Flatirons Raceway (Arabians)
August 10, 2002
5-7-9 meet


Entrants: Ashley Long (ALO), James Hopkins (JHO, Nicole Perrault (NPO) Beth Gustas (BGU), Mary Hope Kramer (MHK), Emily Leslie (ELE), Jen Reid (JRD), Elizabeth Knoll (EKN), P.A. Gerschler(PAG), Marta Towne (MTO),Satu Marttila (SMA),Mary-Ann Jantz (MAJ), Amber Berbie (ABE), Valerie Jantz (VAJ), Chris Wallbruch (CWA), Jackie Smith (JSM), Sue Stahl (SST), Carla Potter (CPO), Alyssa Crawford (ACR),Sonja Smith (SSM), Diane Peter (DPE), Laura Bacon (LBA),Erica Jelen (EJE), Shanon Range (SRA).

Entries: 132 horses

Weather: hot, bright, and sweltering at 92 degrees.
Track conditions: Dirt course fast, Turf course hard (watering restrictions).

Prize---1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th
$2500---1250/500/375/250/125
$4200---2100/840/630/420/210
$5,000--2500/1000/750/500/250
$8,000--4000/1600/1200/800/400
$9,000--4500/1800/1350/900/450
$12,000--6000/2400/1800/1200/600
$13,000--6500/2600/1950 /1300/650

Maiden Races
3yof 118#, 3yoc 119#
4yof 119#, 4yoc 120#
5/upf 120#, 5/upc 122#

Allowance Races
3yof 119#, 3yoc 120#
4yof 120#, 4yoc 121#
5/upf 121#, 5/upc 123#

Stakes Races
3yof 121#, 3yoc 122#
4yof 121#, 4yoc 122#
5/upf 123#, 5/upc 124#
SWs add 2#, maidens subtract 2#

1A. Mdn 3yof 7f $2500
Winner: Makin Faces, 1999 bay filly , JRD(Tron Ku II x *Makreda,*Krezus-r) bred by Norwood Farms, CA, T=1:36.4
1/11 Makin Faces, 99 b f, JRD, unpl, pp2, by nose, outlasted other early speed, came back when passed
2/11 Mon Bijou, 99 ch f, EJE, unpl, pp10, by 1/2L, closed fast, just nosed out in last-second battle
3/11 Silken Shield, 99 g f, ACR, unpl, pp7, by neck, pressed pace, hung on for third
4/11 Emblema SP, 99 ch f, MAJ, pl, pp5*, by 1/2L, stalked, moving up late
5/11 LS Escedra, 99 ch f, SMA, pl, pp4, py head, started fast, fading in stretch
6/11 Sunset Serenade, 99 g f, ALO pl, pp1, by head, out fast, started to fade
7/11 Caress Of Twilight, 99 b f, LBA,ns, pp8, by neck, starting to pass horses late
8/11 Amina, 99 bl f ,SST ,pl, pp6, by 1L, blocked when ready to move
9/11 Play at Peace, 99 g f, LBA, pl, pp9, by 1L, boxed in most of the race
10/11 Maracat, 99 b f, SMR, unpl, pp11, by 1/2L, just gearing up at the line
11/11 Over The Rainbow, 99 g f, PAG,pl, pp10, never really fired today

1B. Mdn 3yo c/g 7f $2500
Winner: Tiki Tiki, 1999 bay gelding, ABE(Sam Tiki-r x Tiki Taboo, *Bask-r) bred by Midnight Jewel Stables, WI, ridden by Fred Barsic, T= 1:35.6
1/9 Tiki Tiki,99 b g, ABE, ns, pp8, by 1L, w-t-w, pulling away
2/9 BL Gendry, 99 ch c, VAJ, unpl, pp9, by nose, dueled early, battled to keep 2nd
3/9 BL Dragonstone, 99 bl c,BGU,unpl, pp2, by nose, closed fast to get in 3 way pic for 2nd
4/9 Wapattan, 99 g c, CWA, pl, pp5*, by 1L, closed fast to get in 3 way pic for 2nd
5/9 Cyklaam, 99 ch g, JHO, unpl, pp1, by neck, excellent closing move, just a little late
6/9 Auloul EGY, 99 g c,MTO, unpl, pp7, by 1/2L, starting to move up late
7/9 Carmas, 99 ch g, SRA, unpl, pp4, by head, pressed pacesetters, weakened in stretch
8/9 Daoush Saxarba, 99 g c,PAG, unpl, pp6, by neck, dueled with TT early, fading badly in stretch
9/9 Marcus, 99 b c, JRD, ns, pp3, seemed distracted, content at the back

