Flatirons Raceway (Arabians)
July 3, 2004
Champions Day

# Horses: 94
Weather: mostly sunny, scattered thundershowers, 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
$12,000---6000/2400/1800/1200/600
$100,000---walkover $100,000

1A. Mdn 3yo fillies 5f, $2500- all 118#
Winner: Shazyra 2001 chestnut filly ALO (Shahzad x Tazyra , Talal-r) bred by Rose Harbor, MI, trained by Skye MacDonald, ridden by Tessa Cheval, winning time=1:17.7
1/7 Shazyra, 01 ch f, ALO, unpl, pp4, by 1L, pressed and walked off with win
2/7 Nuwijah, 01 bl f PAG, pl, pp3, by 1L, stalked, worked hard to gain in stretch
3/7 Savannah Sheba,01 g f, JSM, unpl, pp2, by neck, closing fast but too late today
4/7 Polish Prestige,01 b f, PAG, pl, *pp7, by 1L, set pace but shuffled back late
5/7 Tabola POL, 01 b f, ABE, unpl, pp5, by 1L, broke slowly, pressed but fell back
6/7 Winter Claire, 01 g f, CWA, unpl, pp1, by 1/2L, stuck on rail in deeper footing
7/7 Love Me, 01 g f, JHO, unpl, pp6, stayed midpack, didn't fire

1B. Mdn 3yo colts/geldings 5f, $2500- all 119#
Winner: Kartoon Star 2001 bay rabicano colt JHO(Star of Venus x Madeline, Doubledare) bred by Powers Farm, FL, trained by “Doc” Friday, ridden by Rani Tidine, winning time= 1:17.0
1/8 Kartoon Star, 01 b rab c, JHO, unpl, pp6, by 1L, pressed, took lead at 3/4 and coasted home
2/8 Talkin Dares, 01 g c, BGU, pl, *pp4, by nose, stalked, moving up to get 2nd
3/8 Banter, 01 ch g, SRA, pl, pp8, by head, pressed, trying to hold position
4/8 Shams Star,01 b sab c, JHO, unpl, pp3, by 1/2L, pressed early leaders, slipped back
5/8 Tatanka, 01 b c, SRA, unpl, pp5, by neck, battled for early lead, fell abck
6/8 Lord Rackhym, 01 g c, HTR, unpl, pp7, by 1L, flew to the lead but dropped back late
7/8 Zaldivar SP, 01 g c, MMZ, unpl, pp1, by neck, stuck on rail in deeper footing, tired
8/8 Rawi, 01 g c, SRA, pl, pp2, stuck on rail in deeper footing, tired

2A. Mdn 3yo fillies 1mT, $2500- all 118#
Winner: Pantelleria 2001 chestnut filly MMZ (Wibek POL x Paula, Penitent –r ) bred by Diamond J Farms, TX, ridden by Anne Blanding, winning time=1:52.6
1/9 Pantelleria, 01 ch f, MMZ, unpl, pp3, by 3/4L, sent straight to the lead, untouchable!
2/9 Anabona RDF, 01 b f, JHO, unpl, pp2, by 1L, closed strongly to catch all but one
3/9 Sliwka, 01 ch f, BGU, pl,*pp7, by head, stalked, gaining ground late
4/9 Fulful EGY, 01 b f, ALO, unpl, pp9, by neck, stalked, closing the gap late
5/9 Celima POL, 01 ch f, ABE, fts, pp6, by 1/2L, pressed, starting to weaken
6/9 Willful Blaze, 01 bl f, BGU, unpl, pp4, by neck, lots of traffic problems but kept trying
7/9 Spanish Belle, 01 ch f, CWA, unpl, pp1, by 1/2L, big move at 3/4 but couldn't keep it going
8/9 Sagittaria FR, 01 b sab f, JHO, unpl, pp5, by 1/2L, pressed, starting to tire
9/9 Traleigh, 01 g f, SRA, pl, pp8, pinched back in traffic, saved for next

