Flatirons Raceway (Arabians)
August 18 ,2001
Turf Special

# Horses: 49
Weather: mostly sunny, scattered afternoon showers, 85 degrees.
Track condition: dirt is fast, turf is firm

Purse Breakdowns
purse----1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th /5th
$2500----1250/500/375/250/125
$4200----2100/840/630/420/210
$8100----4050/1620/1215/810/405
$12,000---6000/2400/1800/1200/600
$13,700---6850/2740/2055/1370/685
$20,000---10000/4000/3000/2000/1000

1. mdn 3yo 6f T $2500
Winner: Antique Lace, 1998 grey filly PAH(Amarna Rose Nasrullah x Dancing Lace,AK Radwan Pasha -r ) owned by The Solar Stud Arabian Corporation, trained by P.A. Horton, bred by Cross R Ranch, MI, winning time=1:20.9
1/5 Antique Lace, 98 g f,PAH, unpl, 118,pp1, by 1/2L, set pace, fought back to the front when passed
2/5 Noble Power RUS,98 ch c,PAH,pl, 119,pp5, by head, pressed, got in front but couldn't keep the lead
3/5 Queen Dahlia, 98 g f,ALO, pl, 118,pp2*, by 2L, stalked, moved up late to nearly get better
4/5 Countess Raen, 98 g f,PAH, pl, 118,pp3, by head, closing from off the pace
5/5 Jalayna, 98 b f, PAH, pl, 118,pp4, stalked, moved up in stretch, tiring late

2. mdn 3yo 1mT $2500
Winner: Milady, 1998 chestnut filly TTB(RA Rikki Tikki Tavi x RA Abyssinia Cat, Overlook Farwa-w) owned and trained by Tanya Terriberry, bred by Richmondtown Arabians, NY , ridden by JJ Garcia, winning time=1:52.1
1/7 Milady, 98 ch f, TTB,pl, 118,pp4, by 1 1/2L, strong move in turn to take over handily
2/7 Sharem En Showem,98 ch c, PAH,unpl, 119,pp3, by 1/2L, set strong pace, couldn't hold off closer
3/7 Izzam, 98 b g , SMR,pl, 119,pp2, by neck, closing fast, couldn't quite get past top two
4/7 Track Shoes, 98 b c, PAH,pl, 119,pp5, by head, pressed pacesetter, couldn't advance in stretch
5/7 Ommanrullah, 98 ch f, PAH,pl, 118,pp7*, by head, bumped at the break, stuck on far outside
6/7 Sihr Laheeb, 98 bl c, ACR,unpl, 119,pp1, by 3L, starting to move up late
7/7 Ziyadar Ameer, 98 bl c, PAH,pl, 119,pp6, went to knees at the break, not pushed

3. allow 3yo 6f T $4200
Winner: Gwiazda, 1998 grey filly HLE(*Wiking -r x Prawdziwy Milosa, SW Dawid -r ) owned and trained by Heather Lettengarver, bred by Nightstar Farms, CA , winning time=1:21.4
1/5 Gwiazda, 98 g f, HLE, mw, 119,pp1, by head, charged up late to take it at the line
2/5 Marc It Down, 98 b c,MAJ, SpW, 120,pp3*, by 1/2L, bumped at start, raced to the front and almost held on
3/5 Amcat, 98 ch g, SMR, mw, 120,pp5, by head, pressed leaders, gaining ground in stretch
4/5 Perlik POL,98 b c, ACR, allw, 120,pp2, by head, bumped at start, worked hard to catch the pack
5/5 Kocur, 98 g c, HLE, SpW, 120,pp4, stumbled at start, worked hard to catch the pack

4. allow 3yo 1 1/16T $4200
Winner: Absolute Zero, 1998 grey filly HLE(Zeniith x Absolute Devotion, Absolute ) owned and trained by Heather Lettengarver, bred by Nightstar Farms, CA , winning time=1:58.6
1/2 Absolute Zero, 98 g f,HLE, mw, 119,pp1*, by 1/2L, dueled all the way, gained gradually in stetch
2/2 Sumaysimah, 98 ch f,TTB,mw, 119,pp2, dueled all the way, didn't have enough left in stretch

