Flatirons Raceway (Arabians)
July 28,2001
5-7-9 Meet

1A. Mdn 3yo fillies 5fT unstarted $2500, all 118#
Winner: Maysonsheik, 1998 chestnut filly, ABE (Samsheik-r x Mayson, SWT Top Flight-r) bred by Sleepy Pines Acres, MI, trained by Amber Berdie, ridden by Kyla Ballantyne, winning time=1:06.8
1/6 Maysonsheik, 98 ch f, ABE, pp1,by 2L, pressed pacesetter, battled past to win going away
2/6 Flapper Girl, 98 ch f, HRA, pp2,by 1L, flew to early lead, just outraced in the stretch
3/6 Countess Raen,98 g f, PAH, pp4, by nose, slow break, flying up late with great speed
4/6 Khyrosullah, 98 ch f, HRA, pp6**,by 1L, seemed distracted in turn, closing strongly
5/6 Desert Star , 98 ch f, SRA, pp3,by head, slow from the gate, gearing up late
6/6 Frogging Time,98 bl f, HRA, pp5, slow early, starting to get the idea in the stretch

1B. mdn 3yo filles 5fT prev. started $2500, all 118#
Winner: Cennora, 1998 grey filly, PAH(Centennial x *Messora, Mesaoud -r) bred by Cross R Ranch, MI, trained by P.A. Horton, ridden by Tasuki, winning time=1:07.8
1/8 Cennora, 98 g f, PAH, unpl,pp8, by neck, early speed, took it w-t-w
2/8 Milady, 98 ch f, TTB, unpl,pp3,by head,great closing move a step too late
3/8 Emalia POL, 98 g f, PBR, pl,pp6, by nose, with early speed, tiring slightly but still game
4/8 Ommanrullah, 98 ch f, PAH, pl,pp2, by nose, starting to move up from off pace
5/8 Rosa Myst, 98 ch f, SMR, unpl+bl,pp7,by 3/4 L, starting to move up from far off pace
6/8 Daring Lanai, 98 b f, EJE, Sp,pp1**, by 3L, pressed pace, rated back, no late move
7/8 Saandstorm, 98 b f, HTR, pl,pp4, by 1/2L, bumped at break,entangled with Antique Lace, clear and moving well late
8/8 Antique Lace, 98 g f, PAH, unpl,pp5, bumped at break,entangled with Saandstorm, clear and moving well late
NOTES: Saandstorm and Antique Lace collided at the break and were then entangled, with Saandstorm's rein caught on Antique Lace's bridle for several strides. Both were nearly pulled to a stop before they could be freed from each other. Both vet checked okay. Stewards said no fault could be placed, blamed "unharmonious cosmic vibrations".

2A. mdn 3yo c/g 7f random split $2500, all 119#
Winner: Dabbous EGY, 1998 chestnut colt, BGU(Iqbal x Dosa,Ikhnatoon-r) bred by Abdek Ragun Stud, Egypt, trained by Beth Gustas, ridden by Mitsukake, winning time=1:35.3
1/8 Dabbous EGY, 98 ch c, BGU, pl,pp4**,by 1/2L, in striking distance the whole way, blew past to win
2/8 Track Shoes,98 b c, PAH, unpl,pp3, by head, pressed pace, inched past only to be overtaken
3/8 RA Horemheb,98 g c, PBR, pl,pp6, by 1L, set pace, starting to tire in final strides
4/8 Power Factor ,98 b c, PAH, unpl,pp7, by head, pressed pace all the way to the line, just couldn;t pass
5/8 Patriarch, 98 ch c, EJE, pl,pp5, by head, flying up from way off pace
6/8 Little Juan Shah,98 g c, SMA, unpl,pp2, by neck, flying up late from dead last
7/8 Peppercorn, 98 bl c, HRA, ns,pp8, by 1/2L, good move at top of stretch, dropped back late
8/8 Oktober Sultan,98 ch c, HLE, ns,pp1, raced evenly, no move when asked

