo Prince was a Grade 2 stakes at both two (Nashua Stakes) and three (Holy Bull Stakes) during his short five-race career. He also ran second to Honor Code in the Remsen Stakes (G2). His final race was a fourth in Constitution’s Florida Derby (G1). The son of Pioneerof the Nile was trained by Kieran McLaughlin. Cairo Prince retired to Airdrie Stud in 2015 for a $15,000 fee. He stood for a $25,000 stud fee in 2020. Among the ten stakes winners he has sired are 2020 Ohio Derby (G3) winner Dean Martini, 2019 Prioress Stakes (G2) winner Royal Charlotte, 2019 Sands Point Stakes (G2) winner New and Improved and 2018 Iroquois Stakes (G3) victor Cairo Cat. Princess Cairo is the third stakes winner produced out of the Indian Charlie mare Lovely Cool. Her first foal, Lulu Wong, a 2009 filly by Badge of Silver, won the Prairie Rose Stakes at Prairie Meadows, The $177,529 earner also placed in three other stakes at Oaklawn Park and Prairie Meadows. Lovely Cool’s second foal Divine Gift, a 2010 filly by Divine Park, won Ruidoso Downs’ Zenyatta Stakes. Lovely Cool has also produced $83,278 earner Mister Popsicle and $59,317 earner She’s Lovely. The mare has an unnamed two-year-old filly by Summer Front, a yearling filly by American Freedom and foaled a colt by Unified in 2020. Cairo Princess’s second dam, Prima Neenya, by Horse of the Year Spend a Buck, placed in two stakes races at Laurel Park and earned $102,638.

KING COUNTY EXPRESS STAKES, Emerald Downs, July 30, $40,000 ($40,000), two-year-olds, nominated to NWRS, 5 1/2 furlongs, 1:03.86, track fast. TOP EXECUTIVE, c., 121, Street Boss—Severn Shore, by Pure Prize (KY)............. John and Janene Maryanski and Riverbend Stable $19,800 Seattlesbestsecret, g., 121, Secret Circle—Stormy Bet, by Storm Creek (WA) ............... Al Adams, David Israel and Charles Clark $7,200 Coastal Jazz, c. 121, Coast Guard—Jasmine’s Melody, by Artax (WA) WTBOA Sales .............................................. Gold Coast Racing $4,320 Margins: nose, 2 1/4, 1/2. Also started: Captain Dashi 121 ($2,160), Franks Fix It 119 ($1,440), U. S. Cee 120 ($216), Ididntseethatcomin 120 ($216), Chris the Beaver 121 ($216), Liberty’s Finale 122 ($216), Great Gasby 120 ($216). Trained by Blaine Wright, Bred by Frankfort Park Farm ad Dr, R, Mason. Ridden by Heribert Martinez.

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Grade 1 victories. While North American darling Zenyatta would win all but the last of her 20 starts and retire as a six-year-old with $7,304,580 in earnings, Australian idol Winx would prove victorious in her last 33 races, earn $26,421,175 (Australian) and finish her racing career at age seven. Both earned numerous champion titles in their native countries, including well-deserved horse of the year accolades. Top Executive is the fourth foal, but lone winner, produced out of West Virginia stakesplaced Severn Shore, a daughter of Pure Prize who won six of her 13 starts and earned $120,610. Severn Shore produced a filly by 2017 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming in 2020. Heater, the winning second dam of Top Executive, produced three stakes winners and is the granddam of one other – each whose stakes wins have come in restricted West Virginia-bred races at Charles Town Races.

Machiavellian, by Mr. Prospector Street Cry (Ire) Helen Street (GB), by Troy Street Boss Ogygian, by Damascus Blushing Ogygian Fruhlingshochzeit, by Blushing Groom (Fr) Storm Cat, by Storm Bird Pure Prize Heavenly Prize, by Seeking the Gold Severn Shore Dixieland Heat, by Dixieland Band Heater Port Desire, by Elocutionist RACE RECORD: Winner in 2 starts at 2, $21,188. SIRE: STREET BOSS (2004), by Street Cry (Ire). G1 SW, 7 wins in 13 starts at 3 and 4, $831,800. Stands in Kentucky. 1st DAM Severn Shore (2009), by Pure Prize, 6 wins at 3 and 4, $129,610, 3rd West Virginia Breeders Classic Distaff S.-R. Dam of 3 other foals, 2 starters, 1 winner.

After finishing 7 1/2-lengths back in fourth in his first start behind winner Seattlesbestsecret in a 4 1/2-furlong maiden special weight run on the July 9 Emerald Downs’ card, Top Executive went off at $13.80-to-one odds in the King County Express Stakes. Racing just off the early leaders for the first three-eighths of the 5 1/2-furlong juvenile stakes, Top Executive took the lead in the stretch and held off race favorite Seattlebestsecret to take his maiden victory by a nose. Top Executive is brought to you by the same owner partnership (John and Janene Maryanski and Riverbend Stable – Gerald and Gail Schneider) that race multiple Washington champion and 2019 horse of the year Baja Sur. Both stakes winners are trained by Blaine Wright. (Top Executive would finish fourth in the WTBOA Lads Stakes in his third start and add $2,160 to his earnings.) Top Executive had been purchased by John Maryanski for $52,000 at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton October Kentucky Yearling Sale. Top Executive is one of five 2020 stakes winners (out of 40 total) sired by top sprinter Street Boss, whose offspring have earned more than $52-million while racing in Australia, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Ireland and Malaysia. Street Boss was a three-time graded stakes winner of $831,800. He set new track records in the Grade 1 Bing Crosby Handicap (six furlongs) and Grade 3 Los Angeles Handicap (six furlongs). He also won the Grade 1 Triple Bend Invitational Handicap. Street Boss stood the 2020 breeding season for a $20,000 fee at Darley in Kentucky. Street Boss is one of 125 stakes winners sired by United Arab Emirates Horse of the Year Street Cry (Ire), who won the Grade 1 Dubai World Cup and Stephen Foster Handicap. Among the nine champions Street Cry sired were Amazons Zenyatta and Winx. Between them the two champion mares won 56 of 63 races, led by 37

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Alydar, by Raise a Native Benchmark Winter’s Love, by Danzig Point of Reference Quiet American, by Fappiano It’s Stevie’s Time Run Away Stevie, by Table Run RACE RECORD: 4 wins in 8 starts at 2 and 3, $111,515, Washington champion 2-year-old, champion 2-year-old colt or gelding. Also: WA Cup Juvenile Colt and Gelding S.-R; 2nd Gottstein Futurity; 2nd Muckleshoot Derby; 3rd Lost in the Fog Juvenile S. SIRE: MACHO UNO (1998), by Holy Bull. G1 SW, 6 wins, 2 to 4, $1,851,803. Champion 2-year-old colt. Stands in Kentucky. 1st DAM POINT OF REFERENCE (2006), by Benchmark. 10 wins, 2 to 5, $328,687, Washington champion older filly or mare, California State Fair Sprint H., Harvest S., 2nd California Oaks, Washington Oaks, etc. Dam of 3 other named foals, 3 starters, 1 winner. 2nd DAM IT’S STEVIE’S TIME (1999), by Quiet American. Winner at 2, 3 and 4, $61,095. 6 other named foals, 4 starters, all winners.

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2nd DAM HEATER (1997), by Dixieland Heat. 5 wins at 3, $$64,308. Half-sister to KA LAE (8 wins, $231,575, Rosenna S.), Pay Or Play (in France, 2nd Grand Criterium de Bordeaux), Morena Clara (8 wins in Panama, 2nd Premio Claudio, etc.). 8 other foals, all starters, 7 winners, including SEA RESCUE (7 wins, $414,340, West Virginia Breeders’ Classic-R), WAVES AND TIDES (9 wins, $230,698, West Virginia Thoroughbred Breeders Association Onion Juice Breeders’ Classic S.-R, etc.), DALGREN HALL (3 wins in 4 starts at 2, $82,128, Tri-State Futurity, West Virginia Futurity-R, etc.), Granddam of NAVY RIBBON (8 wins in 12 starts, $157,469, West Virginia Division of Tourism Breeders’ Classic S.-R).