1C. Mdn 3yo c/g 7f $2500
Winner: Cader Idris, 1999 grey colt, JSM(Monarch AH-r x Candlelite, *Bandos-r) bred by Flyin Lion Stables ,TX, T= 1:35.8
1/8 Cader Idris,99 g c, JSM, pl, pp3*, by 1 1/2L, flying late on outside to win convincingly
2/8 El Marees,99 g c, SSM, pl, pp4, by nose, moved up at 3/4, overtaken late but held on to 2nd
3/8 Nikita, 99 b c, DPE, unpl, pp5, by 3/4L, stalked with EM, almost had better
4/8 Mysteri, 99 b g, SRA, unpl, pp8, by neck, stalked, passing horses late
5/8 Baskin Indy Sun,99 ch c,PAG,pl, pp2, by neck, pressed pace, overtaken by pack of closers
6/8 Elzos, 99 b g, CWA, unpl, pp1, by 1/2L, set early pace, couldn't hold off wave of closers
7/8 Shadowed Solace,99 ch c,LBA,ns, pp6, by 1L, starting to move late from the back of the pack
8/8 Habin, 99 g g, SMR, ns, pp7, settled midpack, weaved when passed

2. Allow 3yo 5f $4200
Winner: Rabboni, 1999 grey colt , BGU(Moonstruck x NA Romana El Sainte,The Roman) bred by Rainbow Dreams Stables, CO, T=1:10.3
1/7 Rabboni, 99 g c, BGU, mw, pp2, by neck,closed 4 wide with a huge rush
2/7 Frangipani,99 g f, LBA, mw, pp5, by neck, pressed, looked winner until last strides
3/7 Oheya,99 g f, SMR, pl, pp6, by head, pressed, fought F all the way
4/7 Svetara RUS, 99 br f, ALO, unpl, pp1, by 3/4L, set pace, fought hard but couldn't hold on
5/7 Faerie Red, 99 ch c, LBA, unpl, pp4, by neck, pressed, caught behind wall of horses
6/7 Stargera, 99 b f, CWA, mw, pp3*, by neck, stalked, caught behind horses when ready
7/7 Beyond The Flames, 99 ch c, SRA, pl, pp7, well placed early but no rally today

3A. Mdn 3yo 5fT $2500
Winner: Prince William, 1999 grey colt , EJE(Doubledare x Milady Beatrice, Sir Wm Bogdan-r) bred by Blackadder Ranch, CO, trained by Scott McConnell, T= 1:08.1
1/5 Prince William, 99 g c, EJE, pl, pp4, by head, stalked, gained every stride
2/5 Emichi, 99 ch f, BGU, pl, pp1*, by 2L, took over from LAI, but couldn't shake PW
3/5 Seelie Court,99 bl c, LBA, unpl, pp3, by neck, stalked, couldn't reach top two
4/5 Rasputin Razza, 99 g f, SMR, ns, pp5, by 1/2L, slow break, gamely fought her way up
5/5 Light And Illusion,99 ch c, LBA, unpl, pp2, set pace, tired under pressure