2B. mdn 3yo c/g 7f random split $2500, all 119#
Winner: Samsam, 1998 chestnut gelding, SMR (Saming Fla x Samaraff, Sambor-r ) bred by Rosen Stables, ND, trained by Antio, ridden by Jason, winning time=1:35.9
1/8 Samsam, 98 ch g, SMR, pl,pp2, by nose, stalked, came up to lead, fought nose and nose to the wire
2/8 Lifes A Breeze , 98 bl c, SRA, ns,pp1, by 1L, dueled early, took over but couldn't finish off last challenger
3/8 Little Zlota Risk , 98 g c, SMA, pl,pp4, by head, stalked, great late move, ran out of track
4/8 Sharem En Showem,98 ch c ,PAH, unpl,pp8, by neck,dueled early, starting to tire but still fighting
5/8 Noble Power, 98 ch c, PAH, unpl, pp5, by neck, with pace early, starting to tire
6/8 RA Barents Sea, 98 g c, PBR, unpl,pp7, by 1/2L, just gearing up at the line
7/8 Haunting Lestat , 98 g c, HTR, pl, pp3**, by nose, had to go wide for racing room, trying hard late
8/8 Whirlingdervish, 98 b c, HRA, ns, pp6, with pace early, tired, trying hard again late

3A. mdn 3yo fillies 1 1/8 $2500, all 118#
Winner: Promise Me Time, 1998 chestnut filly, HRA (Centennial x CRR Promise Me Love, Amarna Rose Nasrullah ) bred by Cross R Ranch, MI, trained by Heather Rauschenberger , ridden by Chichiri, winning time=2:05.3 NTR!
1/7 Promise Me Time, 98 ch f, HRA, ns,pp6, by 2L, midpack, started moving at 3/4, flew by very impressively
2/7 Rose Ishak, 98 ch f, HRA, ns,pp4**, by 1L, stalked pace, got past in stretch but couldn't hold on
3/7 Another Cruise, 98 b f, PAH, unpl,pp2, by neck, off pace early, rushing up late
4/7 Rose of Sharron, 98 g f, HRA, ns,pp1, by nose, set pace, tried hard to hold
5/7 Extra Trick, 98 bl f, PAH, unpl,pp7, by neck, stalked pacesetter, moving up well late
6/7 Diskoji , 98 g f, PAH, ns, pp5, by neck, with fast pace, tired and shuffled back
7/7 LS Bint Czubuthan, 98 ch f, SMA, unpl, pp3, slow break, starting to move in final 1/4

3B. mdn 3yo colts/geldings 1 1/8 $2500, all 119#
Winner: Altman, 1998 black colt, PAH(Centennial x CRR Charisma, Amarna Rose Nasrullah ) bred by Bred by Cross R Ranch, MI, trained by P.A. Horton, ridden by Tasuki, winning time=2:06.8
1/6 Altman, 98 bl c, PAH, pl, pp4,by 1L, pressed duelers, zipped past on the rail for the win
2/6 Ranu, 98 g c, EJE, ns,pp6**,by neck, dueled all the way with Asamaurdha
3/6 Asamaurdha, 98 g c, CMI, ns,pp2, by head,dueled all the way to the wire with Ranu
4/6 Timothys Triumph, 98 g c, TTB, unpl,pp5,by nose, stalked duelers but couldn't get by
5/6 Aair Stryk, 98 b c, HTR, unpl,pp3,by 3L, moving up strongly late
6/6 Sera Basque, 98 b c, HLE, ns,pp1, amusing post parade antics,never really got going in race

