Flatirons Raceway (Arabians)
August 9, 2003
Marathon Day

# Horses: 112
Weather: hot and dry, 90 degrees
Track condition: dirt track wet-fast, turf track yielding

Purse Breakdowns
purse----1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th /5th
$1500----750/300/225/150/75
$4200----2100/840/630/420/125
$9,000----4500/1800/1350/900/450
$12,000----6000/2400/1800/1200/600
$17,000----8500/3400/2550/1700/850

1A. Mdn 3yo fillies 7fT $1500, all carry 118#
Winner: Espada, 2000 chestnut filly ABE (Escudo POL x BL Doubletake, Doubledare) bred by Desert Wind Farm (KS), ridden by Fred Barsic, winning time= 1:40.6 NTR!
1/8 Espada, 00 ch f, ABE, unpl, pp4, by 2L, set pressured pace, pulling away late
2/8 Talawat EGY, 00 b f, ALO, unpl, pp3, by head, pressed winner all the way home
3/8 Asiya , 00 b f, VAJ, unpl, pp6, by nose, closing fast from midpack
4/8 Serzimaf, 00 ch f, SMR, unpl, *pp8, by neck, pressed,fought hard for 3rd
5/8 Extrovert, 00 g f, BGU, unpl, pp7, by 1/2L, pressed early pace, kept trying
6/8 Roadside Promises,00 g f, NPE, unpl, pp5, by head, stalked, moving up too late
7/8 RA Venetian Lace,00 b f, PBR, ns, pp1, by 2L, bumped SJ at start, recovered late
8/8 Silver Jadzendar,00 g f, DSM, unpl, pp2, bumped RAVL at start, not pushed

1B. Mdn 3yo fillies 7fT $1500, all carry 118#
Winner: Narek Romana, 2000 chestnut filly BGU (Narak Tenaj x NA Romana El Sainte, The Roman) bred by Rainbow Dreams Stables (CO), winning time= 1:40.8
1/8 Narek Romana,00 ch f,BGU, pl, pp5, by 3/4L, well-rated pacesetter held on for wtw win
2/8 Winter Gala,00 g f, JRD, unpl, pp6, by 1/2L, closing with a rush from far back
3/8 Silver Banty,00 bl f,JHO, pl, pp4, by neck, closing fast to challenge late
4/8 Aoife, 00 g f, CMI, unpl, pp7, by 2L, stalked, moving up in stretch
5/8 Atika, 00 ch f, SMR, pl, pp8, by 1/2L, slow start, ran well to catch main pack
6/8 Battery , 00 ch f, SRA, pl, pp3, by 3L, unnerved by ruckus at start, nearly bolted and didn't have much left late
7/8 Dabab EGY,00 ch f, ALO, pl, *pp1, by neck, bumped and smashed into rail at break, not pushed
8/8 Regency, 00 ch f SMA, unpl, pp2, weaved at break, bumped D, not pushed

1C. Mdn 3yo colts/geldings previously placed 7fT $1500, all carry 119#
Winner: Make My Grey, 2000 grey colt JRD (Tron Ku II x *Makreda, *Krezus POL-r) bred by Norwood Farms (CA), winning time= 1:41.1
1/6 Make My Grey, 00 g c, JRD, pl, pp4, by 1L, stalked leaders, battled past to get win
2/6 Eli, 00 b c, DSM, Sp, *pp2,by nose, set pace, fought back when passed, held 2nd
3/6 Desade, 00 g g, ABE, pl, pp3, by 3/4L, closing fast to nearly get better
4/6 Pawel, 00 ch c, DSM, pl, pp5, by head, pressed pace but weakening late
5/6 Hyzah, 00 ch g, CWA, pl, pp6, by neck, closing well late
6/6 Aza Nazeershah,00 bl c, DBE, pl, pp1, stalked, slow to respond to jockey