2B. Mdn 3yo c/g 1mT, $2500- all 119#
Winner: Gwaraff 2001 grey colt SRA (Gwareth FLS x Sehraffa, FL Raffazon ) bred by Flyin Lion Stables, TX, ridden by Alex Marcos, winning time=1:54.2
1/7 Gwaraff, 01 g c, SRA, unpl, pp6, by neck, stalked, chanced the deep rail to nab it
2/7 Tiberon, 01 b c, BGU, pl, pp1, by head, stalked, gaining strongly in stretch
3/7 Lordoftherings, 01 b c, HTR, unpl, pp2, by 1L, good closing effort, ran out of track
4/7 Genie Inthe Lamp,01 g g, SRA, pl, *pp5, by nose, pressed pace but couldn't gain late
5/7 Maianthimum FR, 01 b g, JHO, pl, pp7, by head, pressed pacesetter, fell back with him
6/7 Thames, 01 b c, JSM, unpl, pp3, by 2L, set pace, couldn't hold on
7/7 Nark, 01 b c, PAG, unpl, pp4, pressed pace, shaking head and falling back late
Nark was well positioned and then threw a fit down the stretch, whether fighting the jockey or got his tongue over the bit or some equipment problem, we couldn't tell. Jock was lucky to stay on him until the finish line!

3A. Mdn 4/up 1 1/2m $2500- 4yo c/g 120#, 4yof 119#, 5/up 122#
Winner: Beyond the Flames 1999 chestnut gelding SRA (Bask Flame -r x Beyond The Moore, Beyond The Storm ) bred by North Star Stud, CA, ridden by Hisae Yasukawa, winning time=2:53.5
1/5 Beyond the Flames,99 ch g, SRA, pl, pp3, by 1/2L,stalked, flying late to grab win
2/5 Ontheball RS, 00 bl g, JHO, pl, pp5, by 1L, set pace, relaxed too soon
3/5 Silver Banty, 00 bl f, JHO, pl, pp4, by 1/2L, stalked, starting late move
4/5 Commodore Catchme,00 bl c, HTR, unpl, pp1, by 1/2L, anxious about deep rail footing, found stride late
5/5 Jaimoni, 99 g g CWA, pl, pp2, trailed the pack, didn't fire

3B. Mdn 4/up 1 1/2m $2500- 4yo c/g 120#, 4yof 119#
Winner: Hyzah 2000 chestnut gelding CWA(Hymad EGY x Singazah EGY, Singuib) bred by October Moon Acres, IL, trained by Mark Wallbruch, winning time=2:53.1
1/5 Hyzah, 00 ch g CWA, pl, pp2, by nose, on lead w/S , just won out in close photo
2/5 Sahra EGY,00 ch f, ALO, pl, *pp3, by 3/4L, on lead w/H, just lost out in close photo
3/5 Asiya, 00 b f, VAJ, pl, pp4, by neck, stalked, gaining but too late
4/5 Alexander,00 b g, SRA, pl, pp5, by 1L, stalked, gaining ground but too late
5/5 Moakkibat RDF,00 b f, JHO, pl, pp1, unhappy with deep rail footing, got outside but wouldn't fire

4. Allw 3yo 4f $5000- fillies 119#, c/g 120#
Winner: RA Artistik, 2001 bay colt (RA Stasik x RA Arctica , Mag -r) bred by Richmondtown Arabians, NY, trained by “Doc” Friday, ridden by Rani Tidine, winning time=:55.9 Establishes Track Record
1/6 RA Artistik, 01 b c, JHO, allw, *pp3, by 1L, stalked, nice outside move to take the lead
2/6 WH The Rose FR, 01 ch f, VAJ, mw, pp1, by nose, stalked, strong close to grab 2nd
3/6 Rita, 01 g f, PAG, mw, pp5, by 1L, stalked, brief lead, stayed game
4/6 Palomar, 01 g g , MHK, mw, pp4, by neck, pressed pace, got stuck behind tiring leaders
5/6 Acorus FR, 01 g c, JHO, unpl, pp6, by 1/2L, dueled early, starting to tire
6/6 Could Never Be, 01 b c, JHO, pl, pp2, dueled early, stuck on deep rail, tired

