$35,000 JOHN & KITTY FLETCHER STAKES
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
10th RUNNING, 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES, 1 MILE
Track Record: 1:33 Sky Jack (7), July 26, 1998
Stakes Record: 1:35 1/5, Firetrail (3), Sept. 16, 2007
Most Wins
Trainer: 2, Jim Penney (Arco Iris, 2004; Sis’s Sis, 2010)
Owner: 1, nine tied with one victory
Jockey: 2, Juan Gutierrez (Golden Pine, 2005; Sis’s Sis, 2010); Ricky Frazier (She’s All Silk, 2006; Ladyledue, 2009); Kevin Radke (Getthepartystarted, 2003; Firetrail, 2007)
Purse: $35,000
1st: $17,500 Guaranteed 2nd: $6125 3rd: $4375 4th: $2625 5th: $1750 6th: $875
OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1*Call Me Cinderella SCRATCHED
2*Royal Moses (9-5) Squatting Dog Stable (Craig Harder, Moses Lake, WA) R G Warwick (Davenport, WA)
3*Sweet Saga (6) Riverbend Stable (Gail & Gerald Schneider, Auburn, WA)
4*Whiskey Miner (5) Jack Porter, Vancouver, WA
5*Talk to My Lawyer (5-2) Will This One Do Stable (Jody Peetz, Issaquah, WA; Mary Lou & William Griffin, Buckley, WA; William Brewer, Seattle, WA; Marcie Healey, Bellevue, WA)
6*River of Aces (7-2) Dean & Judy Anne Essex, Granite Falls, WA
7*Wild Chica (8) Warlock Stables (Tim Floyd, Spokane, WA)
WASHINGTON OAKS SERIES
May 27: $50,000 Seattle Handicap, 6-½ Furlongs, Exclusive Diva ($9), 1:14.58
June 24: $50,000 Irish Day Handicap, One Mile, Exclusive Diva ($3), 1:35.88
July 15: $50,000 Kent Handicap, 1-1/16 Mile, Champagneandcaviar ($58.60), 1:42.02
Aug. 11: $65,000 Washington Oaks, 1-1/8 Mile, Champagneandcaviar ($14.80), 1:48.75
Sept. 9: $35,000 John & Kitty Fletcher Stakes (WA-Bred), 1-1/16 Mile
SUPER 6 HANDICAPPERS
Joe Withee (EmD1): River of Aces, Royal Moses, Whiskey Miner (8-22/$227.60)
Robert Geller (EmD2): Whiskey Miner. Royal Moses, Sweet Saga (3-22/$180.40)
Gary Dougherty (Horse Racing Seattle): Whiskey Miner, Royal Moses, River of Aces (5-22/$226.40)
Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): Talk to My Lawyer, Whiskey Miner, Royal Moses (8-22/$224.40)
Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form): River of Aces, Talk to My Lawyer, Royal Moses (11-22/$266.00)
Jacob Pollowitz (EmD3): Royal Moses, Whiskey Miner, Talk to My Lawyer (7-22/$234.90)
Consensus: Whiskey Miner (13), Royal Moses (13), River of Aces (12) (9-22/$227.50)
NOTES: Firetrail in 2007 is the last favorite to win the John & Kitty Fletcher Stakes*Leonel Camacho-Flores (Wild Chica) notched his first career stakes victory on E Z Kitty in last year’s race*Washington Oaks winner Champagneandcaviar runs in today’s British Columbia Oaks (2:30 p.m.) at Hastings Racecourse.