1D. Mdn 3yo colts/geldings unplaced/first-time starters 7fT $1500, all carry 119#
Winner: Sore, 2000 chestnut colt SRA (*Ortel -r x Silence, Chant -r ) bred by North Star Stud (CA), ridden by Alex Marcos, winning time= 1:41.3
1/8 Sore, 00 ch c, SRA, unpl, pp5, by head, powerful stetch rush, held off late challenge
2/8 Ghely, 00 ch c, CWA, unpl, pp7, by 1L, closing fast to challenge at the wire
3/8 Shahmaann, 00 bl c, JHO, unpl, pp2, by neck, slow but clean break, stalked and moved up steadily
4/8 Razs Fad, 00 ch c, SMR, unpl,*pp8, by nose, pressed but couldn't get past S
5/8 RA Sambok, 00 b c, PBR, unpl, pp1, by neck, closing fast but too much to make up
6/8 Alexander, 00 b g, SRA, ns, pp3, by nose, had lead in backstretch but couldn't hold
7/8 Sakalba, 00 ch g, JHO, unpl, pp4, by 3/4L, set pace but tired late
8/8 Unseelie Court,00 bl c, LBA, unpl, pp6, pressed early pacesetter, fell back with him

2A. Allow 3yo fillies 1 1/2 $4200 , all carry 118#
Winner: Wiirl, 2000 chestnut filly MMZ (*Wibek x Persia, Pamir-r ) bred by Diamond J Farms (TX), ridden by Tomaso Javier, winning time= 2:55.4
1/5 Wiirl, 00 ch f, MMZ, mw, *pp4, by nose, pressed CLE every stride, won by a whisker!
2/5 CL Euphorie, 00 g f, LBA, pl, pp5, by 1L, set blistering pace, just lost on the nod
3/5 Rosy Illusion, 00 ch f, ALO, Sp, pp1, by 3/4L, stalked but couldn't gain on top 2
4/5 Ruwaydah, 00 bl f, ALO, unpl, pp3, by 1L, closing the gap but too late
5/5 Moakkibat RDF, 00 b f, JHO, unpl, pp2, rated just off top 2, but didn't really fire

2B. Allow 3yo colts/geldings 1 1/2 $4200, all carry 119#
Winner: Reachforthestars, 2000 chestnut colt BGU (SWT Top Flight-r x Count On Me, Count Galagor-r) bred by Saddleback Dolphin Stables (MI), winning time= 2:53.1
1/5 Reachforthestars,00 ch c, BGU, mw, pp2, by neck, pressed leader, final surge earned the win
2/5 Ishmael, 00 ch c, SMR, pl, pp1, by head, rated off leader, snuck up in final steides
3/5 Wham, 00 ch c, SMR, Sp, pp4, by nose, closing furiously to snatch 3rd
4/5 Diabolus RDF, 00 g c, JHO, allw, *pp5, by 1L, set pace under brutal pressure, still trying hard
5/5 Harzos, 00 b g, JHO, pl, pp3, pressed lead, starting to tire late

3A. Mdn 4/up mares 2m $1500, 4yo 119#, 5/up 120#
Winner: RA Baketaten, 1997 chestnut mare PBR (RA Lights and Siren II x RA Merytaten, RA Silver Pharoah) bred by Richmondtown Arabians (NY), winning time=4:15.0
1/7 RA Baketaten, 97 ch f, PBR, pl, pp1, by 1L, stalked leader and took off in final strides
2/7 LadyoftheLake, 99 g f, SMR, unpl, pp7, by head, took lead, held until final furlong
3/7 Shi Sro, 99 b f, DBE, pl, pp2, by head, moving up fast to challenge
4/7 Rasputin Razza,99 g f, SMR, pl, pp3, by 3/4L, stayed close but blocked when ready
5/7 Red Red Rose, 99 ch f, DSM, unpl, pp4, by neck, slow break, moving up well
6/7 Shawzendar, 99 g f, DSM, pl, pp6, by 1 1/2L, moved to leader too soon and tired late
7/7 Blue Jade, 99 g f, BGU, pl, *pp5, left flat-footed at gate, gradually caught pack

