Flatirons Raceway (Arabians)
July 1, 2006
Champions Day

# Horses: 51
Weather: scattered light rain, 85 degrees.
Track condition: dirt track fast, turf track firm

Purse Breakdowns
purse----1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th /5th
$2500----1250/500/375/250/125
$5000---2500/1000/750/500/250
$20,000---10000/4000/3000/2000/1000
$25,000---12,500/5000/3750/2500/1250
$100,000---50,000/20,000/15,000/10,000/5000

1. Mdn 3yo 1 1/4m $2500 - all 120#
Winner: La Khrescent, 2003 chestnut filly LBA
(Wibek POL x La Khema, Khemosabi-r)
bred by Diamond J Farms (TX), trained by Scotti Harris, ridden by Nat Daly,
winning time= 2:21.0
1/6 La Khrescent,03 ch f, LBA, pl, *pp5, by nose, hard-fought wtw win
2/6 Rayyah, 03 bl f, MHK, unp, pp2, by head, stalked, strong late challenge
3/6 Until Tomorrow, 03 g f, MAJ, pl, pp3, by 1/2L, huge closing move, barely too late
4/6 LS Belle, 03 b f, SMA, unp, pp6, by 1/2L, stalked, held position well
5/6 Mists and Sun, 03 g f, CWA, pl, pp1, by 1L, closing late but out of time
6/6 Genuine Article,03 b f, ABE, unp, pp4, stalked, no expected late rally

2A. Mdn 4/up 5fT $2500 - males 124#, females 122#
Winner: Ezzat Heaven, 2002 black filly CWA
(Ezzat Juan x One Heavenly Love, One Love)
bred by Interphaze Arabians (CA)
winning time= 1:09.1
1/2 Ezzat Heaven, 02 bl f, CWA, unp, pp2, by head, pressed pace, up at line to win
1/2 Southern Cross, 01 g c, CWA, pl, *pp1, set pace, just overtaken at the line
This is not a great split, but I had LOTS of requests for a 3yos only split. Small field for the lucky 4 and ups today.

2B. Mdn 3yo 5fT $2500 -fillies 120#, colts #122
Winner: Sammath Naur, 2003 black colt MHK
(Shakem Osiris x *Kachinaa, Sabinha)
bred by Port Royal Stud, GA
winning time= 1:05.8
1/9 Sammath Naur, 03 bl c, MHK, unp, pp1, by nose, pressed, snuck up on rail to get nose in front
2/9 Zemistry, 03 b g, MAJ, unp, pp6, by 1L, rated on the lead, just nosed out late
3/9 Bookin It, 03 g g, ABE, unp, pp2, by nose, stalked, strong finish to nose out 3rd
4/9 Gutka, 03 g f, LLY, unp, pp4, by 1/2L, stalked, fought hard late, very game
5/9 Zaboras Tale, 03 b f, MHK, pl, pp5, by neck, stalked, gaining through traffic
6/9 Vaniskif, 03 g g, LLY, unp, pp7, by 1L, pressed pace, but a bit tired late
7/9 CL Silver India,03 g f, LBA, pl, pp3, by 1/2L, pressed, tiring late
8/9 Koriander, 03 bl f, LBA, pl, *pp9, by 1L, closed the gap some late
9/9 La Mariposa, 03 g f, ABE, pl, pp8, pressed pace, shuffled back in traffic

3. Mdn 3/up 2m $2500- 3yos 120#, 4yos #122, 5/up #124
Winner: NA Serenity, 2000 black rabicano mare CWA
(Nauaf EGY x Serenity Bint Hisan, Bahim Hisan -r)
bred by Nightstar Arabians (CA)
winning time= 4:14.2
1/6 NA Serenity,00 blrab f, CWA, pl, pp3, by 2L, stalked, big move at 3/4 to finish in daylight
2/6 Varaun, 02 bl f, ADA, pl, pp4, by head, set steady pace, fought to keep 2nd
3/6 Zephyzzi, 03 b f, ADA, unp, pp6, by 1/2L, stalked, big finish, neearly berter
4/6 Bekriya, 03 bl f, ADA, fts, *pp2, by 1L, pressed pace, finished well
5/6 King of Swords, 03 g c, LBA, unp, pp1, by 1L, slow first half, gaining steadily
6/6 Elle, 02 g f, CWA, pl, pp5, slow first half, finished well