Great Above, by Minnesota Mac Holy Bull Sharon Brown, by Al Hattab Macho Uno Blushing Groom (Fr), by Red God Primal Force Prime Prospect, by Mr. Prospector

SEATTLE SLEW STAKES, Emerald Downs, August 6, $40,000g ($40,000), three-year-olds, 6 1/2 furlongs, 1:15,84, track fast. UNMACHABLE, g., 121, Macho Uno—Point of Reference, by Benchmark (WA) ....................................................Tawnja Elison $22,000 Gold Crusher, g., 121, Harbor the Gold—Brookie Girl, by Proud Citizen (WA) WTBOA Sales ..................................................... Chad and Josh $8,000 Muncey, c., 120, Munnings—Camille C, by Roman Dancer (KY) WTBOA Sales ....... Rising Star VII 4,800 Margins: 1.2, 1, 5 1/4. Also started: Wilson to Lockett 119 ($2,400), Tig 121 ($1,600), Mosquito Fleet 121 ($600), Vroysky 119 ($600). Trained by Jack McCartney. Bred by John R. and Ivor A. Jones. Ridden by Javier Matias. MUCKLESHOOT TRIBAL CLASSIC STAKES, Emerald Downs, October 1, $40,000g ($40,000), three-year-olds and up, foaled in Washington or British Columbia and/or sired by Washington- or British Columbia-based stallions in year conceived, 1 1/16 miles, 1:40.71, track fast. UNMACHABLE (2017), g., 121, Macho Uno—Point of Reference, by Benchmark (WA) ....................................................Tawnja Elison $22,000 Elliott Bay (2015), g,, 125, Harbor the Gold—Melba Jewel, by Cahill Road (WA) WTBOA Sales ..................................................... Chad and Josh $8,000 Makah Lane (2016), g., 121, Atta Boy Roy—Dark Diva, by Majesterian (WA) WTBOA Sales ...........................Q Stable and Friendship Stable $4,800 Margins: 3 1/2, 4 1/4, 2. Also started: The Press 120 ($2,400), Gold Crusher 121 ($1,600), Papa’s Golden Boy 120 ($1,200). Trained by Jack McCartney. Bred by John R. and Ivor A. Jones. Ridden by Leslie Mawing.

Washington’s 2019 champion two-year-old, Tawja Elison’s Unmachable’s pedigree boasts a strong line of state champions. Not only did he win a title last year, but his dam Point of Reference took the older filly title in 2011, Her granddam Run Away Stevie, did them one better by taking champion titles as both a two-year-old in 1991and older mare in 1995. All three were bred by brothers Jack and Ivor Jones, who also raced the two mares. Last year, Unmachable won the WA Cup Juvenile Colts and Geldings Stakes in his initial outing. In the final two starts of his three-race juvenile season, the dark bay gelding finished second to Kentucky-bred Race Home in the Gottstein Futurity and ran third behind Arizona Jeremy and Race Home in the Lost in the Fog Juvenile Stakes at Turf Paradise. After that December 28 race, Unmachable was turned out for the winter. He made his sophomore debut in a July 16 allowance at Emerald Downs, The six-furlong race for three and up runners was won by four-year-old Papa’s Golden Boy, who would finish second in the Mt. Rainier Stakes in his next start. Unmachable went off as the $1.80-to-one favorite int the field of seven lined up for the 6 1/2-furlong stakes named to honor the 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. After breaking last, he wore down Cold Crusher in the final strides to take his second stakes victory by a half-length. Four weeks later the two rivals would switch places with Gold Crusher winning the Muckleshoot Derby by nearly five lengths over runner-up Unmachable. In his next start, Unmachable (the seven-to-five favorite) took an allowance race against three and up aged runners on September 24. He edged early leader Hard to Deny by a neck in the mile race. Unmachable faced a field of four other stakes winners and one 2020 stakes-placed runner in the Muckleshoot Tribal Classic Stakes, one of only two WA Cup races run during the abbreviated Emerald Downs season. After breaking last and trailing the five other runners, Unmachable ($3.10-to-one) drew off

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nearing mid-stretch and defeated $2.80-t-one race favorite Elliott Bay by 3 1/2 lengths. 2019 WA Cup Sophomore Stakes winner Makah Lane finished third after stumbling badly near the three-sixteenth pole and nearly unseating his rider. Unmachable is one of 47 stakes winners sired by 2000 Eclipse Award winning two-year-old colt Macho Uno, a son of 1994 Horse of the Year and champion three-year-old Holy Bull. Macho Uno is one of the truly rare stallions tracing back through Kentucky Derby winner Plaudit (1895) to Himyar (1875). The other meager branch of this scion is Himyar’s great son Domino, whose link today comes down through Armageddon, Battle Joined, Ack Ack (1971 Horse of the Year), Broad Brush and finally Include. The Himyar sire-line also produced the 1983 Epsom Derby (G1) winner Teenoso, by Youth. Washington-bred or WTBOA-sold Stakes Winners with a Winner’s Share of Less Than $10,000: CARSON’S FIREBALL (2013), g., Abraaj— Firetrail, by Defensive Play (WA). Won: Chippewa Downs Open Colts & Geldings S., Chippewa Downs, 8/22. Earned $2,025. Owned and trained by Shawn Bird Rattler. Bred by Dunn Bar Ranch LLC. Ridden by Richard Birdrattler. WTBOA Sales. HEY SEQUOIA (2015), h., Cause to Believe— Audzeezee, by Vying Victor (BC). Won: Chuck Potter Memorial Marathon S., Grants Pass, 10/20. Earned $6,930. Owned by Leon Scott. Bred by Prescott Farms. Trained by Quinn Howey. Ridden by Nakia Ramirez. WTBOA Sales. MISS VALOR (2018), f., Abraaj—Knight Raider, by Tribunal WA). Won: Douglas Fir Futurity, Grants Pass, 10/5. Earned $6,820. Owned by Dan Warden. Bred by Nina Hagen and Holly Sturgeon. Trained by Billy Christian. Ridden by Joree Scriver. WTBOA Sales. THE FIDDLERS GREEN (2017), g., Karakontie (Jpn)—East Side Charley, by Mr. Greeley (KY). Won: B Cup 3 Year Olds S., Lethbridge, 9/26. Earned $3,068. Bred by Watershed Bloodstock LLC. Owned by Mason Bassett and Daniel Sudo. Trained by Courtney Ross. Ridden by Neville Stephenson. WTBOA Sales.

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Washington-bred Two-year-old Maiden Winners at Emerald Downs

Time for Gold, dk. b./br. f. by Harbor the Gold—Back in Time, by Empire Maker. Bred by Bar C Racing Stables Inc. Owned by Chad and Josh. Trainer: Frank Lucarelli. Jockey: Javier Matias. 5 1/2 furlongs, 1:02.72. Track fast. Earned $19,800. Angie C. S. 7/30. $2,500 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus.

Mean Sharon, b. f. by Haynesfield—Among the Stars, by Harbor the Gold. Bred and owned by John E. Parker. Trainer: Candice Cryderman. Jockey: Juan Gutierrez. 4 1/2 furlongs in :52.69. Track fast. Earned $4,290. Mdn. Cl. $8,000. 8/6.

Coastal Run, b. f. by Coast Guard—Tasya, by Successful Appeal. Bred by Nina Hagen, Sharon Ross and Jeanette Kirschman. Owned by Ed Zenker. Trainer: Joe Toye. Jockey: Alex Anaya. 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:05.67. Track fast. Earned $10,175. Mdn. Sp. Wt. 8/12. $2,500 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus.

John’s On Point, dk. b./br. c. by Abraaj— Marquet Formula, by Marquetry. Bred by Jean M. G. Welch. Owned by Ron Crockett Inc. Trainer: Tom Wenzel. Jockey: Heribert Martinez. 5 1/2 furlongs in :57.59. Track fast. Earned $10,175. Mdn. Sp. Wt. 8/12. $2,500 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus.

Camden High, ch. f. by Liberty Gold— Jacobita, by Forest Wildcat. Bred by Keith and Jan Swagerty. Owned by Camden High Corp. Trainer: David Martinez. Jockey: Javier Matias. 5 furlongs in :59.39. Track fast. Earned $6,050. Mdn. Cl. $15,000. 8/19.

Zippin Sevenz, dk. b./br. f. by Coast Guard—Go Jackie Go, by Matty G. Bred by Nina and Ron Hagen. Owned by Mike Phillips. Trainer: Alan Bozell. Jockey: Alex Cruz. 5 furlongs in :57.91. Track fast. Earned $6,050. Mdn. Cl. $15,000. 8/20. WTBOA Sales.

Miss Valor, ch. f. by Abraaj—Knight Raider, by Tribunal. Bred by Nina M. Hagen and Holly Sturgeon. Owned by Red Cap Thoroughbreds LLC and Dan Warden. Trainer: Blaine Wright. Jockey: Heribert Martinez. 5 furlongs in :59.14, Track fast. Earned $4,290. Mdn. Cl. $8,000. 8/27. WTBOA Sales.