3B. Mdn 4/up c/g 2m $1500 , 4yo 120#, 5/up 122#
Winner: Pedran RUS, 1998 grey colt CWA (Sterdran x Pela, Nabeg-r) bred by Oktober Stud (RUS), trained by Mark Wallbruch, winning time=4:15.6
1/9 Pedran RUS, 98 g c, CWA, pl, pp5, by 2L, stalked, moved up slowly, huge stretch drive
2/9 Same Star, 98 b g, JHO, pl, pp7, by 3/4L, challenged in stretch but overtaken late
3/9 Dawleigh, 98 g g, CWA, pl, pp1, by neck, set pace, gallant stretch effort
4/9 Barzillai, 98 bl c, JHO, pl, *pp4, by head, stalked, good late move
5/9 Amaahl, 98 bl g, LBA, pl, pp8, by head, pressed pace, led into final turn but overtaken late
6/9 Beyond The Flames,99 ch c, SRA, pl, pp2, by 1L, stalked, great closing move but ran into traffic
7/9 Shiainka, 99 g c, JHO, pl, pp3, by 2L, pressed pace, gave way in stetch
8/9 Lie For Me, 99 b c, SMR, pl, pp9, by 1L, very slow off the start, moving up gradually
9/9 CL Aragorn, 99 g c, CMI, unpl, pp6, very slow start, stuck with LFM all the way

4A. Allow 4/up mares 6fT $4200 , 4yo 119#, 5/up 120#
Winner: Underworld, 1999 chestnut filly LBA ( RM Wargames x Niflheim, *Arabask ) bred by Starwood Stables (IA), trained by Scotti Harris, ridden by Mac Roth, winning time= 1:24.5
1/5 Underworld, 99 ch f, LBA, unpl, pp1, by head, right to the lead and held on in 3-way fight
2/5 Tessla, 99 g f, JRD, mw, pp4, by neck, pressed U, strong late challenge
3/5 Exotic Beat, 99 b f, DBE, mw, pp5, by 2L, pressed U, very tough stretch battle
4/5 Winter Dove, 99 b f, JRD, mw, pp2, by neck, stalked, couldn't gain late
5/5 Antique Lace, 98 g f, PAG, Spw, *pp1, stalked, didn't seem to like footing today

4B. Allow 4/up mares 6fT $4200 , 4yo 119#, 5/up 120#
Winner: Emichi, 1999 chestnut filly BGU (Emael POL-r x Kaychinaa EGY, Kayahya) bred by Port Royal Stud (GA), winning time= 1:25.0
1/5 Emichi, 99 ch f, BGU, mw, *pp2, by head, pressed pacesetter, plenty left for stetch battle
2/5 Similarities, 97 bl f, LBA, mw, pp4, by 1/2L, big late move almost had better
3/5 Starry Season, 99 bl f, ERI, allw, pp1, by 1/2L, flying late from behind
4/5 Zafirah, 99 bl f, CMI, pl, pp3, by head, stalked, led briefly but couldn't hang on
5/5 Daretobestoopid, 98 b f, SRA, allw, pp5, set pace, but overtaken in the stretch

4C. Allow 4/up colts 6fT $4200 , 4yo 120#, 5/up 122#
Winner: Motiki, 1999 bay colt MAJ (Monarch AH -r x Altika, Sam Tiki-r) bred by Sharp Shinned Ranch (AZ), trained by Cass de Leon , ridden by Justin LaRoche, winning time= 1:25.4
1/5 Motiki, 99 b c, MAJ, SW, *pp3, by neck, came flying on outside to surprise duelers
2/5 Tsalker, 99 ch c, DBE, allw, pp1, by 1/2L, pressed LA, tough stretch duel, surprised by M
3/5 Little Accord RUS,99 ch c, SMA, mw, pp4, by 1L, set pace, stayed game in tough stretch duel
4/5 Ibn Aleyde, 98 g c, SMR, mw, pp2, by neck, pressed pace, no gains late
5/5 Simaan, 98 ch c, SMR, mw, pp5, got mud in the face early, seemed content midpack