3B. Mdn 4yo 5fT $2500
Winner: Piker RUS, 1998 bay gelding , CWA(*Sterdran x Pikela, Pike) bred by Oktober Stud (RUS), trained by Mark Wallbruch, T= 1:08.9
1/9 Piker RUS, 98 b g, CWA, pl, pp7, by neck, pressed BS, got past in final strides
2/9 Blackadder Sam, 98 b f, SRA, pl, pp6, by neck, set pace under pressure, almost held on
3/9 This Is Bliss, 98 g f, PAG, pl, pp5, by head, pressed BS all the way home
4/9 Patriarch , 98 ch g, SRA, pl, pp9, by 1/2L, closing fast for late challenge
5/9 Zelia , 98 g f, SRA, pl, pp3*,by 1/2L, out fast with pace, struggling late
6/9 Power Factor,98 b c, DPE, pl, pp8, by 2L, found best stride late
7/9 Shialove, 98 b f, JHO, pl, pp1, by 1L, pressed pacesetters, falling back in stretch
8/9 Rabbani EGY,98 b g, MTO, unpl, pp4, by 3/4L, stalked, got boxed in on final turn
9/9 Diskoji, 98 g f, PAG, pl, pp2, stumbled at break, tried hard to catch pack

3C. Mdn 5/up 5fT $2500
Winner: Shabietun, 1997 bay colt , PAG(*Perun x Shah Sabieta , Shah El Sun -r) bred by Cross R Ranch, MI, T= 1:08.9
1/5 Shabietun, 97 b c, PAG, pl, pp1, by head, opened up huge early lead and barely held for win
2/5 Single Wictory, 97 b f, PAG, pl, pp3*, by 1L, stalked, flying late to almost get past
3/5 Nile Queen, 97 b f, JSM, pl, pp5, by neck, stalked, gaining late
4/5 Piecza POL, 97 g f, CWA, pl, pp2, by head, stalked, had to go wide to move up late
5/5 Harem Scarem , 97 b f, MTO, pl, pp4, stalked, a bit tired but trying hard in stretch

4A. Mdn 4/up f/m 7f T $2500
Winner: Brusally Santina, 1998 grey filly , DPE(Superstitious x Santina De Valle, WN Santana-r) bred by Blackadder Ranch, CO, trained by Dan Butler, T= 1:40.8 Est TR for this distance
1/7 Brusally Santina,98 g f,DPE,ns, pp5, by 1/2L, held off A the whole race for w-t-w win
2/7 Altyr, 96 b f, ELE, pl, pp2*, by 3/4L, pressed BS all the way but couldn't get past her
3/7 Escudia, 98 g f, JHO, pl, pp1, by head, closing fast with T late, won fight for 3rd
4/7 Tellmenolies, 97 bl f,PAG,pl, pp3, by 1/2L,closing fast with E late
5/7 Sazdosa, 98 g f, CPO, unpl, pp4, by 1/2L, starting to move up late
6/7 Rosadina, 98 g f, SMR, unpl, pp7, by 2L, pressed pacesetters but shuffled back in stretch
7/7 Princess Aminah,98 g f,LBA, unpl, pp6, never really tried today, seemed off/depressed

4B. Mdn 4/up c/g 7f T $2500
Winner: Little Arzel, 1998 grey colt , SMA(Little Zloty Rog x Little Arwiza, SW Dawid-r ) bred by Little Stables, CA, , ridden by John Carter, T= 1:41.2
1/10 Little Arzel, 98 g c, SMA, pl, pp4, by neck, stalked, striking move in final turn to take over
2/10 Bard Laazan, 98 b rn c, MTO, pl, pp10, by 1/2L, closing move late in stretch, almost had better
3/10 Wiking Gold, 97 g c, JSM, unpl, pp6*, by 1L, closing strongly on top two
4/10 Dawleigh, 98 g g, CWA, unpl, pp5, by 3/4L, set slow pace, fought hard when passed
5/10 Promises Kept, 97 bl c, PAG, pl, pp9, by neck, pressed slow pace, fought hard when passed
6/10 Orbiting, 98 g c, SRA, pl, pp3, by 3/4L, moving up late from back of pack
7/10 Izzam, 98 b g, SMR, pl, pp7, by head, starting to move up late through traffic
8/10 Cassam, 97 bl g, SRA, pl, pp8, by 3L, content midpack, didn't fire
9/10 Myti Try, 97 b c, PAG, pl, pp2, by neck, bumped EAB at break, cantered home
10/10 East End Babu,98 b c, JHO, unpl, pp1, bumped MT at break, cantered home
Notes: Ghostbusters seen grumbling over stall #1 after this race...