Dutton, b. g. by Noosito—Ms Moscow Mattie, by Matty G. Bred by Ronald A. and Nina M. Hagen and Larry and Miriam Bonwell. Owned by Rising Star Stable VIII. Trainer: Howard Belvoir. Jockey: Jennifer Whitaker. 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:16.25. Track fast. Earned $19,800. WTBOA Lads S. 8/27. $2,500 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus.

Perfect D, dk. b./br. g. by Dominus—Perfect Pie, by Tale of the Cat. Bred by Mr. and Mrs. Gregory F. Luce. Owned by Horseplayers Racing Club #368 and Steve and Letha Haahr. Trainer: Jeffrey Metz. Jockey: Jake Samuels. 5 furlongs in :57.93. Track fast. Earned $7,480. Mdn. Cl. $25,000. 9/2. $1,000 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus.

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Washington-bred Two-year-old Maiden Winners at Emerald Downs

Sunshine Beach, b. f. by Noosito—Follow Your Shot, by Sir Cat. Bred by Pat and Millan Chinn. Owned by Alan Bozell, Prisco Vacca and Victoria Miller. Trainer: Alan Bozell. Jockey: James Wooten Jr. 5 furlongs in :57.94. Track fast. Earned $7,480. Mdn. Cl. $25,000. 9/2. WTBOA Sales.

Ms Lynn, b. f. by Linchpin—Point Da Harbor, by Harbor the Gold. Bred and owned by Ronald LeRoy Bohlman. Trainer: Roy Lumm. Jockey: Alex Cruz. 6 furlongs in 1:11.39. Track fast. Earned $6,050. Mdn. Cl. $15,000. 9/9.

Coastal Kid, ch. g. by Coast Guard—Crème (Chi), by Somersham. Bred by Nina and Ron Hagen. Owned by Steve and Letha Haahr. Trainer: Jeffrey Metz. Jockey: Alex Cruz. 6 furlongs in 1:09.68. Track fast. Earned $10,175. Mdn. Sp. Wt. 9/9. $2,500 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus.

Emerald Downs Washington-breds of the Week Week 5 (July 22-23) – Omache Kid (2014) g., Polish Miner—D J’s Storm, by Stormy Atlantic. Breeder: Preston Boyd. Owners: Joe Crawford and Joe E. Burke. Trainer: Tena Birdwell. Jockey: Alex Cruz. Won: Claiming $10,000. Week 6 (July 29-30) – Bullet Drill (2015) g., Coast Guard— Ms Moscow Mattie, by Matty G (WA). Breeders: Nina and Ron Hagen and Larry and Miriam Bonwell. Owner: Billy Speed Racing Stable. Trainer: Frank Lucarelli. Jockey: Javier Matias. Won: Waiver claiming $25,000. WTBOA Sales. Week 7 (August 5-6) – Doctor Bruce S. (2009) g., Packy— Laurel L, by Game Plan. Breeder: West Ridge Ranch LLC. Owner: Big Bill and Company #1. Trainer: Jose Navarro. Jockey: Alex Cruz. Won: Claiming $3,500. Week 8 (August 12-13) John’s On Point (2018) c., Abraaj— Marquet Formula, by Marquetry (WA). Breeder: Jean M. G. Welch. Owner: Ron Crockett Inc. Trainer: Tom Wenzel. Jockey: Heribert Martinez. Won: Maiden special weight. WTBOA Sales. Week 9 (August 19-20) Camden High (2018) f., Liberty Gold—Jacobita, by Forest Wildcat. Breeders: Keith and Jan Swagerty. Owner: Camden High Corp. Trainer: David Martinez. Jockey: Javier Matias. Won: Maiden claiming $15,000.

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Week 10 (August 26-27) Time for Gold (2018) f., Harbor the Gold—Back in Time, by Empire Maker. Breeder: Bar C Racing Stables Inc. Owner: Chad and Josh. Trainer: Frank Lucarelli. Jockey: Javier Matias. Won: Barbara Shinpoch S. WTBOA Sales. Week 11 (September 2 and 3) Gold Crusher (2017) g., Harbor the Gold—Brookie Girl, by Proud Citizen. Breeder: Bar C Racing Stables Inc. Owner: Chad and Josh. Trainer: Frank Lucarelli. Jockey: Heribert Martinez. Won: Muckleshoot Derby. WTBOA Sales. Week 12 (September 9 and 10) Alitttlelesstalk (2016) f., Demon Warlock—Trainingat the Bar, by Valid Wager. Breeders: Warlock Stables, Allen Floyd, Kelly Dougan, Melvin Hudson and Horseplayers Racing Club. Owners: Warlock #1, Roddina A. Barrett and Kelly Dougan. Trainer: Roddina Barrett. Jockey: Juan Gutierrez. Won: Emerald Distaff H. WTBOA Sales. Week 13 (September 18 and 20) Dutton (2018) g., Noosito— Ms Moscow Mattie, by Matty G. Breeders: Nina and Ron Hagen and Larry and Miriam Bonwell. Owner: Rising Star Stable VIII. Trainer: Howard Belvoir. Jockey: Jennifer Whitaker. Won: Allowance. WTBOA Sales.

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News Items At the Track Other WTBOA Sales Graduates in the News Baja Sur (2016) g., Smiling Tiger— Premo Copy, by Supremo (WA). Race: 2nd Green Flash H.-G3, Dmr, 8/22. Breeder: John Roche. Owners: John and Janene Maryanski and Gerald and Gail Schneider. Trainer: Blaine Wright. Record: 10 starts, 5-3-1, $176,520. Multiple Washington champion including 2019 Washington horse of the year. Bullet Drill (2015) g., Coast Guard—Ms Moscow Mattie, by Matty G (WA). Won: WC$20,000, EmD, 7/29. Breeders: Nina and Ron Hagen and Larry and Miriam Bonwell. Owner: Billy Speed Racing Stable. Trainer: Frank Lucarelli. Record: Stakes-placed, 5 wins, $69,465. Bodenheimer (2018) c., Atta Boy Roy— Beautiful Daniele, by A. P. Indy (WA), Won: Mdn Sp Wt, Cby, 7/29; Prairie Gold Juvenile S., PrM, 8/22; Indian Summer S., Kee, 10/4. Breeder: Larry Romaine. Owners: Kristin Boice and Marylou Holden. Trainer: Valorie Lund. Record: 3 wns in 4 starts, $141,225. Won first start gate-to-wire by 11 1/4 lengths. Out of SW. Half-brother to $182,567 SW King of Speed. Master’s Bluff (2010) g., Raise the Bluff—Last S A, by Peterhof (WA). Won: Alw, GPr, 8/1; Alw, GPr, 8/23. Bred by Matty and Hally Moore and Tony Burlingame. 25 wins for 6-time SW of $117,009. Upo (2016) g., Archarcharch— Afillyation, by Gimmewink (KY), Won: C$12,500, GG, 9/7. Owners: Todd and Shawn Hansen. Trainer: Blaine Wright. Record: 4 wins, $105,213. Claimed. Shelby R.(2017) f., Empire Way— Special Holiday, by Private Gold (WA). Won: MC$15,000, EmD, 8/5. Breeders: Melvin and Lori Mellick. Owner: R. E. V. Racing. Trainer: Frank Lucarelli. First foal out of $135,625 SW. Miss Prospector (2017) f., Harbor the Gold—Clever Bird, by Awesome Again (WA). Won: BC Cup Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes, Hst, 8/9. Breeder: Bret Christopherson. Owner: North American Thoroughbred Horse Company Inc. Trainer: Glen Todd. Half-sister to stakes winner and 2019 Washington most improved claimer Brilliant Bird. Elliott Bay (2015) g., Harbor the Gold— Melba Jewel, by Cahill Road (WA). Won: 162