4. allow 3yo 7f $4200
Winner: Midnight Moon, 1998 grey colt, HLE (Taj Skorzell x Moonlit Mist, Juan de Shawn -r ) bred by Nightstar Farms, CA, trained by Heather Lettengarver, ridden by M. Yuuki, winning time=1:35.5
1/10 Midnight Moon, 98 g c, HLE, mw, 120,pp1, by head, bided time on rail, incredible move in stretch to take the win
2/10 Nigmh Shah, 98 g c, PAH, mw, 120,pp4, by 1L, stalked up to lead until final strides
3/10 This Is Bliss, 98 g f, PAH, ns, 119,pp10, by nose, best move too early, overtaken in stretch
4/10 Little Galid RUS, 98 g c, SMA, mw, 120,pp6, by neck, fought up from off pace to challenge for 3rd
5/10 Amcat, 98 ch g, SMR, mw, 122,pp9, by 3/4L, took over lead in backstretch, but couldn't hold on
6/10 Sumaysimah, 98 ch f, TTB, mw, 120,pp7, by nose, starting to move up late
7/10 RA Ancient Mystery,98 b f, PBR, SpW, 119,pp3, by neck, pressed pace, shuffled back in traffic
8/10 Sams Freckle, 98 ch sab f,HLE,mw, 119,pp5, by 1L, starting to gear up late
9/10 Sage Again, 98 g f, PAH, ns, 119,pp8, by neck, blazed to early lead, stumbled and was eased back
10/10 Never Parysh, 98 g c, PAH, mw, 120, pp2, content at back of pack, seemed off form

5. Claiming 3yo 7f $2500, cancelled
Maiden entry moved to race 1B

6A. mdn 4/up f/m 7f $2500, unstarted or unplaced, all #118
Winner: Shahgamra, 1997 grey filly, HRA(Negam RASB x Shahhara, Shah el Sun ) bred by Cross R Ranch, MI, trained by Heather Rauschenberger , ridden by Chichiri, winning time=1:35.9
1/9 Shahgamra, 97 g f, HRA ns, pp9, by neck, stuck close to pacesetters, got past in turn and held on
2/9 RA Almeera,97 g f, PBR unpl, pp6, by head, set pace, beat out other speed horse but just overtaken
3/9 Batdana, 97 b f, ELE unpl,pp2, by head, pressed pace, fought hard, almost had better
4/9 Dancing Rose,97 g f , PAH unpl, pp4**, by neck, set pace, started giving out late
5/9 Tajazz , 97 bl f, HLE ns, pp8, by nose, flying up late from off pace to challenge
6/9 Sams Mercury,97 b f, HLE ns, pp5, by 1/2L, pressed pace early, starting to tire
7/9 NA Sabrina, 97 g f, HLE ns,pp1, by neck,pressed pace early, starting to tire
8/9 White Pepper,97 bl f, HRA ns, pp7, by head,pressed pace early, starting to tire
9/9 Texas Two Step,97 b f, HRA ns, pp3, left flat-footed at the gate, too much ground to make up

6B. mdn 4/up f/m 7f $2500, prev. placed
Winner: BL Kilauea, 1997 bay filly, PAH(Superstitious x BL Mauna Loa,*Dyskurs-r ) bred by Blackadder Ranch, CO, trained by P.A. Horton, ridden by Tasuki, winning time=1:35.8
1/8 BL Kilauea, 97 b f, PAH, pl,118,pp5, by neck,won speed duel and stayed strong
2/8 Desert Treasure,97 b f, SRA,pl, 118,pp2, by 1L, closing fast, could't get past winner
3/8 Tellmenolies,97 bl f, PAH, pl,118, pp1, by head,closing move from off pace too late
4/8 Glorious Timing,97 bl f, PAH, pl,118, pp8, by 1/2L, pressed pace, bumped in turn by RA A
5/8 RA Angelica,95 g m, PBR, pl,120,pp4, by neck, pressed pace, bumped in turn by GT
6/8 Cit-Kana, 97 g f, HTR, pl,118, pp3, by 1/2L, dueled for lead early, tired and shuffled back
7/8 Lala, 97 b f, TTB, pl+bl,118,pp7, by 1L, well-placed until stretch, seemed to tire late
8/8 Sade, 97 g f, ELE, pl,118, pp6, stumbled out of the gate, tried hard to catch the pack
NOTES: Stewards ruled offsetting fouls by Glorious Timing bearing into the turn and by RA Angelica weaving slightly away from the rail.