5A. Allow 4/up f/m 1 1/8 $4200
Winner: Bint Josue, 1997 chestnut filly , SMR(Josue x Kasamta, Flaming Tron Ku-r) bred by Rosen Stables, ND, T= 2:08.9
1/9 Bint Josue,97 ch f, SMR, mw, pp8, by head, stalked, moved up with HR, won stetch duel
2/9 Haliana Rosullah,97 g f, PAG, Spw, pp2*, by 2L, stalked, battled to the line with BJ
3/9 Meshak, 96 b f, EKN, mw, pp1, by head, gaining steadily late
4/9 Bint Karnak, 98 ch f, JSM, mw, pp5, by 3/4L, had lead in final turn but overtaken
5/9 Rose Shaymaa, 97 g f, LBA, mw, pp3, by 1/2L, gaining through traffic late
6/9 Ommanrullah, 98 ch f, PAG, mw, pp9, by 1L, starting to move up late
7/9 Little Shah Nafis,97 g f, SMA, mw, pp4, by neck, set pace, shuffled back
8/9 Fire At The Wire,98 ch f, ACR, pl, pp6, by 1L, bumped hard by S at break, tried to recover
9/9 Similarities, 97 bl f, LBA, pl, pp7, broke sideways out of the gate, no chance

5B. Allow 4/up c/g 1 1/8 $4200
Winner: Bazerk, 1997 bay colt , EKN(Bazek x Ferball, Moniet el Nafis-r) bred by Elizabeth Knoll, ridden by Janis Reynolds, T= 2:08.4
1/9 Bazerk, 97 b c, EKN, mw, pp5, by 2L, scorching late move for impressive win
2/9 Kahanbek, 96 bl g, ABE, Spw, pp9*, by neck, closing strong to catch all but one
3/9 Immediate,96 ch g, CWA, Spw, pp7, by nose,stalked steadily up through traffic
4/9 Dabbous EGY,98 ch c, BGU, mw, pp1, by 1L, pressed, couldn't hold on to late lead
5/9 Bath, 96 g c, ELE, Spw, pp4, by neck, set pace but started to tire
6/9 Ranu, 98 g c, SRA, mw, pp3, by neck, pressed, couldn't get past B
7/9 Noble Power RUS,98 ch c,PAG, mw, pp8, by 1L, pressed, falling back late
8/9 Altman, 98 bl c, PAG, Spw, pp6, by 1L,pressed, bore out badly in final turn
9/9 Mekadevah,97 b c, CWA, Spw, pp2, pressed pace, carried wide by A in final turn

6. St. Vrain Sprint Futurity 3yo 5f $12,000
Winner: Sajim, 1999 black colt, EJE(Numair x Asjahna Isis, Nabiel-r)owned by Erica Jelen , bred by Port Royal Stud, GA, trained by Scott McConnell, ridden by Russell Diggins, T= 1:08.9
1/7 Sajim, 99 bl c, EJE, SW, pp7*, by 1/2L, took over at the half and held tough
2/7 Derham EGY,99 ch c, ALO, SW, pp5, by head, closing the gap late
3/7 Tohubohu, 99 g c, BGU, mw, pp6, by neck, stalked, moving up well late
4/7 Posala, 99 g f, ALO, mw, pp4, by 1/2L, boxed, strong close but too late
5/7 Little Grand Echo,99 ch f, SMA, unpl, pp3, by 1/2L, raced midpack in traffic
6/7 Omeydanna,99 g f, SMR, ns, pp2, by 3/4L, early leader but started to tire
7/7 Tessla, 99 g f, JRD, mw, pp1, slow start, boxed in on the rail