Mt. Rainier S., EmD, 8/12. Breeder: Bar C Racing Stables Inc. Owner: Chad and Josh. Trainer: Frank Lucarelli. 2017 Washington champion 2-year-old. Record: 4 wins (3 stakes), $167,288. Boundary Bay (2015) g,. Harbor the Gold—Flying Memo, by Memo (Chi) (WA). Won: C$16,000, Hst, 8/16; WC$6,250, Hst, 9/20. Breeder: Bret Christopherson, Owner: North American Thoroughbred Horse Company. Trainer: Glen Todd. Record: 5 wins, $111,256. One of 4 stakes horses out of 2-time Oregon broodmare of the year. Carson’s Fireball (2013) g., Abraaj— Firetrail, by Defensive Play (WA). Won: Chippewa Downs Colts and Geldings S., Cpw, 9/22. Bred by Dunn Bar Ranch LLC. 7th win, $35,396. Zippin Sevenz (2018) f., Coast Guard— Go Jackie Go, by Matty G. Won: MC$15,000 (by 3 1/2 lengths), EmD, 8/20. Owner: Mike Phillips. Breeders: Nina and Ron Hagen. Trainer: Alan Bozell. Sunshine Beach (2018) f., Noosito— Follow Your Shot, by Sir Cat (WA). Won: MC$25,000 (by 4 lengths), EmD, 9/2. Breeders: Pat and Mullan Chinn. Owners: Alan Bozell, Prisco Vacca and Victoria Miller. Trainer: Alan Bozell. Half-sister to stakes-placed Three Forks Gold and Val de Saire. I’m an Eight (2015) g., Haynesfield— No Constraints, by Katowice (KY). Won: Str Alw, Cby, 9/3. Breeder: Dunn Bar Ranch LLC. Jockey: Leslie Mawing (Emerald Downs leading rider in 2011 and 2014). 6-time winner of $72,555. Out of Washington champion. Lansky (2017) g., Atta Boy Roy— Peaceful Wings, by Halo (WA). Won: Alw (by 6 1/4 lengths), EmD, 9/3. Breeders: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Pabst. Owner: Casa Loma Stable. Trainer: Kay Cooper. One of 16 winners (which includes 4 stakes winners) out of 2011 Washington broodmare of the year. Gold Crusher (2017) g., Harbor the Gold—Brookie Girl, by Proud Citizen (WA). Won: Muckleshoot Derby (by 4 3/4 lengths), EmD, 9/3. Breeder: Bar C Racing Stables Inc. Owner: Chad and Josh. Trainer: Frank Lucarelli. Record: 3 wins, $51,575, 2nd Seattle Slew S. Zabracadabra (2017) g., Harbor the Gold—Athina Lee, by English Channel (WA). Won: MSW (by 3 lengths), Del, 9/23. Breeders: Ken W. Miles and Sheridan Jones.

Owner: Frank Sample. Earnings: $34,120. First foal out of 4-race winning daughter of twice Emerald Downs stakes-placed Time for Magic. Forever Gold (2018), r., Harbor the Gold—Clever Bird, by Awesome Again (WA). Won: MSW, EmD, 9/24. Breeder: Bret Christopherson. Owners: Pegasus Too and Dixie Hitchcock. Trainer: Howard Belvoir. Sister to 2020 SW Miss Prospector, half-sister to SW and 2019 Washington most improved claimer Brilliant Bird. $2,500 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus. Brilliant Bird (2015), m., Einstein (Brz)—Clever Bird, by Awesome Again (WA). Won: C$10,000 (by 3 lengths), GG, 9/27. Breeder: Bret Christopherson. Ninth win for $135,252 stakes winner (see above). Hold That Smile (2015), m., Smiling Tiger—Chasseur Dame, by French Legionaire (CA). Won: Alw, GrP. 9/28. Breeder: Dale Mahlum. Owners: Lynn Hebdon, Trevor Sall and Ryan Cooper. Trainer: Jorge Rosales. Two-time Grants Pass stakes winner of $119,848. One of 11 winners and 7 stakes horses out of stakeswinning dam. Smooth Rithms (2018) f., Algorithms— Satin Smooth, by Giant’s Causeway (KY). Won: MC$30,000, SA, 10/4. Owner: Tim M. Bankers. Trainer: Manuel Ortiz Sr. Sixth winner out of half-sister to SWs True Quality (G3) and Discernable and G3-placed Long Face. Oh Marvelous Me (2012) g., Bluegrass Cat—Morakami, by Fusaichi Pegasus (KY). Won: Alw/OC$40,000, EmD, 10/7. Owners: Todd and Shawn Hansen. Trainer: Blaine Wright. Tenth win for $220,533 stakes winner. Coastal Jazz (2018), c., Coast Guard— Jasmine’s Melody, by Artax (WA). Won: MC$25,000, EmD. 10/8. Breeders: Nina and Ron Hagen. Owner: Gold Coast Racing. Trainer: Steve Bullock. Brother to 2019 stakes-placed You Go Girl. $1,000 WTBOA Sales Incentive Program bonus. Northwest Factor (2016) f., The Factor—Est Side Charley, by Mr. Greeley (KY). Won: Alw/OC$32,000, GG, 10/9. Sixth win for $170,937 earner and 2-time Emerald Downs juvenile stakes winner. Washington Champion Noosito Sires First Winner and Stakes Winner The first and sadly only crop of 2014 Washington champion Noosito reached the races in 2020 and he has already sired two Washington Thoroughbred

Dontmesswithkitten Sires First Winner Lucky Acres’ stakes-winning stallion Dontmesswithkitten officially became a sire when his three-year-old son We Got It Covered took a maiden claiming race at Hastings Racecourse on August 20. Bred by Ralph Jesiak, the British Columbia-bred gelding is the fifth winner from six starters Fall 2020

Gutierrez Number One All-time at Emerald Downs Gutierrez supplanted Gallyn Mitchell as Emerald Downs all-time leading rider when Jheuan rode Jerry Carmody and John Sneesby’s

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winners. His first winner was Dutton, who impressively took the August 27 WTBOA Lads Stakes by nine lengths in his racing debut. That victory was followed by Sunshine Beach’s four-length tally in a $25,000 maiden claiming race on September 9. On September 18, Dutton added to his fame with a 14-length tally in his second start, a six-furlong allowance feature at Emerald Downs. Dutton next remained unbeaten after winning the October 1 Gottstein Futurity. Dutton was bred in partnership by Nina and Ron Hagen and Larry and Miriam Bonwell. Out of the Matty G mare Ms Moscow Mattie, Dutton races for the Rising Star Stable VIII syndicate and is trained by Howard Belvoir. Sunshine Beach is a daughter of Pat and Mullen Chinn’s multiple stakes producer Follow Your Shot, by Sir Cat. She races for trainer Alan Bozell and partners Prisco Vacca and Victoria Miller. Noosito, a stakes winner at two that went on to win a trio of Emerald Downs stakes at three en route to his champion three-year-old title, also placed in six other stakes around the Auburn oval. He had a 5-3-3 record from his 17 starts and earned $199.,955 while racing for Last Rose Stable, who had purchased him for $55,000 at the 2012 WTBOA Summer Yearling Sale. Both Dutton and Sunshine Beach are also WTBOA Sale alumni. The young stallion tragically died at age seven due to a rare inflammation involving the pituitary gland which led to hemorrhage within his cranium. He sired eight reported foals in his sole crop and stood his brief career at the Hagens’ El Dorado Farms LLC. As of October 10, Noosito was the toprated freshman sire on the West Coast. Noosito, like his champion full brothers Noosa Beach and Music of My Soul, were sired by Harbor the Gold and out of 2013 Washington broodmare of the year Julia Rose, by Basket Weave. Noosito (“Little Noosa”) was named in honor of his older brother Noosa Beach, a gelding who won the Longacres Mile (G3), earned seven state champion titles – led by two horse of the year accolades – and earned $524,472. All three brothers were conditioned by Washington Racing Hall of Fame trainer inductee Doris Harwood. Noosito and Music of My Soul were both bred by Neal and Pam Christopherson’s Bar C Racing Stable Inc. Noosa Beach, the oldest of the three siblings, was bred by Jeff and Doris Harwood, as was the runners’ dam.

Stay in Grace to victory in the eighth race on October 14 at the Auburn oval. Gutierrez, 51, had ridden his first Emerald Downs winner on April 29, 2000. The 2018 Washington Racing Hall of Fame inductee also leads all riders in track earnings, with over $15-million, and ranks third in stakes wins with 68. In the final five days of the meet Gutierrez added seven more wins to give him a total of 52, ranking him second for the 2020 meet to Alex Cruz.

