SUNDAY, JULY 27, 2014
19th RUNNING, 2-YEAR-OLD FILLIES, 6 FURLONGS
Track Record: tie-1:07
Atta Boy Roy (4), September 13, 2009; Noosa Beach (4), May 16, 2010
Stakes Record: 1:09.01, Goin to the Window, August 5, 2012
Most Wins
Trainer: 4
Doris Harwood (Smarty Deb, 2007; Super Dixie, 2008; Knight Raider, 2009; Carrabelle Harbor, 2010)
Jockey: 4
Juan Gutierrez (Super Dixie, 2008; Exclusive Diva, 2011; Goin to the Window, 2012, Chu and You, 2013)
Owner: 5
Northwest Farms (Taste The Passion, 1999; Strong Credentials, 2001;
Smarty Deb, 2007; Exclusive Diva, 2011; Goin to the Window, 2012)
Smallest winning margin: 1/2 length, Strong Credentials (2001); Charming Colleen (2004)
Largest winning margin: 9 ¼ lengths, Carrabelle Harbor (2010)
Track: fast 17, wet-fast 1
Betting favorite: 8-for-18
Largest $2 win: $43.40, Judicature (2006)
Smallest $2 win: $3.00, Taste the Passion (1999)
Winner bred: Washington 8, Kentucky 7, California 1, Florida 1, Oregon 1,
Gate-to-wire: 8-for-18
Owners Hometowns
1*Seeking the Light (9-5) John & Janene Maryanski, Auburn, WA
2*Boss Lori (9-2) Tom Grether Farms Inc. (Carl Grether, Somas, CA)
3*Pippa Bou Peep (8) Charles Essex, Granite Falls, WA; Dave & The Little Lady Stable (David & Linda Olson, Maple Valley, WA)
4*Dancingwithdebbie (4) Randall & Rossi LLC (Chris Randall, Bellevue, WA; Nick & Debbie Rossi, Reno, NV)
5*Ethan’s Baby (2) Todd & Shawn Hansen, Tenino, WA
6*Twelfth Fan (15) Iron Horse Racing LLC (Martin Maguire, Burien, WA; Doug Walker, Sumner WA; Gary Walker, Sumner, WA; David Walker, Sumner, WA; John Weller, Burien, WA) Candice Tollett, Covington, WA
2YOF Series @ Emerald Downs
July 27: $50,000 Angie C Stakes, 6F
Aug. 17: $50,000 Barbara Shinpoch Stakes, 6 ½ F
Sept. 7: $50,000 Northwest Farms Stakes* (WA-Bred) 6F
Sept. 28: $65,000 Gottstein Futurity*, 1 1/16M
Sept. 28: $50,000 NWSS Cahill Road Stakes* 6F
*Open to Colts & Geldings & Fillies
FAB 5 HANDICAPPERS
Joe Withee (EmD1): Ethan’s Baby, Seeking the Light, Dancingwithdebbie (5-13; $102.80)
Robert Geller (EmD2): Ethan’s Baby, Seeking the Light, Dancingwithdebbie (9-13; $153.70)
Jacob Pollowitz (EmD3): Ethan’s Baby, Boss Lori, Dancingwithdebbie (9-13; $121.90)
Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): Seeking the Light, Ethan’s Baby, Dancingwithdebbie (4-13; $109.70)
Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form): Dancingwithdebbie, Seeking the Light, Ethan’s Baby (6-13; $106.70)
Consensus: Ethan’s Baby (18), Seeking the Light (10), Dancingwithdebbie (9) (8-13; $115.40)
NOTES: Chu and You was the 17-to-10 second choice while defeating even-money favorite Strawberry Dawn in 2013. . .The last five Angie C winners led gate-to-wire. . .Isaias Enriquez (Dancingwithdebbie) is the lone jockey with a 2014 stakes wins at Emerald Downs. . .Frank Lucarelli (Dancingwithdebbie) seeks a sweep of the first two 2-year-old races, after Trackattacker’s stakes record performance in the Emerald Express. . .Felipe Valdez, rider of 9-5 morning line favorite Seeking the Light, seeks his first EmD stakes win. . .David G. Lopez, rider of 2-1 second choice Ethan’s Baby, seeks his first EmD stakes triumph since Summers Peace in the Washington State Legislators Stakes, June 12, 2011. . .Judicature in 2006 was the last maiden to win the Angie C. and paid a stakes record $43.40 for the 2 ¾-length victory. Celtic Crown (2005), Melba Jewel (2003), Calldara (2002) and Amocat (2000) also broke maidens in the Angie C. Boss Lori, Pippa Bou Peep and Twelfth Fan are maidens in this year’s race. . .Twelfth Fan (Matty G-Queen Sarabi) is a full sister to Simba’s Sis, sixth-place finisher in last year’s Angie C Stakes. . .Taste the Passion, dam of unbeaten Stopshoppingdebbie, earned an 86 Beyer while winning this race in 1999, highest in race history. . .There has never been a photo finish in the Angie C. . .Chu and You earned a 65 Beyer while winning last year by 4 ¾ lengths. Her fractional times: :21.85, :44.89, :57.05, 1:09.88.
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