$50,000 SEATTLE SLEW HANDICAP
SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2014
37th RUNNING, 3-YEAR OLDS, 1-1/16 MILES
Track & State Record: 1:39 3/5, Kid Katabatic (5), July 26, 1998
Stakes Record: 1:41, Peaceful Reign, August 2, 2009
Most Wins
Trainer: 3, Bud Klokstad (I.M. Bzy, 1998; Jumron Won, 2001; Flying Notes, 2002)
Jockey: 4, Gallyn Mitchell
(Prefabricate, 1994; Cromarty Bay, 1995; Jumron Won, 2001, Peaceful Reign, 2009)
Owner: 1, 36 tied
The following stats from 1996-2013 at Emerald Downs:
Track Condition: fast 17, wet-fast 1
Favorites: 6-for-18; Odds-on Favorites: 2-for-2
Largest $2 Win: $52.40, Exclusive Eagle, 2006;
Smallest $2 Win: $2.80, Name for Norm, 1997; Jumron Won, 2001
Average Field Size: 8.8
Gate-to-wire winners: 6
Smallest Win Margin: head, Italian Boy, 2012; Newfound Man, 2010; Stratoplan, 2003
Largest Win Margin: 5 lengths, Flying Notes, 2002
Winner Bred: Washington 11, Kentucky 4, Florida 2, British Columbia 1
Purse: $50,000 1st*$27,500 2nd*$10,000 3rd*$7,500 4th*$3,750 5th*$1,250
OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1-Charlie Thomas (3) Sue & Tim Spooner, Olympia, WA
2-Noosito (7-5) Last Rose Stable (Jeff Harwood, Auburn, WA)
3-Del Rio Harbor (6-5) Desert Rose Racing LLC (D.H. Walker, Kennewick, WA); Bar C Racing Stables Inc. (Neal & Pam Christopherson,
Hermiston, ORE)
4-Kenai King (8) Bar C Racing Stables Inc. (Neal & Pam Christopherson, Hermiston, ORE)
EMERALD DOWNS DERBY SERIES
June 1: $50,000 Auburn Handicap, 6 ½ Furlongs, Noosito ($6.40), 1:14.71
June 22: $50,000 Coca-Cola Handicap, One Mile, Del Rio Harbor ($11.20), 1:34.73
July 13: $50,000 Seattle Slew Handicap, 1 1/16 Mile
Aug. 10: $65,000 Emerald Downs Derby, 1 1/8 Mile
Sept. 7: $50,000 Jim Beam Stakes (WA-bred), One Mile
FAB 5 HANDICAPPERS
Joe Withee (EmD1): Charlie Thomas, Noosito, Del Rio Harbor (3-9; $79.10)
Robert Geller (EmD2): Noosito, Del Rio Harbor, Charlie Thomas (6-9; $117.60)
Jacob Pollowitz (EmD3): Noosito, Del Rio Harbor, Charlie Thomas (5-9; $84.20)
Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): Del Rio Harbor, Noosito, Charlie Thomas (3-9; $85.00)
Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form): Del Rio Harbor, Noosito, Charlie Thomas (4-9; $72.40)
Consensus: Noosito (16), Del Rio Harbor (15), Charlie Thomas (9) (4-9; $74.10)
NOTES: Alexandersrun in 2005 was the last favorite to win the Seattle Slew Handicap, including a loss last year by Noosito’s older brother, Music of My Soul, who finished second as Mike Man’s Gold scored at 18-to-1. Worldventurer finished third but rebounded with a seven-length victory in the Emerald Derby and honors as the track’s Top 3-Year-Old Male. . .Speed has fared well in recent Slews: Mike Man’s Gold, Italian Boy (2012), Newfound Man (2010) and Fear No Evil (2008) all led gate-to-wire. . .Doris Harwood is No. 1 all-time with 63 EmD stakes wins and trains three of the four horses in this year’s race, but the Seattle Slew has been a bugaboo for her*Music of My Soul was second at 6-to-5 last year, Edge Forward was third at 3-to-1 in 2012, Koala Beach was sixth at 9-to-5 in 2010, and Noosa Beach and Winning Machine finished second and third at 9-to-2 and 9-to-5 in 2009. . . The last six Emerald Derby winners all lost the Seattle Slew Handicap: Worldventurer finished third in 2013; Makors Finale finished fourth in 2012; Jebrica finished fourth in 2011; Saratoga Boot finished third in 2010; Winning
Machine finished third in 2009, and Gallon finished fourth in 2008.