– led by $109,507 stakes winner Assets Included – out of the Tejabo mare Interrogar, a half-sister to three stakes winners. Two-year-old Gordon Anthony, a member of Dontmesswithkitten’s second crop has placed second in each of his two starts (at the $15,000 and $25,000 levels) at Emerald Downs this summer for owner John Parker. Bred by Steve Meredith, the colt is out of the stakes-placed Slewdledo mare Asuraslew. Dontmesswithkitten, a 2010 son of turf champion and six-time leading turf sire Kitten’s Joy, was produced out of the winning Lemon Drop Kid mare Trio. Bred by Ken and Sarah Ramsey in Kentucky, Dontmesswithkitten was purchased by bloodstock agent Claudia A. Canouse for $20,000 out of the 2012 Barrett’s May Twoyear-olds in Training Sale. While racing for Thomas Easton and Henry Leong, Dontmesswithkitten won the 2015 Harbour View Stakes at Hastings Racecourse over Washington champion Del Rio Harbor. Stakes-placed at three at Turf Paradise, Dontmesswithkitten was runner-up in four other stakes – including a second to two-time Longacres Mile (G3) winner Stryker Phd in the 2014 Mt. Rainier Handicap. Dontmesswithkitten stands at Steve Meredith’s Lucky Acres in Yakima where he stood the 2020 season for $1,200. Grants Pass Downs Opens for 2020 Fall Meet After a smoke-induced delay, Grants Pass Downs opened for racing on Monday, September 21. The Southern Oregon meeting was supposed to begin on September 14, but due to the intense wild fires up and down the West Coast and the very poor air quality, the originally scheduled 18-day race meeting lost the first two days of the season. The now 16-day meeting will go through November 10, with a Monday-Tuesday schedule. The first stakes of the meet was the $13,000 Applegate Stakes for three-year-old and up runners going five furlongs. While the field of ten included several

past stakes winners, longshots prevailed. Dorothy Clarke’s Dusalut (at $25.80-to-one) won the race by two lengths over Cindy Mendive and Barbara Davis’s Skeesix (at $56.10-to one) with Anthony Hoover’s El Alto Hombre rounding out the top three. The winner, a four-year-old Kentuckybred gelding by Salute the Sarge—Dawnsdu, by Scatmandu,, is trained by Teri Beckner and was ridden to the 1:00.23 win over the fast track by David Martin. Among his five other wins was a victory in the 2019 Grants Pass Derby. Skeesix is a six-year-old Oregon-bred son of Sixthirteen, while El Alto Hombre, by Archarcharch, was foaled in Kentucky in 2015. The second Thoroughbred stakes of the meet was the $12,400 Douglas Fir Futurity run on October 5. A short field of five went to the gate for the open race. Dan Warden’s Miss Valor led from the 3/16ths to the finish in the 5 1/2-furlong race, defeating fellow Emerald Downs shipper Jacomina by threequarters of a length with Allen Aldich and Joseph Nelson’s California-bred filly Lawyer Proof, by Idiot Proof, another length back in third. Jacomina, an Oregon-bred daughter of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Giacomo, races for Margaret Root. Miss Valor, who was coming into the race after a victory in an $8,000 maiden claiming race at Emerald Downs on August 27, races for Dan Warden and is trained at Grants Pass by Billy Christian. Joree Scriver rode the winning filly who was bred in Washington by Nina Hagen and Holly Sturgeon. Warden had purchased Miss Valor for $13,500 at the 2019 WTBOA August sale from Hagen’s El Dorado Farms consignment. Miss Valor, a daughter of the late leading Washington sire Abraaj, is out of 2009 Washington champion juvenile filly Knight Raider, by Tribunal. In her four starts, Miss Valor has a 2-1-0 record and earnings of $13,585. Grants Pass ran the $12,750 Ashland 163

Handicap for three and up fillies and mares on October 12. A field of eight started in the 6 1/2-furlong race. R. Mike Scudder’s Chase the Music, ridden by Jaime Lopez, won the race by a half-length. Final race time over the fast track was 1:23.18. It marked the second stakes win for the six-year-old Florida-bred mare who also counted a victory in the 2019 Hank Williams Handicap at Wyoming Downs among her nine victories. Trained by R. Scudder, Chase the Music, a daughter of Tiago—Hip Hop Girl, by Awesome Again, has earned $64,703 in her 34 starts. Jeff Ray’s Parkers Rose, a seven-yearold Washington-bred daughter of Parker’s Storm Cat—Holy Rose, by Touch Gold, finished second, three lengths the better of Rebecca Ayarra’s Kissable U, a three-yearold California-bred filly by Square Eddie. The fourth stakes of the Grants Pass fall season was the $12,950 Medford Handicap, a 6 1/2-furlong race for three and up older horses run on October 13. Race favorite ($1.40-to-one) Fantastic Day took the race by 2 3/4 lengths in a time of 1:19.98. Fantastic Day, who was ridden by Luis Gonzalez and is trained Jorge Rosales, is owned by Alan D. Peterson. It marked the third win in seven starts for the three-yearold Kentucky-bred gelding. A $500,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Sale yearling, the Kentucky-bred son of Medaglia d’Oro— Indescribable, by Pleasant Tap, had won a $8,000 maiden claiming race at Emerald Downs in early August. He took that outing by 22 1/2 lengths and next ran fourth in the Muckleshoot Derby. Kevin R. Owens’ five-year-old Arizonabred Ramblin’ Man, by Uh Oh Bango, finished second, 1 1/4 lengths the better of Bill Christian’s Pulpits Power. A sixyear-old Washington-bred gelding by War Power—Parker’s Jewel, by Parker’s Storm Cat, Pulpits Power went over the $100,000 with his third place earnings. With a Furlong to Go – Pacific Northwest . . . Jennifer Whitaker became the first woman and only tenth rider, to mark 500 wins at Emerald Downs when she rode trainer Howard E. Belvoir, Robert D. Buchanan and Fred Foy’s Mr Bingley, a four-year-old California-bred gelding by Papa Clem, to a one-length victory in the seventh race on September 2. Of those 500 wins, 362 have come aboard horses trained by Belvoir, her longtime mentor . . . Myuddermamasapaint, the subject of Tim Floyd’s 2020 children’s book Baby Haynes (see Spring 2020 issue of Washington Thoroughbred for book review), was the subject of a news story in the September 9, 2020, Thoroughbred Daily News, written by Bill Finley which came out the day Myuddermamasapaint made his racing debut at Emerald Downs in a maiden special weight race. The gelded son of Haynesfield—In Vitro, by Demon Warlock, 164

finished third in the six-furlong race . . . Mike Man’s Gold (2010), g., Liberty Gold— Chedoodle, by Slewdledo (WA). Won: C$7,500, EmD, 9/30. Breeders: Keith and Jan Swagerty. Owners: Greg Conley, Chuck Conley and Terra Firma Farm. Trainer: Joe Toye. 23rd win (all at Emerald Downs) for 2017 Washington plater of the year and $345,781 stakes winner . . . Grinder Sparksaglo (2011) g., Grindstone—Cule Flyer, by Matricle (WA). Won: C$25,000, EmD, 10/1. Breeders: Marvin Lynd and Richard Sena. Owner: Richard Sena. Trainer: Robbie Baze. Record: 66 starts, 16-14-14, $272,672. 2019 Washington champion older horse and 7-time stakes winner. With a Furlong to Go – California and the Southwest . . . Galilean (2016) c., Uncle Mo—Fresia, by El Prado (Ire) (CA). Won: California Dreamin’ S.-R, Dmr, 7/26; California Flag S.-R, SA, 10/11. Breeder: Bar C Racing Stables Inc. Owners: West Point Thoroughbreds, Denise Baker, William Sandbrook, John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor and Derrick Smith. Trainer: John W, Sadler. Record: 11 starts, 6-1-3, $577,098, 4th stakes win. First race on the turf . . . Top Harbor (2018), c., Harbor the Gold—Reba Is Tops, by He’s Tops (CA). Won: Everett Nevin S., Pln, 7/25. Breeders and owners: Eric Schweiger, Gordy Jarnig and Kenny Marshall. Record unbeaten in 2 starts, $61,880. Fifth winner out of 100 percent producer, 2007 Washington horse of the year and $464,267 earner . . . Laura’s Light (2017) f., Constitution—Light of a Star, by Muqtarib (KY). Won: San Clemente S.-G3, Dmr, 7/25. Record: 7 starts, 5-10, $304,370. Four-time SW (3 graded). Half-sister to $167,824 SW Barry Lee. Out of $140,300 Emerald Downs stakesplaced mare. Second dam is multiple stakes producer Mia F Eighteen, by Tough Knight . . . Collusion Illusion (2017) c., Twirling Candy—Natalie Grace, by First Dude (FL). Won: Bing Crosby S.-G1, Dmr, 8/1; 3rd Santa Anita Sprint Championship-G2, SA, 9/27. Owners: Dan J. Agnew, Rodney E. Orr, Jerry Schneider and John V. Xitco. Trainer: Mark Glatt. Record: 7 starts, 5 wins, $422,721. Agnew, Schneider and Xitco’s 2019 Longacres Mile-G3 winner Law Abidin Citizen ran third in the $250,000 stakes. Law Abidin Citizen (2014) g., Twirling Candy—Honest Answer, by Tale of the Cat (KY), 3rd Pat O’Brien S.-G3, Dmr, 8/29. Owners: Dan J. Agnew, Jerry Schneider and John V. Xitco. Trainer: Mark Glatt. 6th graded stakes-placement for 2019 Longacres Mile (G3) winner and now $519,167 earner . . . Returray (2017) g,, Coil—Margaret’s Miracle, by Slewdledo (CA). 3rd Robert Dupret Derby (turf), GG, 8/8. Bred by Gary Brady and JAGH3 LLC. Owned by Gary Brady and Janet A. George. Record: 7 starts, 2-2-1, $43,282 . . . El Tigre Terrible (2017) g., Smiling Tiger—King City Kitty,