7. mdn 4/up c/g 7f $2500
Winner: Is Jarvi, 1997 chestnut colt, SMR (Alawi x Isadora Jama, Moonstruck ) bred by Norwood Farms, CA, trained by Antio, ridden by Jason, winning time=1:36.4
1/10 Is Jarvi, 97ch c, SMR,pl, 119,pp10, by nose, strong closing move to win on the bob in 4-way photo
2/10 Smarty Marty EGY,97 ch c PAH,pl ,119,pp2, by nose, great closing move nabbed second in 4-way photo
3/10 Marazyo, 97 b c, PAH, unpl, 119,pp8, by nose, good closing move earned third in 4-way photo
4/10 Turbo, 97 b g, HTR,pl, 119,pp5, by nose, strong finish to challenge in 4-way photo
5/10 BL Conjurer, 97 bl c, HTR,pl, 119,pp3, by head, set pace, tried hard against army of closers
6/10 RA Arctic Circle, 96 g g, PBR,pl, 122,pp4, by head, stalked pace, couldn't get past late
7/10 Promises Kept, 97 bl c, PAH,pl, 119,pp6, by 1L, boxed in with nowhere to go
8/10 Myti Try, 97 b c, PAH, pl, 119,pp9, by nose, pressed pacesetter, shuffled back late
9/10 RA Steadfast,97 b g,PBR, unpl, 119,pp7**, by 2L, boxed in behind wall of horses
10/10 LS ZestForLife FIN,97 bl c,SMA, pl,119, pp1, pressed pace, dropped back suddenly in stretch
NOTES: Lots of bumping and calls of foul in this very close race, stewards ruled no one at fault and let the order of finish stand.

8A. allow 4/up 1 1/8 $4200 non-winners
Winner: Khentimentiu, 1997 bay colt, PAH (Khemistreetu -r x Sage Racer, Naguib -r) bred by Solar Stud Arabian Corporation, trained by P.A. Horton, ridden by Tasuki, winning time=2:07.0
1/5 Khentimentiu, 97 b c, PAH, ns,119, pp4, by head, won full-speed battle all the way to the wire
2/5 Halianah Rosullah, 97 g f, PAH, ns,118, pp2*, by 2L, just missed in battle all the way to the wire
3/5 Jagatyam Tiki , 96 g h, HTR, pl,122,pp3, by nose, stayed close to leaders but couldn't get to them
4/5 Eliot POL, 97 b c, PAH, pl,119,pp1, by 1/2L, stalked but no chance to get past
5/5 Ssentennial, 97 bl c, PAH, pl,119, faded out of speed battle early, starting to come on again

8B. allow 4/up 1 1/8 $4200 prev. winners
Winner: RA Hippocrates, 1995 chestnut roan horse, PBR (RA Lights and Siren II x RA Bint Hedarr, *Hedarr-r ) bred by Richmondton Arabians, NY, trained by Pat Brophy, ridden by S. Boshi, winning time=2:07.3
1/9 RA Hippocrates, 95 ch r h,PBR, mw, 122, pp9, by nose, came up to lead in stretch, held on to win it
2/9 Little Grand Duke , 95 b h, SMA, SpW, 122,pp1, by 1/2L, pressed leader all the way to the line
3/9 Tracer, 96 bl c, TTB, mw, 122,pp5, by nose, closing fast but not quite there today
4/9 Winter Gale, 97 g f, BGU,SW, 119,pp7**, by neck, stalked, gaining fast late
5/9 Jaad Panthyr, 96 b m, HTR,SW, 121,pp8, by head, closing fast too late
6/9 Azulona SP, 96 g m, MAJ,mw, 119,pp4, by nose, led early but couldn't hang on, tried hard
7/9 Patience RUS, 95 g m, EJE, mw, 120,pp6, by 3/4L, best move in turn to lead it , but overtaken
8/9 Bad Timing, 97 bl g, BGU,mw, 120,pp3, by head,clipped heels with Predawn in traffic
9/9 Predawn, 97 ch c, ABE,mw, 120,pp2, clipped heels with BT in traffic
NOTES: Bad Timing and Predawn both vet-checked fair after the race, stewards called no fouls.

