Flatirons Raceway (Arabians)
July 5, 2008
Champions Day
# Horses: 67
Weather: sunny, 92 degrees, light rain late
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
$20,000----10000/4000/3000/2000/1000
$100,000---50,000/20,000/15,000/10,000/5000
1. Mdn 3yo 1 1/4m $2500 - c/g 120#, f 118# Winner: LS Wiklove, 2005 bay filly CPO (Wikrasen x Little Grand Love, Little Grand Duke) ridden by Andy Phillips bred by Little Stables, CA winning time= 2:22.4 1/9 LS Wiklove, 05 bf, CPO, fts, p2, by head, stalked, just nosed out win 2/9 Hekatee, 05 blc, HTR, unp, p3, by head, pressed, led from half, almost held 3/9 LS Bint Sadeekah,05 gf, SMA, unp, p4, by neck, closing fast, nearly better 4/9 RA Donata, 05 chf, PBR, fts, p1, by 1/2L, pressed pace, stayed tough 5/9 Sleigh, 05 chc, ABE, fts, *p8, by head, closing in traffic 6/9 Kayos, 05 chf, HTR, pl, p9, by 1/2L, set pace but couldn't hold 7/9 Umbria, 05 gf, LBA, fts, p5, by 2L, closing late 8/9 RA Mariasha, 05 gf, PBR, unp, p6, by 1L, slow start, gaining late 9/9 Mists of Avalon,05 blf, CWA, unp, p7, -, midpack, faded late 2. Cond 3/up NW2 2m $2500- 3yos 120#, 4yos 122#, 5/up 124# Winner: RA Rayna, 2003 black mare PBR (RA Desert Storm x Starhold Rauina, Raun) bred by Richmondtown Arabians, NY winning time= 4:15.8 1/7 RA Rayna, 03 blf PBR, mw, p3, by head, stalked, daring rail move to win it 2/7 Wiking Double,03 bc, HTR, mw, p4, by 1/2L, pressed pace, fought hard 3/7 Dark Silk, 03 blf, LBA, pl, p2, by head, closing wide outside traffic 4/7 RA Silver Light, 03 gf, PBR, mw, p6, by neck, with pace, weakening a bit 5/7 CRR Eaton Rapids, 04 gc, SBI, mw, *p5, by neck, pressed pace, tiring 6/7 CRR Not a Copy, 04 gc, SBI, mw, p1, by 1/2L, pressed pace but slipping back 7/7 Roura, 04 chf, ADA, mw, p7, -, out fast but tired in stretch 3. Cond 4/up NW2 5fT $2500- 4yos 122#, 5/up 124# Winner: Heaven Leigh, 2002 bay mare CWA (Dargai x Heavenly Euro, Europejczyk –r) trained by Mark Wallbruch bred by O Rashid Arabians, MD winning time= 1:05.8 1/8 Heaven Leigh, 02 bf, CWA, Spw, p7, by 1L, flying on outside for win 2/8 RA Lineman, 02 gc, PBR, mw, p1, by head, stalked, gainig late to nab place 3/8 Anthem, 04 gc, LBA, mw, p4, by 1/2L, pressed pace, still trying 4/8 RA Silver Beam,04 gc, PBR, mw, p6, by 1L, set pace, game to the line 5/8 CRR Bad Axe, 04 bc, SBI, Spw, *p3, by neck, pressed, slowly slipping back 6/8 RA Tarasia, 03 chf, PBR, mw, p5, by 1 1/2L, pressed, fading late 7/8 Ezzat Heaven, 02 blf, CWA, mw, p2, by 1L, no rally from midpack today 8/8 Bismillah, 04 bf, ABE, mw, p8, -, jumped shadow top of stretch and lost chance 4A. Allw 4/up c/g 6fT $5000- 4yos 122#, 5/up 124# Winner: CRR Rose Quartz, 2004 bay colt LBA (Centennial x Abenrullah, Amarna Rose Nasrullah) trained by Scotti Harris, ridden by Erin Winters bred by Cross R Ranch, FL winning time= 1:20.7 1/5 CRR Rose Quartz,04 bc, LBA, mw, p3, by 2L, stalked pace, drew off handily 2/5 CRR Ransom, 04 gc, HTR, mw, p2, by nose, stalked, up to nab 2nd 3/5 Indies, 03 gg, ABE, Spw, p1, by 1/2L, set pressured pace, just missed 2nd 4/5 Doppleganger, 04 dbc, HTR, Spw, *p4, by 1/2L, pressed pacesetter every stride 5/5 RA Count Galen,04 gc, PBR, alw, p5, -, pressed pace, starting to tire 4B. Allw 4/up f/m 6fT $5000 - 4yo 120#, 5/up 122# Winner: Wensima, 2002 bay mare ABE (Sim x Wendella, *Errlin) ridden by George Edwards bred by Monasetah Stables, MN winning time= 1:21.9 1/5 Wensima, 02 bf, ABE, SW, *p3, by head, set pace, held on for wtw win 2/5 Camaoud, 02 chf, CWA, Spw, p2, by neck, closing fast, almost better 3/5 Amber Waves, 03 chf, CWA, mw, p4, by 1/2L, pressed pace, weakening late 4/5 Dahliq, 02 chf, MHK, alw, p5, by 1/2L, stalked, some late gains 5/5 LS Atomica, 04 gf, SMA, mw, p1, -, pressed, tiring