by Gotham City (CA). Won: Real Good Deal S., Dmr, 7/31. Damsire stood at West Coast Training Center . . . Justa Poppin (2017) f., Jake La Gold—Marquet Poppin, by Marquetry (WA). Won: C$12,500, GG, 8/23. Bred by Antonio Martinez. Owned and trained by Tim McCanna . . . Facts Matter (2015) g., The Factor—Alpha Tammy, by Golden Missile (KY). Won: WC$32,000, Dmr, 8/29. Owner: Quadrun Farm LLC. Trainer: Tim McCanna. Record: 8 wins,$180,445. Dam 12-race winner of $132,598 . . . Runkerry (2017) c., Northern Causeway—Divine Miss Indy, by Flatter (CA). Won: MC$25,000, GG, 9/3. Breeder and owner: Rozamund Barclay . . . Taming the Tigress (2018) f., Smiling Tiger—Joeandbetty’sbaby, by Yes It’s True (CA). Won: MC$50,000, Dmr, 9/4. Breeder: Highlander Racing Stables LLC (Bruce and Cass Maller). Mallers campaigned 2013 Washington horse of the year E Z Kitty . . . Uno Trouble Maker (2015) m., Successful Appeal—Hope and Vow, by Broken Vow (WA). Won: C$20,000, Dmr, 9/6. Breeders: Todd and Shawn Hansen. Record: 7 wins, $177,407. Half-sister to the Hansens’ three-time Washington champion Ethan’s Baby . . . Hal’s Buddy (2012), m., Jake La Gold—Devilinabaydress, by Tiznow (WA). Won: C$20,000, GG, 9/26. Breeder: Ray McCanna. Trainer: Bill McLean. Record: 71 starts, 11-14-20, $246,175 . . . Legalita (2016) f., Gotham City—Of Legal Age, by Not for Love (CA) Won: MSW, GG, 10/3. Daughter of late West Coast Training Center stallion . . . Bronze Warrior (2015) g., Warrior’s Reward—Snowflake Obsidian, by Holy Bull (WA). Won: C$20,000, GG, 10/4. Breeders and owners: Joe and Lola Sample. Trainer: Blaine Wright. Record: 4 wins, $75,665. With a Furlong to Go – East of the Rockies . . . Satellite Storm (2014) g,, Coast Guard—Kula Girl, by Hesabull (BC). Won: OC$62,500 (N) turf, Col, 8/9. Won by 3 3/4 lengths, Record: 8 wins, $163,688. Leading earner for El Dorado Farms sire . . . Fancy Liquor (2017) c., Lookin At Lucky— Brandys Secret, by Secret Romeo (KY). Won: Caesars S., InD, 8/12. Damsire stands at Rick and Donna Southall’s Southall Farm . . . Creole Charlie (2018) g., My Pal Charlie—Cajun Yankee, by Yankee Gentleman (LA) Won: MSW (by 4 1/4 lengths), LaD, 9/7; 3rd Louisiana Cup Juvenile S.-R, LaD, 9/19. Breeder and owner: Horseplayers Racing Club LLC . . .Maries Melody (2017) f., Point of Entry— She’s Stella Marie, by Leroidesamimaux (Brz) (KY). Won: Miss Gracie S., GP, 9/5. Dam 2-time stakes-placed half-sister to $228,213 Emerald Downs stakes winner Posse Power, both bred by Dr. John and Claire Lein out of their $522,391 stakes winner Stellarina . . . Emro (2018) f., Point of Entry—Grand Finesse, by Grand Slam Washington Thoroughbred

(KY). Won: Untapable S., KD, 9/15. Record: 2 wins in 2 starts, $261,400. Second dam SW Shapiro’s Mistress, half-sister to Grade 1 winner Brocco. Third dam winning sister to Washington horse of the year Any Time Girl, half-sister to Washington champions Table Hands and Crystal Run . . . Betts (2017) c., Bodemeister—Elusive Horizon, by Elusive Quality (JY). Won: WMC$25,000, Del, 9/28. 5th winner out of 2009 Emerald Downs champion older filly who was bred and owned by the late Jerre Paxton’s Northwest Farms . . . Leinster (2015) h., Majestic Warrior—Vassar, by Royal Academy (KY). Won: Woodford Stakes Presented by TVG-G2, Kee, 10/3. $614,211 earner is a half-brother to champion turf male Stormy Liberal, Grade 1-placed El Dorado Farms’ stallion Coast Guard and two other stakes horses. With a Furlong to Go – Internationally . . . Owlette (2017) f., Frac Daddy— Itstartswithadream, by American Chance (ON). Race: 3rd Selene S.-G3, WO, 7/25. Owner: Ten Broeck Farm Inc. Trainer: Wesley Ward. Record: 7 starts, 4-2-1. $239,459 . . . Campanelle (Ire) (2018) f., Kodiac—Janina, by Namid. Won: Darley Prix Morny – Finale des Darley Series-G1, Deauville (France), 8/23. Trainer: Wesley Ward. Won Queen Mary Stakes-G2 at Royal Ascot in June. A Bit of 2020 Racetrack Trivia A field of eight running for a $20,000 tag went forward in the sixth race at Saratoga on August 14. Malibu Pro ($14.60-to-one) won the 6 1/2-furlong race and was claimed, as was each of the seven other runners. Each runner was claimed by different trainers for different owners.

At the Farm Running Tap to Allaire Farms Boyd Preston has moved his stallion Running Tap to Allaire Farms in Poulsbo where he will stand for a private fee for the 2021 breeding season. As a racehorse, Running Tap won seven sprint (5 1/2-7 furlongs) races beginning with his first start as a two-year-old when he took a Saratoga maiden special weight race by 2 1/2 lengths. He followed that with victories at Belmont Park, Parx Racing, Penn Native and Aqueduct. The wins were taken by a combined 23 3/4 lengths. His most impressive tally came in a sixfurlong allowance at Penn National which he won by 11 lengths. Running Tap was stakes-placed at two, running second in the $75,000 Pennsylvania Nursey Stakes. All told, Running Tap has a 7-7-5 record from 34 starts while racing from two to seven and retired with earnings of $274,100. Running Tap was sired by Wood Memorial Stakes (G1) winner Tapit, who Fall 2020

went on the lead all North American sires three times and currently ranks third in 2020. He has sired 137 stakes winners, including four champions and three Belmont Stakes (G1) winners, The son of Pulpit is also becoming known as a significant sire of sires. Three of his sons currently rank among the leaders on the second crop sire list: Constitution (first, and the sire of 2020 Belmont Stakes and Travers Stakes [G1] winner Tiz the Law), Tapiture (fourth, who leads the group with 64 2020 winners) and Tonalist (seventh). Running Tap was one of four winners produced out the winning Wild Again mare Wild Flo. Her second leading earner was $154,236 winner Metroliner. His next three dams were all stakes winners and multiple stakes producers. Second dam Playcaller, by Saratoga Six, won three stakes and is also the dam of Hollywood Starlet Stakes (G1) winner Diplomat Lady, Comely Stakes (G2) winner and stakes producer Dream Play and stakesplaced, multiple stakes producer Foxcaller. Among the runners from Running Tap’s first small crops is 2018 Bill Wineberg Stakes winner Tappinthe Keg. For more information contact Barbara Meeking at (360) 779-9230 or Emily Wilmot at (360) 932-4681.

