Flatirons Raceway (Arabians)
May 15, 2004
Opening Day


Entrants: Laura Bacon (LBA), Mary-Ann Jantz (MAJ),Beth Gustas (BGU), Heather Tripp (HTR), Ashley Long (ALO), Lissa Lyonne (LLY), Sue Mohr (SMR), James Hopkins (JHO)

# Horses: 92
Weather: scattered showers, 70 degrees.
Track condition: dirt track fast, turf track yielding

Purse Breakdowns
purse----1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th /5th
$2500----1250/500/375/250/125
$5000---2500/1000/750/500/250
$9,000----4500/1800/1350/900/450
$12,000----6000/2400/1800/1200/600
$20,000----10000/4000/3000/2000/1000

1A. mdn 3yo 6fT $2500- fillies 118#, c/g 119#
Winner: Bizarre Dream 2001 chestnut filly LBA (Indian Illusion x Enchanting Tiki, Kontiki -r) bred by North Star Stud CA , trained by Scotti Harris, ridden by Gael Conrad, winning time=1:23.4
1/6 Bizarre Dream, 01 ch f,LBA,unpl, pp3,by head, great close to nab win at the line
2/6 Setka, 01 b f, HTR, unpl, pp5,by nose, set pace, almost held in stretch battle
3/6 Anippe EGY, 01 g f, LLY,fts, pp4,by 1/2L, pressed pace throughout
4/6 Mystery Summer,01 b c,SMR, fts, pp1*,by neck, pressed steadily
5/6 WH Kimdare, 01 g f,MAJ, pl, pp2,by 2L, stalked pace, starting to move up late
6/6 Anabona RDF, 01 b f,JHO, unpl, pp6, slow break, coming up late

1B. mdn 3yo 6fT $2500- fillies 118#, c/g 119#
Winner: Finjan [EGY] 2001 bay filly ALO(Ibn Tahawi x Warra, Neman el Saad) bred by Abdel Rahim Stud EGY , trained by Skye MacDonald , ridden by Tessa Cheval , winning time=1:23.2
1/6 Finjan [EGY], 01 b f, ALO, fts, pp4*, by 2L, blew by tiring horses on outside
2/6 Bint Samdosa, 01 ch f, JHO, pl, pp3, by neck, won speed battle, couldn't hold off closer
3/6 LS Shah Magic, 01 g f, BGU, pl, pp2, by 1/2L, pressed pacesetters, gaining late
4/6 Lyre, 01 g f, LBA, fts, pp6, by 1L, out fast with pace, starting to weaken
5/6 Orophin, 01 b c, HTR, fts, pp5, by neck, out fast with pace, tiring
6/6 Red Row, 01 ch f, SMR, fts, pp1, went with fast early pace, tiring

1C. mdn 3yo 6fT $2500- fillies 118#, c/g 119#
Winner: Gwavia 2001 grey filly LLY(*Gwaine POL x Gwadansk, Gdansk-r) bred by Flyin Lion Stables TX, trained by Sheryl Adams, winning time=1:22.8
1/5 Gwavia , 01 g f, LLY, fts, pp4*,by head, pressured leader to the line, nabbed win
2/5 NA Lumiina,01 g f, LBA, fts, pp1, by neck, straight to the lead, nearly held
3/5 Liath Naziz, 01 b c, SMR, fts, pp2, by 1L, closed ground late to nearly get better
4/5 Royal Wiking, 01 bl f, HTR, fts, pp3, by 1L, rated just off lead, but no late move
5/5 Dirachiel RDF, 01 g g, JHO, unpl, pp5, didn't fire today

2A. mdn 3yo 1m $2500- fillies 118#, c/g 119#
Winner: Hentmire 2001 black filly ALO(Habaraun x Jahleil, Jaliyl ) bred by Fazwina Farms IA, trained by Skye MacDonald, ridden by Cori Nokturn, winning time=1:54.2
1/5 Hentmire, 01 bl f, ALO,unpl, pp2, by 1/2L, flawless wtw victory
2/5 Wiking Kaaptain, 01 b f, HTR, pl, pp3*,by neck, pressed leader but couldn't get past her
3/5 NA Nocturn, 01 bl f, LBA, fts, pp1,by 5L, content to follow top two today
4/5 Banny, 01 ch f, SMR, fts, pp4, by 1/2L, ducked out at break, bumped, not pushed
5/5 Didnaor RDF, 01 b c, JHO, unpl, pp5, bumped at break, not pushed