5. claim 3yo 5fT $2500
cancelled

6. mdn 4yo 5fT $2500
Winner: Lala, 1997 bay filly TTB(Tiki's Star Streak-r x Xanthia-r,Freedom ) owned and trained by Tanya Terriberry, bred by real breeder (created by Tanya Terriberry) , ridden by JJ Garcia , winning time=1:08.4
1/2 Lala, 97 b f,TTB, pl, 118,pp2*, by 1L, set slow pace, took it easily
1/2 Deeoa, 97 g f,SMR, unpl, 118,pp1, slow start, couldn't make up the ground

7. mdn 4/up 7 1/2 fT $2500
Winner: Smarty Marty EGY, 1997 chestnut colt PAH(Enayrmart x Azinha, Azad ) owned by The Solar Stud Arabian Corporation, bred by El Sahraa Stud, Egypt , trained by P.A. Horton, winning time=1:46.8
1/4 Smarty Marty EGY,97 ch c, PAH, pl, 119,pp3, by nose, huge closing move to steal win at the line
2/4 Shabietun, 97 b c, PAH, pl, 119,pp4, by 1L, set comfortable pace, just nosed out at the line
3/4 Glorious Timing,97 bl f, PAH, pl, 118,pp1*, by 2L, pressed leader all the way, couldn't pass
4/4 Marazyo, 97 b c, PAH, pl, 119,pp2, starting to move up, wanted more track

8. mdn 4/up 1 1/4 T $2500
Winner: Same Love, 1995 chestnut filly ACR(Samesaoud x Love Falcon, Almarah My Falcon) owned by Desert Wind Farm, trained by Alyssa Crawford, bred by October Moon Acres, IL, ridden by Elizabeth Corbett, winning time= 2:19.0
1/3 Same Love, 95 ch f, ACR, pl, 120,pp1, by 1L, pressed pace, took over on turn, hand-ridden home
2/3 Ssentennial, 97 bl c, PAH, pl, 119,pp3*, by head, set pace, overtaken on turn, held on for 2nd
3/3 Myti Try, 97 b c, PAH, pl, 119,pp2, pressed pace all the way, very close

9. allow 4/up 6fT $4200
Winner: Ibn Omanni, 1997 chestnut colt PAH(*Perun x Omanni, Oman ) owned by The Solar Stud Arabian Corporation, bred by Cross R Ranch, MI, trained by P.A. Horton, winning time=1:21.2
1/4 Ibn Omanni, 97 ch c,PAH,allw, 120,pp4*, by nose, went wire-to-wire under extreme pressure
2/4 Hello Spring,94 g m, PAH, mw, 121,pp2, by head, closed fast to almost get to the line first
3/4 Palm, 96 ch h, ABE, mw, 122,pp1, by 2L, pressed leader all the way, stayed tough in stretch
4/4 Kristopher, 96 g g, HLE, mw, 122,pp3, pressed pace, starting to drop back late

10. claim 4/up 1mT $2500
Winner: NA Visigoth , 1997 grey gelding HLE(Zeniith x Shawna Angela, Juan de Shawn -r ) owned and trained by Heather Lettengarver, bred by Nightstar Farms, CA , winning time= 1:54.7
1/1 NA Visigoth , 97 g g, HLE,mw,120, pp1, coasted home in solid walkover