4D. Allow 4/up geldings 6fT $4200 , 4yo 120#, 5/up 122#
Winner: Manu Kai, 1997 chestnut gelding ABE (RD Five Star-r x Myeerah, Mussiah-r) bred by Monasetah Stables (MN) ridden by Fred Barsic, winning time= 1:25.3
1/5 Manu Kai, 97 ch g, ABE, allw, pp3, by head, impressive pressured wtw
2/5 Lazy Wind, 98 ch g, JHO, mw, pp1, by nose, challenged MK all the way to the line
3/5 Bonnis Valentine,99 g g, JHO, mw, pp5, by 1L, pressed MK early, came on again at the wire
4/5 BL Makepeace, 98 ch g, JHO, allw, *pp2, by neck, pressed pace, a bit tired late
5/5 Same Balance, 99 ch g, SRA, mw, pp4, stalked pace, gained but couldn't pass BLM

5. St. Vrain Sprint Fut. 3yo 5f $12,000 , fillies 121#, colts/geldings 122#
Winner: Kaerith, 2000 chestnut colt LBA ( Kaydith x Sobhi, Raki) bred by Cross R Ranch (MI), trained by Scotti Harris, ridden by Jae Holland, winning time=1:17.5
1/10 Kaerith, 00 ch c, LBA, MSW, *pp8, by 1 1/2L, stalked, stayed wide and flew up to nab win
2/10 Mystri Jama, 00 bl r f, SMA, allw, pp10, by head, pressed, got clear and almost held on
3/10 Enchante, 00 b f, SST, mw, pp9, by nose, set pace, kept fighting all the way
4/10 Minjeur Manors,00 g f, PAG, mw, pp4, by 1L, stalked, moving up through traffic
5/10 Pixie Dust IRE,00 b f, CMI, allw, pp3, by nose, fought through traffic for every gain
6/10 Wilawi, 00 ch c, BGU, Spw, pp5, by 3/4L, pressed pace, starting to weaken
7/10 El Vega, 00 b f, JHO, mw, pp7, by 1/2L, stalked midpack, slipped back
8/10 Rain Dance, 00 bl f, ALO, SW, pp2, by 1/2L, trapped in traffic until late
9/10 July Romance, 00 g f, DSM, mw, pp1, by 1L, trapped on the rail, didn't get room until late
10/10 Labarfiel RDF,00 ch c, JHO, mw, pp6, stalked pace, didn't fire late

6A. Lefthand Sprint Mat. 4/up mares NSWs 5f $9000 , 4yo 121#, 5/up 123#
Winner: Single Wictory, 1997 bay filly PAG (*Wiking POL-r x AH Singularity-r, Pesniar) bred by Cre-Run Farms (VA)(real), winning time= 1:17.0
1/7 Single Wictory,97 b f, PAG, mw, pp2, by 1L, set pace and held on under pressure
2/7 Centurian Love,98 bl f, BGU, Spw, *pp3, by 2L, pressured leader ferociously all the way home
3/7 Ahlie EGY, 99 g f, ALO, Spw, pp1, by nose, gaining steadily from midpack
4/7 Fabulista SP, 98 ch f, MAJ, Spw, pp4, by 3/4L, pressed pace, fought when passed
5/7 Malefique, 99 b f, JHO, allw, pp6, by 1L, gaining ground late
6/7 Glealach Nua, 98 g f, SMR, Spw, pp5, by neck, starting to move up late
7/7 Oheya, 99 g f, SMR, pl, pp7, up to challenge in final turn, weaved out (broken rein?)

6B. Lefthand Sprint Mat. 4/up colts/geldings NSWs 5f $9000 , 4yo 122#, 5/up 124#
Winner: Little Juan Magic, 1999 grey colt SMA (By Golly-r x Little Tiki Magic, Magus-r) bred by Little Stables (CA), ridden by John Carter, winning time= 1:18.2
1/6 Little Juan Magic,99 g c, SMA, Spw, pp6, by head, straight to lead and held off all challenges
2/6 Samzyn, 97 ch c, DSM, Spw, pp1, by 1/2L, pressed pace, serious late challenge
3/6 East End Babu, 98 b c, JHO, mw, pp4, by neck, stalked, up to join the fight in stretch
4/6 Moirun RUS, 99 ch c, ABE, Spw, *pp2, by 3/4L, stalked, moved up into contention in stretch
5/6 Pavo, 98 b c, LBA, mw, pp5, by 1/2L, moving up from behind pack
6/6 CL Legolas, 99 b g, CMI, mw, pp3, stalked, up to challenge in turn but slipped back