2B. mdn 3yo 1m $2500- fillies 118#, c/g 119#
Winner: Desert Inka 2001 black filly JHO(PWF Desert Wind x Inka Star , Inka Dinka Doo ) bred by Powers Farm FL ,trained by “Doc” Friday , ridden by Bill Bobson, winning time=1:55.1
1/5 Desert Inka, 01 bl f, JHO, fts, pp4,by neck,closed at top of stretch, hard-fought win
2/5 Majeczesty, 01 b c, LLY, fts, pp2,by neck, set unwanted pace, fought hard in stretch
3/5 Shojo, 01 b c, SMR, fts, pp3*,by 1/2L, closing fast late, just missed
4/5 Silver Raz, 01 g f, LBA, fts, pp1,by neck, closing in the stretch
5/5 Lordoftherings, 01 b c, HTR, fts, pp5, closing strongly late

2C. mdn 3yo 1m $2500- fillies 118#, c/g 119#
Winner: WH Exotic [FR] 2001 chestnut filly MAJ(Makzan-r x Novelenn, Tidjani-r ) bred by Wyldehart International FR, trained by Cass de Leon, ridden by Justin LaRoche, winning time=1:54.0
1/5 WH Exotic [FR],01 ch f, MAJ, pl, pp1*, by 1L, pressed, took over in stretch
2/5 Jabniel RDF, 01 ch rab f,JHO, unpl, pp4, by head, moving up fast but ran out of track
3/5 FL Shakira, 01 g f, LLY, fts, pp3, by 1L, set pace, overtaken late
4/5 Lord Rackhym, 01 g c, HTR, fts, pp5, by neck, ran greenly, settled late
5/5 Demmi, 01 bl f, SMR, fts, pp2, starting to gain late in the game

3A. mdn 4/up f/m 7f $2500- 4yos #119#, 5/up 120#
Winner: Al Hawa [EGY] 1999 chestnut filly ALO(Bekheet x Amyna, Naguib ) bred by Abdel Rahim Stud EGY , trained by Dana MacDonald , ridden by Cassandra Evans, winning time=1:45.3
1/7 Al Hawa [EGY], 99 ch f, ALO, Sp, pp2*, by head, stalked, up decisively in stretch
2/7 Trazanna, 99 b f, LLY, fts, pp5, by neck, pressed pace, kept trying when passed
3/7 Hazel, 00 ch f, SMR, pl, pp4, by head, stalked, gaining strongly
4/7 Sand Shaark , 00 b f, HTR, pl, pp1,by 1L, stalked, strong finish
5/7 Deserthawke, 98 g f, HTR, pl, pp3,by 2L, pressed pace but fell back late
6/7 Sojourner, 00 ch f, BGU, pl, pp6, by 1/2L, stalked, no late rally
7/7 Batilla, 00 b f, JHO, unpl, pp7, set pace early but dropped back

3B. mdn 4/up c/g 7f $2500- 4yos #120#, 5/up 122#
Winner: Seelie Court 1999 black colt LBA(Whywouldilie x Mikaeyr, Jaadeyr) bred by Cross R Ranch MI, trained by Scotti Harris, ridden by AJ Mueller, winning time=1:46.7
1/6 Seelie Court,99 bl c,LBA, pl,pp4, by neck, closed in stretch to get solid win
2/6 Cyz, 00 b c, SMR, pl, pp2*, by head, closed well, held on to place
3/6 Sweren, 00 b g, LLY, unpl,pp6, by 1L, closing ground late, almost had better
4/6 Singing Batik, 00 b g,JHO, unpl,pp1, by 1/2L, pressed pace, couldn't advance late
5/6 Jericho, 00 b sab c, JHO, pl,pp3, by neck, set pace, starting to tire
6/6 Ithic, 99 b c, SMR, pl,pp5, pressed pacesetter, dropped back with him