4. Allowance 4/up 4fT $5000 - fillies 122#, colts 124#
Winner: Ghely, 2000 chestnut colt CWA
(Ghawi POL x Elyra POL, Gondolier -r)
bred by October Moon Acres (IL)
winning time= :59.8
1/6 Ghely, 00 ch c CWA, mw, pp4, by 1L, pressed pace and finished under hand ride
2/6 Kherli FLS, 02 ch f, LLY, mw, pp3, by neck, set honest pace, very nice finish
3/6 Prabha, 02 b f, ADA, mw, pp2, by head, wide for racing room but finished strong
4/6 Dahliq, 02 ch f, MHK, alw, *pp5, by head, pressed pace, looked tired late
5/6 Dratanka, 00 g f , CWA, mw, pp6, by 1L, pressed, fading late
6/6 SH Jennifer Lopez,02 b f, SMA, mw, pp1, pressed, faded back late

5. ITR Betsy Ross Stakes 3yof 6f $20,000 - all 120#
Winner: Twilight, 2003 black filly LBA
(Dark City x Hiya Zel, Zelk)
bred by Blackadder Ranch, CO
winning time= 1:18.6
1/7 Twlight, 03 bl f, LBA, alw, pp1, by nose, pressed favorite to the line and nosed her out
2/7 Symbelmine, 03 bl f, MHK, SW, *pp4, by head, set pressured pace, just lost it on the nod
3/7 Franceska, 03 g f, CWA, SW, pp3, by nose, pressed pace, fought hard to keep 3rd
4/7 LS Magic Shah, 03 g f, SMA, pl, pp2, by 4L, right in the fight late, almost better
5/7 Atheena Tu, 03 b f, SST, Spw, pp6, by neck, sat behind horses, no room to gain
6/7 LS Witchcraft, 03 g f, SMA, mw, pp7, by head, closing late in the game
7/7 Khulud 03 bl f, ADA, mw, pp5, pressed, falling back late

6. ITR California Firecracker 3yo c/g 6f $25,000- all 122#
Winner: Jadzaeyr, 2003 chestnut colt CWA
(Jadzendar x Mikaeyr, Jaadeyr)
bred by Interphaze Arabians (CA)
winning time= 1:18.6
1/3 Jadzaeyr, 03 ch c, CWA, SW, *pp1, by neck, stalked, strong stretch drive to win
2/3 Indies, 03 g g, ABE, Spw, pp2, by 1L, set pace, almost held on
3/3 Aurik, 03 b g, LLY, mw, pp3, stalked, gaining late but a little distracted today

7. Geds Wings Stakes 3/up C/G 1-1/8mT $20,000- 4yo 123#, 5/up 125#
Winner: Digital Music, 2002 bay colt LLY
(Sim POL x Debussy, Samtyke)
bred by Monasetah Stables (MN), trained by Sheryl Adams , ridden by Rey Mysterio Jr,
winning time= 2:05.5
1/8 Digital Music, 02 b c, LLY, MSW, pp4, by 1L, stalked, 4-wide on turn but finished them off
2/8 Kiss of Shadows,99 g c, LBA, rSW, pp3, by 1L, with early pace, strong finish, not quite enough
3/8 Solar Sailor, 02 ch g, SST, alw, pp2, by head, set pace, fought hard to keep 3rd
4/8 Fudail, 02 brab c, ADA, Spw, pp1, by neck, pressed pace, couldn't get ahead in traffic
5/8 Boguslaw, 00 g c, ABE, MSW, pp8, by neck, pressed, bobbled in turn - clipped heels?
6/8 Raju, 00 b g, AGE, Spw, pp7, by 1/2L, pressed pace early, falling back in stetch
7/8 Hyzah, 00 ch g, CWA, alw, pp5, by 1/2L, closing strongly but slow start cost him
8/8 Admire the Fire,00 g c, MHK, MSW, pp6, with pace, stumbled in turn, eased - clipped heels?
Admire the Fire came into the post-race vet exam with a hind shoe missing, video shows he may have clipped heels with Boguslaw.

8. Battle of the Champions 4/up (prev FLT TrChs only) 7-1/2f $100,000- females 124#, males 126#
Winner: Isilia 2001 grey filly MHK
(Pharaoh x Asjahna Isis, Nabiel-r)
bred by Port Royal Stud, GA, ridden by Carson Hammer,
winning time= 1:42.5
1/2 Isilia, 01 g f, MHK, MSW, *pp1, by 1L, set pace, strong finish for wtw
2/2 Little Juan Magic,99 g g, SMA, MSW, pp2, stalked, challenged in stretch

Most Talked-About Horses:
Battle of the Champions today! Isilia with her (6)4-2-0 record at this track versus the workhorse miler Little Juan Magic!

Coolest Name: Digital Music, LLY

Sentimental Favorite:
Boguslaw, ABE

Surest Bet:
Jadzaeyr, CWA, in race 6