5A. Allw 3yof 7fT $5000 - all 119#
Winner: Cyber Lover 2001 bay filly BGU (Sim x Sams Love, Samesaoud -r) bred by Rainbow Dreams Stables, CO, winning time=1:45.1
1/5 Cyber Lover, 01 b f, BGU, Spw, *pp4, by 3/4L, stalked, powerful finish
2/5 Desert Inka, 01 bl f, JHO, mw, pp2, by neck, closing late from out of nowhere
3/5 LS Shah Magic, 01 g f, BGU, mw, pp1, by 1L, pressed pace, kept fighting
4/5 Taheria, 01 bl f, ALO, pl, pp3, by neck, closing move came too late
5/5 Bint Samdosa, 01 ch f, JHO, pl, pp5, set early pace, couldn't hold on

5B. Allw 3yo c/g 7fT $5000 - all 120#
Winner: Winter Time 2001 bay colt BGU(Marc x Winter Melody, Bandos-r) bred by Rainbow Dreams Stables, CO, winning time=1:40.5 NEW Track Record!
1/4 Winter Time, 01 b c, BGU, mw, pp1, by 2L, set pace, won going away
2/4 Illusional, 01 ch c, PAG, mw,*pp4, by 1/2L,pressed, looked a bit tired in stretch
3/4 Fame, 01 br c, ABE, mw, pp2, by neck,pressed, weakened a little late
4/4 Prattle, 01 g g, MHK, mw, pp3, closing fast but ran out of track

6A. Allow 4yos 4fT $5000- 4yof 119#, 4yo c/g 120#
Winner: Chandler RS, 2000 bay gelding SRA (Nander RUS x Chitty GB, Bonanza -r ) bred by Rosen Stables, ND, ridden by Hisae Yasukawa, winning time=:58.1 Establishes Track Record
1/5 Chandler RS, 00 b g, SRA, mw, pp5, by 3/4L, pressed pace, up for solid win
2/5 Sore, 00 ch c, SRA, mw, pp2, by nose, stalked, fought to keep second
3/5 Minjeur Manors, 00 g f, PAG, mw, pp3, by 1L, stalked, flying late to almost get better
4/5 Pamut, 00 b c, MMZ, allw, pp1, by 1/2L, set pace but didn't last
5/5 Espada, 00 ch f, ABE, Spw,*pp4, bad break, fought to get to the lead, then faded

6B. Allw 5/up 4fT, $5000- mares 121#, c/g 123#
Winner: Tryl 1998 grey gelding JHO(May I Try x Elyra , Gondolier-r ) bred by October Moon Acres, IL, trained by “Doc” Friday, ridden by John Johnson, winning time=:59.8
1/5 Tryl, 98 g g, JHO, mw, *pp5, by head, pressed, perfect timing to nab win
2/5 BL Sunspot, 99 b g, HTR, mw, pp2, by head, pressed, solid late effort, almost
3/5 Valley of Fire, 97 g g, JHO, mw, pp4, by neck, won early duel, but not enough left
4/5 Nisr Surur EGY, 99 g f, VAJ, mw, pp3, by 3L, dueled early, weakened in stretch
5/5 Bahdarr, 97 b g, CWA, mw, pp1, seemed off, didn't react to jockey at all

6C. Allw 5/up 4fT, $5000- mares 121#, c/g 123#
Winner: Jewel of Cairo 1999 chestnut filly BGU(Jadzendar x Cairo Fire, Sharazazz) bred by O Rashid Arabians, MD, winning time=:59.4
1/5 Jewel of Cairo, 99 ch f, BGU, Spw, *pp4, by head, set pressured pace, held on though tiring
2/5 Deserthawke, 98 g f, HTR, unpl, pp3, by neck, pressed leader all the way home
3/5 Desert Jadihah, 99 b g, JHO, allw, pp5, by 3L, pressed leader every stride
4/5 Darsena SP, 98 b f, SRA, mw, pp2, by 1L, bumped at break, didn't settle until late
5/5 Ibn Ghadawi, 97 ch g, CWA, mw, pp1, bumped at break, didn't really fire

7A. Allw 4/up f/m 2m $5000- 4yo 120#, 5/up 121#
Winner: Persephone RUS 1998 bay filly CWA (Bard x Palla, Pike) bred by Oktober Stud, Russia, trained by Mark Wallbruch, winning time=4:13.1
1/4 Persephone RUS, 98 b f, CWA, mw, pp4, by 1L, stalked, up in stretch to get the win
2/4 Emblema SP, 99 ch f, MAJ, allw, *pp2, by 1L, set pace, weakening slightly late
3/4 Sand Shaark, 00 b f, HTR, pl, pp3, by 1/2L, stalked, gaining late
4/4 Neva Mora Secret,99 g f, HTR, allw, pp1, stalked, closing move coming late