4A. mdn 4/up f/m 1 1/8T $2500 - 4yos #119#, 5/up 120#
Winner: Dabne Ides 2000 Chestnut Filly SMR(Dearing x Rabene, Midbar Fa Rabdan-r ) bred by Rosen Stables ND, winning time=2:08.8
1/5 Dabne Ides, 00 ch f, SMR, pl, pp4*, by 1/2L, closed in stretch to win it
2/5 Czubrosa, 99 g f, SMR, pl, pp1, by head, closed well but couldn't hold lead
3/5 Estoka FLS, 99 b f, LLY, fts, pp2, by 1L, set slow pace, almost held on
4/5 Neseem Inka, 00 b f, JHO, unpl, pp5, by 1L, stalked, no late move
5/5 Wren FLS, 00 b f, LLY, pl, pp3, seemed content to trail

4B. mdn 4/up c/h/g 1 1/8T $2500- 4yos #120#, 5/up 122#
Winner: Spectral Dreams 2000 bay colt HTR (Alladinns Desert Dream x Sistinas Haunted Lullaby, Alakazam) bred by Foxhaven Stables RI, winning time=2:09.0
1/5 Spectral Dreams, 00 b c, HTR, pl, pp5*, by nose, pressed, took over and held tough to win
2/5 Razs Fad, 00 ch c, SMR, unpl, pp3, by 1L, stalked, challenged strongly in stretch
3/5 Sakalba, 00 ch g, JHO, unpl, pp4, by 1/2L, out fast, tried hard to hold on to lead
4/5 Told U So, 00 g c, JHO, pl, pp1, by 1L, pressed fast pace, no late gains
5/5 Love And War, 00 ch c, LBA, unpl, pp2, no late move today

5. allw 3yo 7f $5000- fillies 118#, colts/geldings 119#
Winner: Saturn 2001 grey filly LBA (Jahrkhan x Chase the Moon, AH Gallant-r) bred by Sleepy Pines Acres MI, trained by Scotti Harris, ridden by Sandy Hayes, winning time=1:36.4
1/6 Saturn, 01 g f, LBA, mw, pp5*, by head, set pace and held off all comers
2/6 Fools Rose, 01 g c, SMR, fts, pp3, by head, closed to challenge, just missed
3/6 Silent Silvima, 01 g f, JHO, fts, pp2, by nose, stalked, up late to challenge
4/6 Kahiyyah Banty, 01 g c, JHO, unpl, pp4, by neck, out with fast pace, kept trying
5/6 Sha Na Na Na, 01 b g, JHO, unpl, pp6, by 1/2L, out with fast pace, stayed game
6/6 Shazyra, 01 ch f, ALO, fts, pp1, pressed, tired but kept trying

6. allw 4/up 1 1/16 $5000- 4yof 119#, 5/up mares 120#, 4yo c/g 120#, 5/up c/g 121#
Winner: Cortegana [SP] 1999 chestnut filly MAJ(Azulejo x Izapa, Safar -r ) bred by Yeguada Veragua SP, trained by Cass de Leon, ridden by Justin LaRoche, winning time=1:58.5
1/8 Cortegana [SP],99 ch f, MAJ, Spw, pp2*, by neck, stalked, up to win under pressure
2/8 Shiazarth, 98 g c, JHO, allw, pp5, by nose, closed fast, just got place on the nod
3/8 Don Juan DeMarco,99 g c, LBA, mw, pp6, by nose, closed, just missed place in photo
4/8 Shiainka , 00 g c, JHO, pl, pp4, by neck, closed, just missed place in photo
5/8 Sparklight, 00 ch f, SMR, mw, pp1, by 1/2L, stalked, kept trying when passed
6/8 Reign of Fire, 99 ch c, LBA, mw, pp7, by 1/2L, set pace, shuffled back
7/8 Shiajabil , 99 g f, JHO, allw, pp3, by 3/4L, moving too late
8/8 Caress Of Twilight,99 b f, LBA, allw, pp8, closing move started too late