late 5. ITR Betsy Ross Overnight Distaff 3yof 6f, $20,000- all 120# Winner: Kayhak, 2005 chestnut filly ADA (Kaydith x CRR Bint Ishak, Abu Ishak Behner) trained by Skye MacDonald bred by Cross R Ranch, FL winning time= 1:17.9 1/6 Kayhak, 05 chf, ADA, alw, p6, by head, head-to-head to the line, close win 2/6 Shakem Shahira,05 blf, LBA, SW, *p3, by 4L, head-to-head to the line, almost 3/6 LS Kharate, 05 chf, SMA, mw, p2, by nose, won stretch battle for 3rd 4/6 Elemental, 05 gf, MHK, SW, p5, by neck, just missed 3rd in big effort 5/6 Red Dawn, 05 bf, CWA, pl, p4, by 1L, stalked, no late gains 6/6 Odachi, 05 gf, HTR, alw, p1, -, gearing up too late 6. ITR Liberty Bell Overnight Open 3yo 6f, $20,000- c/g 120#, f 118# Winner: Cinnabar, 2005 chestnut colt CWA (*Hymad x *Makesa, Fason –r) trained by Mark Wallbruch bred by October Moon Acres, IL winning time= 1:17.7 1/7 Cinnabar, 05 chc, CWA, mw, p6, by 1/2L, stalked, outside move to get win 2/7 Marlowe, 05 dbc, LBA, SW, *p3, by head, stalked, late gains earned 2nd 3/7 Shakem Shafiq,05 gc, CPO, fts, p4, by 1/2L, pressed, almost had better 4/7 MagnaSpeed, 05 bg, CWA, mw, p1, by neck, dueled, falling back late 5/7 Demonfire, 05 gf, HTR, mw, p5, by 1/2L, dueled, falling back late 6/7 Minia 05 gf, ADA, alw, p7, by 1/2L, gaining late but hit traffic 7/7 LS Armani, 05 gc, SMA, SW, p2, -, stalked, not herself today 7. Geds Wings Stakes 3/up C/G 1-1/8mT $20,000- 3yo 120#, 4yo 122#, 5/up 124# Winner: Fudail, 2002 bay rabicano horse ADA (Ibn Lothar-r x Daquina, Raquin RA-r) trained by Skye MacDonald, ridden by Cori Nokturn bred by Starhold Farm, TX winning time= 2:06.2 1/9 Fudail, 02 brabc, ADA, SW, p9, by head, pressed, won final battle 2/9 Indiana, 04 gc, HTR, Spw, p1, by head, pressed, fought to the wire 3/9 Jamml, 04 gc, LBA, MSW, p6, by 1L, stalked,late surge to get 3rd 4/9 Jadzaeyr, 03 chc, CWA, MSW, *p7, by head, stalked, coming on late 5/9 Raees, 05 blc, MHK, MSW, p8, by head, set pace, kept trying 6/9 Kadaj, 04 blc, HTR, mw, p5, by 1L, pressed pace, weakening late 7/9 LS Khali, 04 chc, SMA, MSW, p3, by neck, pressed, falling back late 8/9 Mystyk Intrepid,02 bc, PBR, SW, p4, by 1L, stalked, no room to race 9/9 CRR Babbits Resort,04 chc,SBI, Spw, p2, -, pressed, shuffled back 8. Rocky Mtn Stakes 3/up CO-BREDS ONLY 1m, $12,000- 3yo 120#, 4yo 122#, 5/up 124# Winner: Daiten Fudeki, 2003 grey horse JPU (Doubledare x Satin Streak, Flaming Streak -r) bred by Snowy River Farms (USA CO Annex) winning time= 1:52.3 1/6 Daiten Fudeki,03 gc, JPU, MSW, *p1, by neck, stalked, strong finish for win 2/6 Fan the Flames,00 blf, HTR, Spw, p5, by 1L, set pace, overtaken late 3/6 Badiban, 04 gc, CWA, alw p2, by 2L, pressed pace, stayed tough 4/6 Wiliarog, 02 blc, CPO, mw, p4, by nose, pressed, weakening late 5/6 Firehouse Sam ,05 blc, LBA, Spl, p6, by 1L, stalked, mild late gains 6/6 Dark Star, 04 blrabf, ADA, Spw, p3, -, no rally, looked distracted 9. Battle of the Champions 4/up (prev FLT TrChs only) 7-1/2f $100,000 -4yo 124#, 5/up 126# Winner: Ishante, 2002 bay mare CWA (Fire Proof x Ivana, *Bask++ -r) trained by Mark Wallbruch bred by Ardlamont Farms , PA winning time= 1:42.6 1/5 Ishante, 02 bf, CWA, MSW, p5, by 1/2L, set pace, confident win 2/5 LS Magic Shah,03 gf, SMA, MSW, p3, by 2L, closing but couldn't get winner 3/5 Wilder, 04 blc, LBA, MSW, p4, by 1/2L with pace early, settled back 4/5 Kamali, 03 chf, ADA, Spw, p1, by 1/2L, pressed pace, worn down 5/5 Sistinas Strife,03 gf, HTR, MSW, *p2, -, pressed pace but tired Most Talked-About Horses: GREAT older horses still showing how it's done in the Battle of the Champions! Coolest Name: CRR Not a Copy, 04 gc, SBI Sentimental Favorite: RA Lineman, 02 gc, PBR Surest Bet: Shakem Shahira, 05 blf, LBA