11. ITR Budweiser Arabian Cup Open, 3/up 1 1/8m $20,000-e
Winner: Abrazo SPN, 1996 grey horse MAJ(Isphan x Cardelina, Garbo-r ) owned by Clearly Canadian Farms / Mary-ann Jantz, bred by Yeguada Veragua, Spain , trained by Cass de Leon, ridden by Justin LaRoche, winning time= 2:05.5
1/5 Abrazo [SPN], 96 g h, MAJ, SpW, 125,pp3*, by head, stalked, perfect finishing move
2/5 Cyklamat, 98 ch c, SMR, mw, 121,pp4, by 1L, just missed in w-t-w attempt
3/5 Tad, 98 bl g, SMR, mw, 121,pp5, by 1/2L, closing fast to challenge
4/5 NA Kraken, 97 ch g, HLE, allw, 122,pp2, by head, closing fast to get close late
5/5 Prince Nasrullah,97 g c, ALO, SpW, 122,pp1, pressed pace, tiring slightly in stretch

12. ITR Arabian Cup Distaff, 3/up f/m 1 1/16m $13,700-e
Winner: Silvona SPN, 1997 grey filly MAJ(Alvarez x Vinca, Rescoldo-r ) owned by Clearly Canadian Farms / Mary-ann Jantz, bred by Yeguada Veragua, Spain , trained by Cass de Leon, ridden by Justin LaRoche, winning time= 1:57.3 (Just 2/10ths off her TR)
1/3 Silvona [SPN], 97 g f, MAJ, MSW, 123,pp2*, by 1/2L, w-t-w under severe pressure all the way
2/3 Allarcha, 97 bl f, SMR, mw, 121,pp1, by 1L, was S's shadow all the way around, very strong late challenge
3/3 Maysonsheik,98 ch f, ABE, mw, 119,pp3, pressed stubbornly, stayed close all the way

13. ITR Cre-Run California Oaks, 4yo f 7 1/2f $20,000
Winner: Fajera [EGY], 1997 bay filly MHK(Ramleh x Iman, Hafeed Anter-r ) owned and trained by Mary Hope Kramer, bred by Abdel Rahim Stud, Egypt , winning time=1:44.5
1/3 Fajera [EGY], 97 b f, MHK, MSW, 122,pp1, by nose, ferocious duel, just got her nose in front
2/3 BL Kilauea, 97 b f, PAH, mw, 121,pp2, by 1/2L, dueled winner all the way, just nosed out at the wire
3/3 Braizia, 97 b f, SMR, mw, 121,pp3, stalked pace, gaining on duelers late just not quite enough today

14. ITR Mardi Gras Casino Derby, 3/4 yo 1m $12,000-e
Winner: Jazz n Blues, 1998 grey colt ALO(Biloxi Blues x Bint Sadeekah,Ibn Morafic-r) owned by Sleepy Pines Acres/Ashley Long, bred by Cross R Ranch, MI , trained by Skye MacDonald, ridden by Tessa Cheval, winning time=1:55.2
1/3 Jazz n Blues, 98 g c, ALO, SpW, 122,pp1*, by neck, early lead held up today
2/3 NA Dasher , 97 g g, HLE, mw, 122,pp3, by 1/2L, closing fast, just a stride too late
3/3 Kentimentiu, 97 b c, PAH, allw, 122,pp2, pressed pace, strong late challenge

15. ITR Horseshoers Supply St., 3+ 2m $8,100-e
Winner: Misty Palas, 1996 grey mare HLE(Amarna Rose Nasrullah x *Saizad, Azad ) owned and trained by Heather Lettengarver, bred by Cross R Ranch,MI , winning time=4:13.1
1/1 Misty Palas, 96 g m,HLE, mw,123,pp1, comfortable walkover, looked like she could have gone around again...

Most Talked-About Horses:
The high-quality 3yo allowance field in Race 3- 5 excellent young horses in what should be a very close race!
And a good set of colts and geldings in Race 11, the ITR Budweiser Open Cup. The Spanish colt Abrazo taking on the royally-bred Prince Nasrullah.

Coolest Name: Absolute Zero, 98 g f, HLE

Sentimental Favorites:
Countess Raen, 98 g f, PAH
Marc It Down, 98 b c, MAJ

Surest Bets:
Silvona in Race 12,
Fajera in race 13.