7B. Allw 4/up c/g 2m $5000- 4yo 121#, 5/up 123#
Winner: Various 1998 black colt JHO(Numair x Vaerana, Tuhotmos EGY-r ) bred by Flyin' Lion, TX, trained by “Doc” Friday, ridden by John Johnson, winning time=4:12.6
1/6 Various, 98 bl c, JHO, MSW, *pp5, by 1L, up from from midpack for solid win
2/6 Kahanbek, 96 bl g, ABE, SW, pp3, by head, closed from off pace to grab 2nd
3/6 Reachforthestars,00 ch c, BGU, Spw, pp2, by 1L, set slow pace, almost kept 2nd
4/6 Kidd RUS, 99 b c, CWA, mw, pp1, by nose, stalked, moving fast into the stretch
5/6 Prismatical RUS,00 g c, PAG, Spw, pp4, by 1L, stalked, moving fast in the stretch
6/6 Little Juan Shah,98 g c, JHO, SW, pp6, pressed, dropping back in stretch

8. Rowe Stakes 4/up 1 1/16T $12,000-mares 122#, c/g 124#
Winner: Tara 1999 bay filly ABE (Sim x Lahlouba, Dhubi) bred by Monasetah Stables, MN, ridden by Fred Barsic, winning time=1:57.1
1/4 Tara, 99 b f, ABE, Spw, pp2, by 1L, huge early lead, no one could catch her
2/4 Anid EGY, 99 g c, ALO, MSW, *pp1, by nose, closing to get the place
3/4 Maming Sa, 98 g g, JHO, Spw, pp4, by nose, closing strong to get place
4/4 Nachitoff RUS, 99 ch c, SRA, allw, pp3, closing fast late to stay close

9. Longs Peak Handicap 4/up 5f $12,000- 4yo c 122#, 5/up c/g 124#, 5/up mares 122#
Winner: East End Babu 1998 bay colt JHO (May I Try x Mikaeyr (Jaadeyr ) bred by Cross R Ranch, MI , trained by “Doc” Friday, ridden by Cy Tidine , winning time=1:18.4
1/7 East End Babu, 98 b c, JHO, Spw, pp3, by head, won early duel and held on
2/7 Derham EGY, 99 ch c, ALO, MSW, *pp6, by 1L, stalked, just moved a step too late
3/7 BL Flying Dream,00 b c, SRA, Spw, pp2, by 1/2L, strong closing move too late
4/7 Zamatran, 98 g c, BGU, Spw, pp5, by 2L, backed off early duel, coming on again
5/7 Wystery, 99 g g, MMZ, Spw, pp4, by neck, pressed, couldn't gain late
6/7 Deadly Monarch, 99 ch f, HTR, Spw, pp7, by 1L, pressed, seemed tired in stretch
7/7 Manu Kai, 97 ch g, ABE, Spw, pp1, pressed, caught in deep rail footing, tired late

10. Battle of the Champions 7 1/2f $100,000 (past FLT Track Champions only) carries 122#
Winner: Rain Dance 2000 black filly ALO (Raun x Chase the Moon , AH Gallant-r) bred by Sleepy Pines Acres, MI, trained by Skye MacDonald, ridden by Kellie Klingley, winning time=1:45.8
1/1 Rain Dance, 00 bl f,ALO, MSW, pp1, relaxed walkover in fine form

Most Talked-About Horses:
Lots of betting in the 2 filled Stakes, with single big favorites and lots of hot longshots!

Also race 5B. Allowance 3yo colts/geldings 7fT, just 4 colts here but what breeding! HARD to pick a favorite with these fine fellows!

Coolest Name: Lordoftherings, 01 b c, HTR

Sentimental Favorite:
Jewel of Cairo, 99 ch f, BGU.
Nuwijah, 01 bl f, PAG.
These are two of the super-game 3rd placers from last month. I only spotted these two of them back, but both ran well today!

Surest Bet:
Anid EGY, 99 g c, ALO ,in race 8.