9. Claiming 4/up 5f $2500, cancelled

10. Lefthand Sprint Maturity, 4/up NSW 5f $9000
Winner: Silky Bask, 1996 chestnut mare, EJE ( FF Silko-r x Sam Bask,Samtyr-r) bred by Midnight Jewel Stables, WI, trained by Mike Jelen, ridden by Chiriko, winning time=1:07.1
1/8 Silky Bask, 96 ch m,EJE, SpW, 123, pp4, by2L, pressed pace, won going away
2/8 RA Faunus, 95 ch h, PBR, SpW, 124,pp3**, by head, best of the rest today, couldn't get to SB
3/8 Wampiremyst, 96 b g,HTR, allw, 124,pp5, by 1L, took over in stretch but couldn't hang on
4/8 Ibn Omanni, 97 ch c, PAH, allw, 122,pp8, by 3/4L, pressed pace but couldn't pass
5/8 Maffas, 96 ch c, SMR, SpW, 124,pp7, by head, set pace, burned out under pressure
6/8 Little Sams Flame, 97 b c, SMA, allw, 122,pp2, by nose , pressed pace, starting to tire
7/8 Sa al Nuraad, 97 ch f, ALO, mw,121,pp1, by nose, starting to move up late
8/8 Ansatadi Hesajamn,97 g c, PAH, SpW,122,pp6, led in stretch, burned out under pressure
NOTES: Silky Bask makes it look easy today, putting away a very tough field of would-be Stakes Winners!

11. Longs Peak Sprint Handicap, 4/up 5f $12,000
Winner: Huran, 1997 grey gelding, SMR(Liath Rose x Helig, SLM Mysteriyan ) bred by Rosen Stables, ND, trained by Antio, ridden by Joeys, winning time=1:06.3 NTR!
1/5 Huran,97 g g,SMR, MSW, 124,pp2, by 1/2L, flew to lead, would not let up for a second
2/5 Shakem Osiris,96 bl h,MHK, MSW, 126,pp1**, by 1L, pressed H to the line, could not get past him today
3/5 All In Your Mind,96 g g,HTR, allw, 124,pp3, by 1L, stalked, stayed close but couldn't pass top 2
4/5 Alternative, 97 b c, SST, mw, 122, pp5, by 1/2L, strong late move but couldn't pass
5/5 Doubletalk , 97 g g, AFA, mw, 122,pp4, stayed close to the pace in strong field
NOTES: The rematch lived up to the hype! Huran blazed to the front with Shakem Osiris right at his girth, both of them running flat-out all the way to the wire! A phenomenal race between two top competitors. Very good field of horses to just stay close to these two at top speed- nobody has anything to be ashamed of in this race.

12. ITR Bob Magness Derby (G1), 4yo 1 1/4m $50,000
Winner: Miras Taj Mahal, 1997 grey colt, EJE(SW Dawid r/m x Mira Taje, Protege ) bred by Nightstar Arabians, CA, trained by Mike Jelen, ridden by Chiriko, winning winning time=2:19.5 NTR!
1/4 Miras Taj Mahal, 97 g c, EJE, mw, 122,pp1, by nose, went straight to the lead and fought hard to win
2/4 Khemistry , 97 b c, CHT, MSW, 126,pp2, by 1L, pressed, dueled all the way up the stretch, almost
3/4 Maticha, 97 g f, SMR, MSW, 123,pp4**, by 2L, stalked, moving up fast but too late
4/4 Amar Borak ,97 g f, HTR, mw, 121,pp3, pressed pace, weakening slightly in stretch
NOTES: The grey colt Miras Taj Mahal pulls off a huge upset! Somebody out there has a 40-to-1 betting ticket and is very happy...

