Mona and Jim Hour’s Rachae Leigh, a three-year-old daughter of Stormin Fever-Striking Scholar, by Smart Strike, who was bred in Washington by Char Clark Thoroughbreds, finished third in an allowance/$40,000 optional claiming (N) race at Golden Gate on March 7.
The nose winner of the six-panel race, Deb’s Wildcat, by Desert Code, is out of another WTBOA sale alumni, Washington-bred and $143,770 multiple stakes-placed Deb’s Royal Flush, a daughter of Demons Begone-Mystery Night, by Knights Choice, who is a half-sister to $318,822 stakes winner Slew of the Night, a Washington-bred son of Slewdledo.
2014 Washington claimer of the year Touch the Sun won for the 17th time and was reclaimed by former owner Charles Garvey for $10,000 out of the about mile grass race at Turf Paradise on March 1. The now seven-year-old gelding by Bertrando-Sweethrtofsimchi, by General Meeting, who was bred by Dr. Duane and Susan Hopp, has earned $143,567.
Two daughters of Pulse Ranches’ Preachinatthebar, both bred in Washington by Robert F. Pulse, ran one-four in a $20,000 claiming race at Turf Paradise on February 23. Snow Bunny, who is out of the Snowbound mare Snowbound in Rio, won the six-furlong race by 1 1/2 lengths. It was Snow Bunny’s second win after breaking her maiden at Emerald Downs last September. Preachinatsagoi had also broken her maiden in the final month of the 2014 Emerald meet before heading to Turf Paradise.
Can’t Get Enough, a four-year-old Washington-bred son of Harbor the Gold-Silver City Lilly, by Tiffany Ice, bred by Bar C Racing Stables Inc., improved his record to 6-3-4 from 17 starts and earnings to $61,050, after winning a mile $16,000-$14,000 claiming race by 3 1/4 lengths at Turf Paradise on March 1.
Seven-year-old The Grans, a daughter of Good Journey-A Tip of the Coin, by Tossofthecoin, bred in California by Mel and Lori Mellick, improved her record to 3-8-11 after winning an about 7 1/2-furlong turf claiming race at Turf Paradise on March 8. Trained by co-owner Valorie Lund, the dark bay mare has earned $111,103. Lund had a trainer daily double after Solomon won the second race at the Arizona track.
Three-year-old Arrom Bear won his second race in five starts when the son of Blue Ribbon Farm stallion Nationhood out of Lite Nite, by Conquistador Cielo, won a six-furlong starter allowance at Golden Gate by 4 1/2 lengths for owner Scott Centers and trainer Frank Lucarelli on March 14. Arrom Bear was bred in Washington by four-time leading breeders Rick and Debbie Pabst.
Diner’s Diva, a five-year-old daughter of Dehere-Crafty Diva, by Crafty Prospector, bred in Washington by Jean Welch, improved her record to 7-5-5 from 25 starts after taking a mile $16,000 claiming race over Turf Paradise’s grass course on March 16, upping her earnings to $62,364.
