$65,000 Emerald Distaff at a glance | Emerald Downs

$65,000 EMERALD DISTAFF

SUNDAY, AUG. 21, 2011

16th RUNNING, FILLIES & MARES, 1-1/8 MILE

Track Record: 1:45 2/5, Flying Notes (3), September 2, 2002

Stakes Record: 1:47, Elusive Horizon (4), Aug. 16, 2009

Most Wins

Horse: 2 (Fleet Pacific, 2000-01)

Trainer: 3, Jerry Hollendorfer (Secret Corsage, 2005; Gemstone Rush, 2007, Lemon Kiss, 2008)

Jockey: 3, Russell Baze (Secret Corsage, 2005; Gemstone Rush, 2007, Lemon Kiss, 2008)

Owner: 2, Rocking B Thoroughbreds (Fleet Pacific, 2000-01)

Track Condition: Fast every year except 2004; Aunt Sophie (sloppy) & 2007; Gemstone Rush (sloppy)

Favorites: 8-for-15; Odds-on Favorites: 1-for-1

Largest $2 Win: $37.20, Ignite the Passion, 1999

Smallest $2 Win: $3.20, Housa Dancer, 1998

Average Field Size: 8.5 (largest 10, 1996; smallest 6, 1997, 2000, 2007)

Gate-to-wire winners: Fleet Pacific, 2000 & 2001; Elusive Horizon, 2009

Smallest Win Margin: head, Pleas Write, 1996

Largest Win Margin: 8-¼ lengths, Queenledo, 2006

Purse: $65,000

1st*$35,750 2nd*$13,000 3rd*$9750 4th*$4875 5th*$1625

OWNERS HOMETOWNS

1*Kimmyv (7-2)                          Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc. (Mark & Nadia Mache, Vancouver, B.C.; Horatio & Jacqueline Kemeny, Vancouver, B.C.)

2*U R All That I Am (8-5)       Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC (Tommy Stull, CA)

3*Hard Way Ten (12)            Herman Sarkowsky, Seattle, WA

4*Private Fortune (12)          Blue Ribbon Racing #2 (Fred & Debbie Pabst, Buckley, WA)

5*Rewritten (6)                     Ron Crockett Inc. (Ron Crockett, Seattle, WA)

6*Sweet Nellie Brown (10)       James & Zola Proffitt, Tacoma, WA

7*Zenovit (8)                         Dana Claxton, Auburn, WA; Riverbend Stable (Gail & Gerald Schneider, Auburn, WA)

8*You Me and Ema B (9-2)        Monogram Racing Stable (Margo Lloyd, Auburn, WA); Patrick Hoonan, Bonney Lake, WA.)

3 & Up Fillies & Mares @ Emerald Downs

May 15*$50,000 Hastings Handicap*You Me and Ema B* 6F-1:10.35*$23.20 (6-10)

June 12*$50,000 WA State Legislators Stakes*Summers Peace*6.5F-1:16.29*$22.60 (4-11)

July 16*$50,000 Boeing Handicap, 1Mile*You Me and Ema B*1M-1:37.48*$16.00 (5-9)

Aug. 21*$65,000 Emerald Distaff, 1 1/8 Mile

Sept. 18*$35,000 Belle Roberts ®, 1 1/16 Mile

Fab 5 Handicappers

Joe Withee (Emerald Downs): You Me and Ema B, U R All That I Am, Rewritten (4-18*$127.30)

Robert Geller (Emerald Downs): Rewritten, U R All That I Am, Hard Way Ten (6-18*$178.30)

Gary Dougherty (Seattle Times): You Me and Ema B, U R All That I Am, Kimmyv (5-18*$191.10)

Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): Zenovit, U R All That I Am, Rewritten (8-18*$157.30)

Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form): Zenovit, U R All That I Am, You Me and Ema B (5-18*$181.50)

Consensus: You Me and Ema B (11), U R All That I Am (10), Zenovit (10), (6-18*$169.70)

NOTES: The Emerald Distaff is the championship event for fillies and mares. Defending champion Kimmyv looks to become the second two-time Distaff winner. 2000 and 2001 winner Fleet Pacific was the first*You Me and Ema B, winner of the Hastings and Boeing Handicaps, is 4-for-5 in her career and has never been the post-time favorite. Leonel Camacho-Flores (Private Fortune) seeks his first Emerald Downs’ stakes win*Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer (U R All That I Am) leads all trainers with three Distaff victories and has won 3 of the past 6.