7A. Lefthand Sprint Maturity Distaff, 4/up f/m NSW 5f $9000
Winner: Southern Skies, 1998 chestnut filly , ALO(*Wiking-r x Sawanna-r, Namiet) bred by real breeder, trained by Skye MacDonald, ridden by Tessa Cheval, T= 1:07.8
1/9 Southern Skies, 98 ch f, ALO, Spw, pp2*, by 4L, went straight to huge lead and cruised home
2/9 Shipwrecked, 97 bl f, JHO, mw, pp3, by nose, stalked SS, won tough fight for 2nd place
3/9 Fabulista SP, 98 ch f, MAJ, allw, pp7, by 1/2L, stalked SS, moved up to challenge for 2nd
4/9 Bonfire Rose, 98 b f, SMR, mw, pp4, by nose, stuck midpack, kept trying
5/9 Whirl Wynd, 98 ch f, ACR, allw, pp9, by head, working hard on far outside to find room
6/9 Darsena SP, 98 b f, SRA, mw, pp5, by 1L, stalked SS, dropped back tired late
7/9 Little Zlota Rina,97 g f, SMA, allw, pp6, by 2L, stalked SS, tiring late
8/9 Gosh By Golly, 97 g f, NPO, mw, pp1, by 1L, slow break, starting to gain late
9/9 Wings Of Dasire, 95 b f, SST, mw, pp8, didn't fire at all today

7B. Lefthand Sprint Maturity, 4/up NSW 5f $9000
Winner: Chase the Sun, 1998 bay colt , ALO(*Nauaf EGY x Chase the Moon, AH Gallant-r) bred by Sleepy Pines Acres, MI, trained by Skye MacDonald, ridden by Tessa Cheval, T= 1:08.6
1/11 Chase the Sun, 98 b c, ALO, Spw, pp3, by 2L, stalked, got stronger as he passed horses
2/11 Dogwood, 98 g c, CWA, mw, pp6, by nose, impressive last burst to grab 2nd
3/11 Dashing Sam, 97 g c, CPO, mw, pp7, by 1/2L, fought hard for 2nd down stretch
4/11 Little Zlota Wosk,96 ch c, SMA, Spw, pp2, by head, stalked, good finishing move
5/11 Zamatran, 98 g c, BGU, Spw, pp5*, by head, dueled with BS early, came up empty in stretch
6/11 Marc It Down, 98 b c, MAJ, Spw, pp9, by 1 1/2L,pressed duelers, nothing left late
7/11 Ben Struk, 97 b c, PAG, Spw, pp8, by 1/2L, dueled with Z early, tiring late
8/11 Ibn Ghadawi, 97 ch g, CWA, mw, pp10 by head, had to go wide when ready to move
9/11 Never Parysh, 98 g c, PAG, allw, pp1, by 1L, boxed in behind when ready
10/11 Malevolent, 97 b c, JHO, mw, pp4, by neck, out fast with pace, clipped heels w/S in final turn, eased down
11/11 Simaan, 98 ch c, SMR, mw, pp11, pressed pace,clipped heels w/M in final turn, eased down

8. Longs Peak Sprint Handicap, 4/up 5f $12,000
Winner: Shakem Osiris, 1996 black colt , MHK(Numair x Saud El Nafisa-r, Saud El Ameer) bred by Port Royal Stud, GA, ridden by Carson Hammer, T= 1:07.9
1/6 Shakem Osiris, 96 bl c, MHK, MSW, pp4*, by nose, set pace and fought off everyone
2/6 Daring Lanai, 98 b f, EJE, SW, pp6, by nose,stalked top two, moved with FW and just nabbed 2nd in photo
3/6 Firehouse Will, 98 bl c, BGU, MSW, pp2, by neck, stalked top two, got past H and just missed 2nd in photo
4/6 Huran, 97 g g, SMR, MSW, pp3, by neck, dueled with SO, dropped back just a hair but couldn't get it back
5/6 His Majesty, 96 b g, ABE, MSW, pp5, by 1/2L, pressed top two, fell back, trying again late
6/6 Kaleg RUS, 98 g c, ALO, SW, pp1, stayed close the whole way