7A. ITR Soaring Eagle Distaff TRIAL division 1, 3/u f/m 1 1/16m $9,000 , 3yo 121#, 4yo 122#, 5/up 123#
Winner: CL Caitanya, 1999 chestnut filly CMI (Indian Legacy x CL Cerridwen, Superstitious) bred by Celtic Legends Farm, trained by Rory McPherson , ridden by Raimee Nabala, winning time= 1:56.7 NTR!
1/6 Caitanya CL, 99 ch f, CMI, MSW, *pp5, by 5L, shot to the lead, won going away
2/6 Shawanni, 99 b f, JRD, SW, pp4, by head, closing to head the rest of the pack
3/6 Morpheme, 99 g f, MHK, SW, pp3, by 1 1/2L, rated off lead, strong finish
4/6 Nalana RUS, 98 g f, CWA, SW, pp1, by neck, closing late to make finals
5/6 Eternal Roman, 98 ch f, PAG, Spw, pp6, by 1L, pressed early, dropping back in stretch
6/6 Amineh EGY, 99 g f, ALO, Spw, pp2, well-placed but never fired

7B. ITR Soaring Eagle Distaff TRIAL division 2, 3/u f/m 1 1/16m $9,000 , 3yo 121#, 4yo 122#, 5/up 123#
Winner: Kibecka, 1998 black filly BGU (*Wibek POL x Kihaneh, Fa Hassen) bred by Diamond J Farms (TX) winning time= 1:58.2
1/7 Kibecka, 98 bl f, BGU, Spw, pp1, by 1/2L, stalked, charged up in final moments
2/7 Distah, 99 b f, SMR, Spw, pp7, by 1/2L, set pace, held tough until final strides
3/7 LS Bint Czubuthan,98 ch f, SMA, MSW, pp6, by 3/4L, pressed D, tried repeatedly to pass
4/7 Rozelani, 99 g f, SST, MSW, *pp5, by neck, closing fast to challenge late
5/7 Cortegana SP, 99 ch f, MAJ, Spw, pp2, by 1L, pressed, seemed a bit tired in stretch
6/7 Shiajabil, 99 g f, JHO, mw, pp3, by neck, closing the gap but too much to make up
7/7 Bien Cheri , 98 bl f, LBA, Spw, pp4, slow break, coming up late

8. ITR Soaring Eagle Distaff FINALS, 3/u f/m 1 1/16m $17,000, 3yo 121#, 4yo 122#, 5/up 123#
Winner: Morpheme, 1999 grey filly, MHK (*Gwaine POL x FL Mercedes, Cartier-r ) bred by Flyin Lion Stables (TX), ridden by Anna Hart, winning time= 1:57.8
1/8 Morpheme, 99 g f, MHK, SW, pp7, by neck, rated off pacesetters, took over handily
2/8 Kibecka, 98 bl f, BGU, Spw, pp3, by 3/4L, flying on outside to make a race of it
3/8 Rozelani, 99 g f, SST, MSW, pp4, by head, moving up fast through traffic late
4/8 Caitanya CL, 99 ch f, CMI, MSW, *pp5, by head, pressed, couldn't hold off latecomers
5/8 LS Bint Czubuthan,98 ch f, SMA, MSW, pp2, by nose, stalked, traffic trouble today
6/8 Nalana RUS, 98 g f, CWA, SW, pp8, by 1/2L, closing fast but ended up on outside
7/8 Distah, 99 b f, SMR, Spw, pp1, by 3/4L, set pace but couldn't hang on
8/8 Shawanni, 99 b f, JRD, SW, pp6, closing move came too late today

Most Talked-About Horses:
Three big-time MSW's in the ITR Soaring Eagle! Caitanya CL takes on Rozelani and LS Bint Czubuthan! This race, with its trials (a first for me but I do have a 10-stall gate) was a challenge in resilience!

Coolest Name: Make My Grey, 00 g c, JRD

Sentimental Favorites:
Wham, 00 ch c, SMR

Surest Bet:
Motiki, 99 b c, MAJ, in race 4C.