13. ITR Cre Run Oaks (G2), 4yo fillies 1 1/8m $45,000
Winner: Silvona [SPN] , 1997 grey filly,MAJ (Alvarez x Vinca,Rescoldo-r ) bred by Yeguada Veragua, Spain, trained by Mary-Ann Jantz, ridden by Justin LaRoche, winning time=2:05.0 NTR!
1/3 Silvona [SPN] , 97 g f, MAJ, SW, 123,pp2**, by 1L, in front from the start, untouchable
2/3 Kivash Tu, 97 ch f, EJE, allw, 122,pp3, by 2L, powerful closing move not quite enough today
3/3 Little Kantate RUS, 97 g f, SMA, SW, 122,pp1, pressed pacesetter, tiring slightly in stretch
NOTES: Silvona shows the challengers just what she's made of today- she really does love this track and is tough, tough, tough to beat here at Flatirons.

14. ITR Littleton Electric Arabian Cup Open Sprint, 3/up 6f $25,000
Winner: Azale EGY, 1996 grey mare, BGU(Sherif Sami x Warra,*Neman el Saad ) bred by Abdel Rahim Stud, Egypt, trained by Beth Gustas, ridden by Mitsukake, winning time=1:18.3
1/7 Azale, 96 g f, BGU, MSW, 123,pp2**, by neck, blasted through opening on rail and took it all the way
2/7 SDS Nightengale, 96 bl m, ALO, SW, 123,pp1, by head, urged through narrow opening late, almost had better
3/7 Ben Struk, 97 b c, PAH, SpW, 122, pp3, by head, closing strongly from off pace, good run
4/7 Najslav, 96 b m, PAH, MSW, 125, pp6, by head, gaining steadily, taken 4 wide in turn
5/7 Little Zlota Wosk, 96 b h, SMA, SpW, 124,pp5, by 2L, set pace, taken 3 wide in turn, coming on again
6/7 DoubleorNothing , 97 b f, HTR, mw, 121, pp4, by 1L, just starting to move when bore out in turn
7/7 Deserthawke , 98 g f, HTR, unpl, 119, pp7, left waaay behind, seemed to get the idea late and really flew to catch the pack
NOTES: A bunch-up in the turn allowed Azale and SDS Nightengale to get past a very tough bunch up front in traffic. Perfect trip for Azale!

15. ITR Bud Light Arabian Cup One Mile Open, 3/up 1m $20,000
Winner: Raffiki, 1996 black colt, BGU (Centennial x Gold Raffia GB, (Gold Rimini) bred by Cross R Ranch, MI, trained by Beth Gustas, ridden by Mitsukake, winning time= 1:51.9 Equaled TR!
1/9 Raffiki, 96 bl c, BGU, MSW, 126, pp5, by neck, surged to the front, had to hold off Ravyn to the line
2/9 Ravyn, 96 bl m, SST, MSW, 125, pp8, by 3L, pressed Raffiki faster every step of the way
3/9 Tobat, 97 b g, SMR, allw, 122,pp1, by neck, chased top two all the way home
4/9 Prince Nasrullah,97 g c,ALO,SpW, 122,pp3, by 1/2L, came up to challenge T for 3rd
5/9 Silow POL, 98 br c, PAH, mw, 122,pp9, by neck, starting to gain quicky late
6/9 NA Wolfhound , 98 g c, HLE, SW, 123,pp2, by 1L, stalked but couldn't gain
7/9 Fleet Cs Ambrosia, 94 b m, TGU, nor Ch, 123,pp6, by 1L, passing horses in the stretch
8/9 Magdalena, 97 b g, HTR, mw, 122,pp7, by 1L, started out on the fast pace, burned out
9/9 Comfort, 98 g f, PAH, mw, 121, started really moving well late
NOTES: Fantastic race, run in a time equal to Silvona's mile record from April! Raffiki and Ravyn were the whole race today, there were 4 horses vying for 3rd but none of them could get close to the two black furies today! Ravyn has been super-close to a win in her starts at Flatirons and just barely misses again today!

Coolest Name:
Aair Stryk, 98 b c, HTR

Sentimental Favorites:
Haunting Lestat, 98 g c, HTR
Bad Timing, 97 bl g, BGU
Miras Taj Mahal, 97 g c, EJE
NA Wolfhound, 98 g c, HLE

Surest Bet:
Silvona [SPN] in race 13.