7. Lefthand Sprint 4/up NSW 5f, $9,000 - 5/up 123#, 4yos 121#
Winner: El Vega 2000 bay filly JHO (Shadowflame x Elvyra, Samesaoud ) bred by Midnight Jewel Stables WI , trained by “Doc” Friday , ridden by Bill Bobson, winning time=1:17.1
1/7 El Vega, 00 b f, JHO, mw, pp7, by head, stalked, up fast to nose out the win
2/7 Quill, 00 ch f, SMR, Spw, pp2*,by neck, tried for wtw, just caught at the line
3/7 Deadly Monarch,99 ch f, HTR, mw, pp3, by 1/2L, stalked, gaining strongly late
4/7 East End Babu, 98 b c, JHO, Spw, pp6, by nose, pressed pace, fought to hold position
5/7 Darourat [EGY],00 bl f, ALO, mw, pp1, by 1/2L, pressed pace, kept trying hard
6/7 Raekaria, 00 bl f, LBA, pl, pp4, by 1/2L, stalked, no late gains
7/7 Rave Party, 98 bl c, LBA, Spw, pp5, stalked, shuffled back late

8. Warburton Memorial 4/up 1 1/2m T $12,000- 5/up SWs 125#, 5/up nSWs 124#, 4yos 121#
Winner: Various 1998 black colt JHO (Numair x Vaerana , *Tuhotmos-r) bred by Flyin Lion Stables TX , trained by “Doc” Friday , ridden by Bill Bobson, winning time=2:52.6
1/6 Various, 98 bl c, JHO, MSW, pp1*, by 5L, took over at a mile, won going away
2/6 Asamaurdha, 98 g c, LBA, spw, pp3, by neck, had brief lead, kept trying
3/6 Lieforme, 99 b c, SMR, pl, pp4, by neck, closed to challenge for place
4/6 Counting Tigers,00 ch f, BGU, allw, pp5, by 1L, stalked, good late move
5/6 CL Euphorie, 00 g f, LBA, pl, pp2, by 4L, leader until mile marker, looked tired at end
6/6 Little Juan Shan, 98 g c, JHO, SW, pp6, had trouble with footing early, saved for next

9. ITR TX Ranger 4yo c/g 1m, $20,000-SWs carry 123#, mws 122#
Winner: Kaerith 2000 chestnut colt LBA(Kaydith x Sobhi, Raki) bred by Cross R Ranch MI, trained by Scotti Harris, ridden by Ann O'Malley, winning time=1:54.8
1/6 Kaerith, 00 ch c, LBA, MSW, pp2*, by head, stalked pace, swept up on rail to nab win
2/6 Najer Rose, 00 b c, SMR, Spw, pp4, by 1L, set pace, fought hard but lost out at the line
3/6 Jordan Kastle, 00 b c, SMR, Spw, pp6, by 1L, big closing move came too late
4/6 BL Ravenblack, 00 bl g, HTR, allw, pp1, by nose, bad break, huge late effort to recover
5/6 Wilawi, 00 ch c, BGU, SW, pp5, by neck, pressed, couldn't hold on to speed
6/6 Anabiel RDF, 00 ch c, JHO, Spw, pp3, pressed leaders but getting shuffled back

10.ITR TX Shooting Star 4yof 1m, $20,000 - SWs carry 122#, mws 121#
Winner: Gamedat [EGY] 2000 chestnut filly ALO (Bekheet x Ghada, Neman el Saad ) bred by Abdel Rahim Stud EGY , trained by Dana MacDonald , ridden by Tessa Cheval , winning time=1:55.2
1/4 Gamedat [EGY], 00 ch f, ALO, SW, pp3*, by 1/2L, set slow pace, fought back when passed to win
2/4 Josie, 00 b f, SMR, mw, pp1,by 2L, stalked, challenged but couldn't match G today
3/4 PWF Love , 00 g f, JHO, mw, pp4, by 1L, stalked but couldn't catch top two
4/4 Veronica, 00 ch f, SMR, mw, pp2, never far back, but didn't advance


Most Talked-About Horses:
Lots of fine imported horses racing today, from Egypt, France and Spain!

Coolest Name: Sand Shaark , 00 b f, HTR

Sentimental Favorite:
Al Hawa EGY, 99 ch f, ALO

Surest Bet:
Gamedat EGY,00 ch f,ALO in race 10