At the Sales Midnight Storm Filly Tops 2020 British Columbia Sale A yearling filly from the first crop of Shoemaker Mile (G1) winner Midnight Storm (Pioneerof the Nile) topped the 78 offerings (77 yearlings) at the 2020 Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (British Columbia division) Yearling and Mixed Sale held September 8 at the Chilliwack Heritage Park in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Consigned by Whitewood Farm, agent, the half-sister to BC champion two-year-old filly Architecture and stakes-placed Tiptoe, all offspring of the winning Yankee Gentleman mare Harmony Creator, was purchased by Swift Thoroughbreds Inc. for $46,000. Peter Redekop purchased the highest priced colt for $40,000. The son of sprint champion Midnight Lute—Unattended, by Quality Road, is a half-brother to BC Cup Nursey Stakes winner At Attention. He was consigned to the sale by Dr. Bryan and Carol Anderson’s Wild Rose Farm. The third highest offering came from the Mike Anderson consignment. Glen Todd went to $39,000 to acquire the yearling filly by Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Oxbow, the third foal out of the stakes-placed Tapit mare Synkro. Her first foal, Flap Jack, also sired by Oxbow, won the Arlington-Washington Futurity. After four outs, 73 yearlings went through the sales ring with the 48 sold bringing a $639,600 gross (down 39.97

percent), $13,053 average (down 21.6 percent) and $12,000 median (down 15.79 percent). Emerald Acres was the leading consignor by gross with five yearlings bringing an $87,000 total. Top consignor by average was Whitewood Farm, agent, with three yearlings bringing a $22,333 average and a $67,000 gross. The top buyer by gross was Willow Creek Farm which purchased seven head for a $97,500 total. Top buyer by average, with two or more yearlings purchased, was Peter Redekop who signed for three yearlings for a $29,333 average and $85,000 gross. The three Harbor the Gold yearlings consigned brought a $46,000 gross and $15,333 average. All figures above are listed in Canadian dollars. On September 10, the day this story was written, $1.00 Canadian equaled approximately 76 cents US. 2020 Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase With everything in disorder due to the COVID pandemic and the changes and restrictions its caused, Fasig-Tipton combined their cancelled August Kentucky, Saratoga and New York-bred Select yearling sales and instead offered Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase. The two-day Kentucky venue (September 9-10) was held in their Newtown Paddocks in Lexington. A total of 662 yearlings were cataloged with 137 outs and 188 not sold. leaving 348 yearlings finding new homes for a $61,765,00 total. The average price was $177,486 and the median was $120,000. Topping the sale for $1.5-million was a Quality Road filly out of Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1) winner Marvelous, by Galileo. The top-selling colt ($1.25-million) was a son of American Pharoah out of the stakes-winning Victory Gallop mare Swingit. Pedigrees with a local connection included a Cairo Prince colt out of Emerald Downs stakes-placed Light of a Star, that sold for $150,000. Light of a Star has already produced multiple graded stakes winner Laura’s Light and Arlington-Washington Futurity winner Barry Lee. Light of a Star, a 2008 daughter of Muqtarib, is a half-sister to Grade 3 winner Summer Hit and Emerald Downs champion sprinter Starbird Road. All three are out of Washington-bred Mia F Eighteen, by Tough Knight. Fourth dam, 1985 Washington broodmare of the year Lucky Sport, produced Washington horse of the year and Grade 2 stakes winner Hilco Scamper. A filly by Uncle Mo out of stakes-placed Corby, by Quality Road, also brought a $150,000 bid. Her third dam is 1986 Washington broodmare of the year Fool’s Miss, who produced Washington horse of the year and Grade 1 winner Delicate Vine and from who stems a host of other good stakes horses. 165

The third yearling with local ties was a filly by Malibu Moon out of Saravati, by Giant’s Causeway, who was purchased for $100,000. Second dam Our Dani was bred in Washington by Jerry Woods and the late John Link. Our Dani produced three stakes winners including $2.1-million earner and multiple Grade 1 winner You.

General 2020 THRUST Industry Grant Winner Chance Jones, the 2020 THRUST Industry Grant winner, hails from a strong racing family. Both his parents, Clark Jones and Cammie Papineau, were former jockeys, as was his sister Cassie Papineau. His father currently works at Emerald Downs. Chance has been a Future Farmers of American (FFA) member all throughout high school and served as FFA Chapter President during his senior year. Among the many ways he has helped his community while being involved with FFA were donating to the area food bank and spending time with people in the local retirement homes. His agricultural involvement includes helping local farmers in need. He credits his sister Cassie with sparking his interest in science, while his mother Cammie encouraged him to show kindness and help others. Chance will be using his $1,000 industry grant to aid in the costs of books and tuition as he begins his study of electrical engineering at Montana State University in early 2021. He also has plans to join the Air Force ROTC in the coming semester.

News from The Jockey Club The Jockey Club Projects Foal Crop of 19,200 in 2021 The Jockey Club is projecting a 2021 North American registered Thoroughbred foal crop of 19,200. The estimation for the 2020 foal crop remains at 20,500. The foal crop projection, traditionally announced in mid-August, is computed by using Reports of Mares Bred (RMBs) received to date for the 2020 breeding season. RMBs are to be filed by August 1 of each breeding season. “The Jockey Club delayed publication of the estimation of the 2021 foal crop to provide stud farms that may have been affected by COVID-19 additional time to submit their RMBs,” said Matt Iuliano, The Jockey Club’s executive vice president and executive director. Additional foal crop information is available in The Jockey Club’s online fact book at jockeyclub.com/factbook.asp and in the online state fact books. Stallion owners who have not returned their RMBs for the 2020 breeding season 166

are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Interactive Registration, which enables registered users to perform virtually all registration-related activities over the Internet, is the most efficient means of submitting RMBs and is available at registry. jockeyclub.com. The Jockey Club Updates Rule Book; Noteworthy Changes made to Enhance Digital Certificate-Related Activity T h e J o c key C l u b a n n o u n c e d o n September 18, 2020, that it has updated the Principal Rules and Requirements of The American Stud Book following approval by the board of stewards of The Jockey Club. While the changes apply to various parts of the rule book, the more noteworthy changes were made to support the Registry’s operations and customers’ interactions with the Registry in connection with the increased use of digital certificates of foal registration, which started with the 2018 foal crop. The glossary of terms was expanded to include Certificate Manager and rules 2, 7, and 21 include new references to Digital Certificates or Certificate Managers. “The updated rule book accounts for recent modernizations to the Registry that streamline processes and enhance customer convenience,” said Matt Iuliano, executive vice president and executive director of The Jockey Club. “We recommend that owners and breeders consult registry.jockeyclub.com to find the most current rules in full.” The Jockey Club Releases 2019 Breeding Statistics The Jockey Club reports that 1,552 stallions covered 31,198 mares in North America during 2019, according to statistics compiled through September 29, 2020. These breedings have resulted in 19,677 live foals of 2020 being reported to The Jockey Club on Live Foal Reports. The Jockey Club estimates that the number of live foals reported so far is approximately 85-90 percent complete. The reporting of live foals of 2020 is down 3.4 percent from last year at this time when The Jockey Club had received reports for 20,363 live foals of 2019. In addition to the 19,677 live foals of 2020 reported, The Jockey Club also received 2,476 No Foal Reports for the 2020 foaling season. Ultimately, the 2020 registered foal crop is projected to reach 20,500. The number of stallions declined 4.8 percent from the 1,630 reported for 2018 at this time last year, while the number of mares bred declined 4.0 percent from the 32,508 reported for 2018. The 2019 breeding statistics are available alphabetically by stallion name through the Resources – Fact Book link on The Jockey Club homepage at jockeyclub.com. Kentucky-based stallions accounted for

55.3 percent of the mares reported bred in North America in 2019 and 60.2 percent of the live foals reported for 2020. The 17,240 mares reported bred to 228 Kentucky stallions in 2019 have produced 11,851 live foals, a 2.9 percent decrease from the 12,200 Kentucky-sired live foals of 2019 reported at this time last year. The number of mares reported bred to Kentucky stallions in 2019 decreased 1.2 percent compared to the 17,446 reported for 2018 at this time last year. Among the ten states and provinces with the most mares covered in 2019, three (Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and New Mexico) produced more live foals in 2020 than in 2019 as reported at this time last year. The figures for Washington show 180 foals in 2019, versus 187 in 2018. Oregon statistics show a gain from 46 2018 foals to 66 in 2019. British Columbia figures remained at 128 foals for both years. Idaho dropped from 30 foals in 2018 to a dozen in 2019 and Montana held steady at eight foals being born for the past two years. The statistics include 429 progeny of stallions standing in North America but foaled abroad, as reported by foreign stud book authorities at the time of publication. The report also includes 79 mares bred to 14 stallions in North America on Southern Hemisphere time; the majority of these mares have not foaled.

