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Doubleheader ahead for sophomores at Emerald Downs | Horse Racing

Published 6:30 pm Saturday, August 6, 2011

It’s the biggest weekend of the season for 3-year-olds as Emerald Downs’ presents an important stakes doubleheader for sophomores on Aug. 13-14.

On Saturday, Aug. 13, fillies race 1-1/8 miles in the $65,000 Washington Oaks. And Sunday, Aug. 14, the males take their turn in the $65,000 Emerald Downs Derby at 1-1/8 miles.

The 3-year-old filly division has been a scramble all season with three stakes yielding three different winners—Class Included in the 6-½-furlong Seattle Handicap, Elusive Noise in the one-mile Irish Day Handicap and Carrabelle Harbor in the 1-1/16-mile Kent Handicap.

Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer (his formal induction is Friday, Aug. 12) has nominated a pair of hundred-grand earners to the Washington Oaks. Alec’s Moon (11-4-2-1-$125,670) won two stakes in Portland including the $82,000 Portland Meadows Oaks and a victory over boys in the $32,000 PM Derby.

Cathy’s Crunches (11-5-3-2-$201,580) is a triple stakes winner at Golden Gate Fields and graded stakes-placed at Santa Anita.

Zayda has assumed control of the 3-year-old division with triumphs in the one-mile Pepsi Cola Handicap (via DQ) and 1-1/16-mile Seattle Slew Handicap. The son of Bluegrass Cat is improving with distance and should relish the extra ground in the Derby.

Couldabenthewhisky, last year’s Top Juvenile at Emerald Downs, finished a good second in the Seattle Slew and also is proven around two turns. Hollendorfer has nominated a pair for the Derby as well—Cody Peak, a stakes-placed son of Thunder Gulch, and Life Is a Rock, a double allowance winner on turf at Golden Gate.

Nominations—$65,000 Emerald Derby—74th Running, Sunday, Aug. 14

Nominee                 Owner                        Trainer

Arraignment (3-KY) Victoria & Robert Gilker Robert Gilker

Big Bad Brown (3-WA) R & R Warren LLC    Jim Penney

Cody Peak (3-NY) J. Hollendorfer &  S. Lubeck Jerry Hollendorfer

Couldabenthewhisky (3-WA)Friendship/Longshot R/C. & S. Fredrickson Bonnie Jenne

Jebrica (3-WA)  R&R Warren LLC                 Jim Penney

Kooky Saluki (3-WA) MOH Stables Inc.        Jim Penney

Lake Sawyer (3-KY) Richard S. Pasko          Junior Coffey

Life Is a Rock (3-CA) Jerry & Janet Hollendorfer/George TodaroJerry Hollendorfer

Rainier Missile (3-KY) Rainier Missile Syndicate David Bennett

Winter Warlock (3-WA) Warlock Stables/Horseplayers/J. Broussard Tim McCanna

Zayda (3-KY)  Nelson Family Racing               Blaine Wright

Nominations— $65,000 Washington Oaks—32nd Running, Saturday, Aug. 13

 

Nominee                     Owner                       Trainer

Alec’s Moon (3-KY) Dedomenico/Carver/Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer

Carrabelle Harbor (3-OR)Bar C Racing & Desert Rose RacingDoris Harwood

Castinette Dancer (3-WA)Glen Todd & Patrick Kinsella Alan May

Cathy’s Crunches (3-FL) Mark Dedomenico & Jerry Hollendorfer Jerry Hollendorfer

Class Included (3-KY) Michael & Amy Feuerborn    Jim Penney

Elusive Noise (3-KY) D. Paxton & Northwest Farms Tom Wenzel

Judging Mimi (3-WA) Carlos Cerna & Bill Trabold   Frank Lucarelli

Playful Argument (3-FL) Robert A. Clary                Blaine Wright

Soul in One (3-KY) Perfect Soul Brothers LLC         Tim McCanna

The Gang and I (3-WA) Homestretch Farms & Bill FollettJim Penney

Tweetie Pie (3-KY) Allaire Farms                           Robert Meeking

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