9A. ITR Soaring Eagle Ranch Cup Distaff 3/up f/m 1 1/16 $13,000
Winner: Silvona SP, 1997 grey filly , MAJ(Alvarez x Vinca,Rescoldo -r) bred by Yeguada Veragua (Spain), trained by Cass de Leon, ridden by Justin LaRoche, T= 1:56.9 NTR!
1/8 Silvona SP, 97 g f, MAJ, MSW, pp7*, by neck, stalked, driving late for solid win
2/8 LS Bint Czubuthan,98 ch f, SMA, MSW, pp6, by neck, stalked, moved with S but couldn't top her
3/8 Fajera EGY, 97 b f, MHK, MSW, pp3, by 1/2L, set fast pace, held tough for show
4/8 Winter Gale, 97 g f, BGU, MSW, pp2, by neck, pressed F all the way
5/8 Sky of Blue, 98 b f, CWA, SW, pp8, by head, slow break, closing fast in stretch
6/8 Shiazarr, 98 ch f, JHO, SW, pp1, by 1/2L, flying late, ran out of track
7/8 Eternal Glory, 98 b f, EKN, MSW, pp4, by 1L, pressed, tired late but kept trying
8/8 SSR Fidilat, 98 b f, SSM, SW, pp5, pressed, tired late but still very game

9B. SER Consolation Stakes 3/up f/m NSW 1 1/16 $9,000
Winner: Faustina, 1998 black filly , DPE(Frehley x Franciszka, Gazort-r) bred by Flyin'Lion Stables, TX, trained by Dan Butler, T= 1:58.2
1/6 Faustina, 98 bl f, DPE, mw, pp5, by 1L, closed with a vengeance to take win
2/6 Glorious Timing,97 bl f, PAG, Spw, pp2*, by neck, flew to lead at 3/4, nothing left to hold off closer
3/6 Eternal Roman, 98 ch f, PAG, Spw, pp1, by 3/4L, moving up late to challenge
4/6 Reybal, 98 bl f, SMR, Spw, pp6, by 1/2L, moving up late from far off pace
5/6 My Best Friend, 96 b f, MTO, allw, pp3, by 3/4L, early speed-duel with BL, tired late
6/6 Blazing Lights, 98 g f, SST, Spw, pp4, early speed-duel with MBF, tired late

10. ITR Horseshoers Supply 3/up 1 1/2m $8,000
Winner: Raun Serra, 1997 black filly, MHK(Raun x *Kaychinaa, Kayahya ) bred by Port Royal Stud, GA, ridden by Carson Hammer, T= 2:51.8 NTR!
1/8 Raun Serra,97 bl f, MHK, MSW, pp3, by neck, stalked, took over at 3/4, held on tight
2/8 Adib EGY, 97 g c, BGU, MSW, pp2*,by 1/2L, huge late move just a stride too late
3/8 Various, 98 bl c, JHO, Sp, pp4, by 1/2L, stalked, flying up late
4/8 Sidi Al Aztar, 96 ch c, PAG, SW, pp6, by 3/4L, stalked, moving up on outside
5/8 Little Juan Shah,98 g c, JHO, Spw, pp1, by 1L, moved up to challenge too early, falling back
6/8 Ochava SP,98 g f, ACR, SW, pp8, by 3/4L,pressed pacesetter, started to tire
7/8 Chitim UK,96 ch c, SMR, allw, pp5, by 1/2L, set unwanted pace, tired at the end
8/8 Bravio SP,97 ch c, MAJ, SW, pp7, starting to move up late


Coolest Name: Caress Of Twilight, 99 b f, LBA
Sentimental Favorite: Malevolent, 97 b c, JHO
Surest Bet: Silvona SP, 97 g f, MAJ
in the ITR Soaring Eagle Ranch Cup Distaff