Book Review Swagsational, An Inspirational Racehorse, by Keith M, Swagerty This past summer former WTBOA board member and longtime Washington horseman Keith Swagerty made good use of some of his pandemic sequestered time by penning a book of “13 inspirational racehorse short stories,” though two of the chapters were actually ably written by his wife Jan and daughter Kari. The book intertwines Keith’s experience on the basketball courts – where he was a valuable player and well-regarded coach – and his lifestyle change since acquiring his first racehorse, Ruthies In-laws, as a threeyear-old in 1999. It is also very much a story of family and friends. Not only are many of Keith’s horses named for immediate family members and longtime friends, several of those persons have been responsible for coming up with the colorful names most of the horses bear. For example, the Swagertys’ good stakes-winning filly No Flies On Doodle, was christened with the name in honor of an incident in family history when Keith’s mother was first introduced to her future in-laws. Many of the chapters end with a note of the life lessons learned from the chapter’s namesake and are full of thanksgiving. Lots of photos are spread throughout Washington Thoroughbred

the book, though it’s unfortunate that some didn’t reproduce with more clarity. Another theme throughout the book is “You win some, you lose some. Get over it!” Good general advice for us all. One of my favorite sections of the book is “Horses We Have Named,” which is an alphabetical listing of all the horses the Keith and Jan have bred through the years. After the horse’s name comes an explanation of the purpose of the name or namesake, and is followed by the horse’s year of birth, sire and dam. The charming 107-page book is available for purchase either by hardcover or at Kindle ebooks on Amazon.com.

In Memoriam Robert “Bob” Earl Brandvold Bob Brandvold passed away on August 6, 2020. He was born May 4, 1930, to Rudolph and Vida E. (Wright) Brandvold in St. Maries, Idaho. He attended school there and met the love of his life, Elva Joyce Brandvold, when he was in second grade. They married on November 2, 1947, and were married 57 years. He worked for the railroad in St. Maries until the couple moved to Spokane in 1953. Bob worked at Sacred Heart Hospital for over 30 years until his retirement in 1993. Bob raced horses at Playfair Racetrack for over 20 years. He was also involved with Model Ts and 1951 and 1952 Ford Classics. Bob and Vida joined the Model T Club and the Flat Head V8 Club where they spent many great years having fun and making lifelong friends. In later years he spent every day visiting with friends at the Jack in the Box restaurant. He is survived by sons, Robert S. Brandvold, of Tacoma, and Terry (Bev) B r a n d vo l d o f N ew m a n L a ke ; f o u r grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Bennie “Ben” Joe Harris 2014 Washington Hall of Fame trainer inductee Ben Harris, 82, passed away on September 2, 2020, in Selah. He was born July 23 1938, in Satus (near Sunnyside), the eighth of nine children born to Charles and LeVina (Wymer) Harris. The family operated a dairy farm in the Yakima Valley. In 1958, Ben married his childhood sweetheart Mary Jane Beard, who became an integral part of his racing team. Their son Clint also became a highly successful Thoroughbred trainer. Ben got his start at the track through his brother-in-law, horseman Frank Beard. Ben drove the tractor at the newly opened Yakima Meadows in 1964, but soon was training “overflow” horses given to him by Beard. Ben’s ability and connection with horses showed up early, as he won the very first stakes run at the Yakima oval, the 1964 Fall 2020

Yakima Valley Derby, with Bilmora. He would take four training titles at the Central Washington track and top all trainers in number of stakes wins with 27. At Longacres, Ben became the only trainer in the track’s 50-year history to win four straight training titles (1989-92). He set the Renton track’s season record mark for wins (92) in 1991. He won 31 stakes at Longacres. In 1980 he was honored with the Steve O’Donnell Memorial (now Martin Durkan) Award. Among the many stakes winners he conditioned were five Washington champions: Rosey Leader, Lady Marion, Native Sky, Chalk Box and Parnu. Native Sky was owned by Dr. John Furukawa (Riverview Farms) and Chalk Box and Parnu ran in George “Joe” :Layman Jr.’s silks. Both were longtime Harris clients. Ben was known for his easy-going and likeable personality and strong work ethic. Many of the Harris homebreds included Satus in their names, including stakes winners Satus Springs and Satus Way. Ben and Mary Jane retired to Selah after the 2000 Emerald Downs meeting. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Delbert. Melvin, Norman and Gene; and sister, Barbara. Ben is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mary Jane; son, Clint, of Selah; brother, Dale, of Yakima; sisters, Francis Jordon, of Tri-Cities, and Juanita Dobbs, of Yakima; sisters-in-law, Anna Luper, Jean Bellinger and Arlene Seaborn; and several nieces and nephews. Per Ben’s request, there will be no service. John A. Link John Link, 79, passed away on September 2, 2020. He was born February 7, 1941, in Albany, Georgia, one of two sons, along with brother Jerry, born to Herb and Myrtle Link. The Link family moved frequently, as John’s father served as a lieutenant colonel in the US military. After being stationed in Texas, the family moved to the Tacoma area when John was a high school sophomore and he would live in Washington the rest of his life. John graduated from Clover Park High School and then Olympic College. He also served in the National Guard. Professionally, John was mainly involved with the automotive industry – including most recently at Brotherton Automotive in Renton - but also working in mortgage banking and the entertainment industry. John became great friends with Washington Racing Hall of Fame trainer Marion “Smitty” Smith, who trained for John and his partners for many years at Longacres. He accompanied Smitty on many trips to Kentucky and New York looking for runners to bring back to Longacres, For many years John and partners raced under Brass Ring Stable. For roughly 30 years, John and friends, including longtime buddy Bill Trabold,

would travel to Saratoga to bet on and enjoy the horses. On one such occasion, August 24, 1995, John, Bill, Eric Erneson and Greg Hughes shared a Pick 6 bet worth $3,516. Among the winners John owned, either solely or in partnership, were winners Ramblin’ Luv (16 wins), Biggirlsdontcry, Secret Charade, Ess Curves, Cyalator, Shemira and Captain Risky. Both Ess Curves and Cyalator were bred in partnership by John with Jerry Woods and several of his winners were sired by Woodstead Farm stallions. John was also among the partners in Little Red Feather Racing and RM Racing who raced the good filly Riri ($111,136) in California before her tragic death in the 2017 fires that encompassed the San Luis Rey Downs Training Center. In 1983 John and Woods bred a Washington-bred filly by Homebuilder which they sold as a yearling in Kentucky. She would be named Our Dani. While only a minor winner on the track, Our Dani would produce six winners, led by $2.1-million earner and eight-time graded stakes winner (five Grade I’s) You, a daughter of You and I, who would later become a leading sire in Washington.

Equine In Memoriam Rallying Cry Allaire Farms’ stallion Rallying Cry died in early September 2020 due to what was believed to be heart attack. The 16-year-old son of War Chant raced in North America, England, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and France. In England the international runner won two races. At three he placed third in the UAE Two Thousand Guineas (G3), but nearly half of his $331,358 total earnings was earned in the US, where he ran second in the Troy Stakes at Saratoga and third in the Inside Beltway Stakes at Belmont Park. He also won the McFadden Memorial Sprint Claiming Stakes at Portland Meadows at seven. Rallying Cry was sired by 2000 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) winner War Chant and was out of two-time French stakes winner Turning Wheel. The daughter of Seeking the Gold also produced $268,410 stakes winner and Grade 3-placed Boat Trip, threetime stakes-placed Carinae, French stakesplaced Imago Mundi and Irish stakes-placed Atlantic Swing. Stakes winners Turning Wheel, Minds Music (England) and Space Cruiser (Norway) were all produced out the Nijinsky II mare Misinskie, a half-sister to three stakes winners, including Clever Trick. Rallying Cry entered stud in 2012 at Robert and Barbara Meeking’s Allaire Farms. Among his many winners were stakes winners Miss Fogcutter and Tillteluvrinsout and stakes-placed Ila Veiw. His other multiple winners include Wheel Rally, Rally Wave and I Work for Carrots. 167

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Kristy Batie Photo

The WTBOA Congratulates This Year’s Washington-bred and/or WTBOA-sold Stakes Winners at Emerald Downs — an Astounding 66.7%! TIME FOR GOLD (WA-bred, WTBOA-sold) Angie C. S. Barbara Shinpoch S.

UNMACHABLE (WA-bred)

Seattle Slew S. Muckleshoot Tribal Classic

ELLIOTT BAY (WA-bred, WTBOA-sold) Mt. Rainier S.

DUTTON (WA-bred, WTBOA-sold) WTBOA Lads S. Gottstein Futurity

GOLD CRUSHER (WA-bred, WTBOA-sold) Muckleshoot Derby

ALITTLELESSTALK (WA-bred, WTBOA-sold) Emerald Distaff WA Cup Filly & Mare S.

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Washington Thoroughbred Wayne Nagai Photo