Flatirons Raceway (Arabians)
October 5, 2002
Season Ending meet

Weather: sunny and cool at 65 degrees
Track conditions: Dirt course good, Turf course yielding.

Prize---1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th
$2500---1250/500/375/250/125
$4200---2100/840/630/420/210
$12,000--6000/2400/1800/1200/600
$50,000--25000/10000/7500/5000/2500

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 3yo c/g 6fT $2500
Winner: Reign of Fire, 1999 grey colt, LBA (BL Firehouse x Air and Darkness, RM Wargames) bred by Interphaze Arabs CA, trained by B.J. Gordon, ridden by Mac Roth, T=1:20.4
1/6 Reign of Fire, 99 g c,LBA, unpl, pp1, by nose, stalked leaders, perfect move to inch out the win
2/6 Little Anter FIN ,99 ch c,SMA, Sp, pp3, by 1L, won out over W, couldn't hold off RoF at the line
3/6 Wystery,99 g g , MMZ, pl,**pp4, by 1/2L, set blazing pace, starting to tire late
4/6 Nabanaas Lie, 99 bl c,CMI, pl, pp5, by head, flying up late from waaayyy back
5/6 Alittlebitofluck,99 bl c,ACR, unpl, pp2, by 1L, stalked, no late rally
6/6 Carmas, 99 ch g, SRA, unpl, pp6, up at 3/4 to challenge, dropped back in stretch

1B. Mdn 3yo c/g 6fT $2500
Winner: Firewalker, 1999 bay gelding, ABE (Sim x Fenni, El Bak-r) bred by Monasetah Stables MN, ridden by George Edwards, T= 1:20.8
1/6 Firewalker,99 b g, ABE, pl, pp2, by head, won out in close duel with U
2/6 Urjuwani, 99 g c, MMZ, pl, pp1, by head, pushed F all the way to the wire
3/6 Seelie Court,99 bl c, LBA, pl,**pp5, by 1L, weaved when BTF stumbled, flying up late
4/6 Marcus, 99 b c, JRD, unpl, pp4, by 1/2L, ran midpack, starting to gain late
5/6 Dassous EGY,99 bl c, ALO, unpl, pp3, out fast early with F and U, fading late
6/6 (DNF)Beyond the Flames,99 ch c, SRA, pl, pp6, stumbled badly just after break, lost jockey
NOTES: Beyond the Flames' jockey kept hold of the reins after their near-spill, and both walked off the track.

1C. Mdn 3yof 6fT $2500
Winner: Panacea PHD, 1998 grey filly, LDE (Paragon PHD x Palladia PHD, *Statuss-r) bred by Persimmon Hill, VA, ridden by Seamus McNaughton, T= 1:20.9
1/5 Panacea PHD, 99 g f, LDE ns, pp4, by 1 1/2L, came up in late outside rush to win handliy
2/5 Evesham, 99 b f, JSM pl, pp3, by head, pressed, surprised by P's late speed
3/5 RA Elisaveta, 99 ch f, PBR unpl, pp1, by 1L,stalked, couldn't get by E at the line
4/5 My Kewpi Doll, 99 g f, JRD pl,**pp2, by 1/2L, stalked, closing ground late
5/5 LS Escedra, 99 ch f, SMA pl, pp5, set pace but starting to tire in stretch

1D. Mdn 3yof 6fT $2500
Winner: Emichi, 1999 chestnut filly, BGU (Emael POL-r x Kaychinaa EGY, Kayahya) bred by Port Royal Stud, GA, T= 1:20.4
1/5 Emichi, 99 ch f, BGU, pl,**pp3, by 2L, pressed K, took over and coasted to victory
2/5 Azabad, 99 ch f, VAJ, pl, pp5, by neck, pressed, outfinished today but stayed game
3/5 BL Tirific,99 b f, SRA, pl, pp4, by neck, closing up late but couldn't get past A
4/5 Khalari, 99 ch r f, NPE, unpl, pp2, by 1/2L, set pressured pace, stayed close all the way although tiring
5/5 RA Setepenra,99 bl f, PBR, unpl, pp1, best move too soon, started to slow

2. Allow 3yo nw2LT 1m $4200
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= 1:53.1
1/10 Tiki Tiki, 99 b g, ABE, mw, pp6, by nose, set pace and held off waves of challengers for wtw
2/10 Cortegana SP, 99 ch f, MAJ, Spw, pp1, by neck, flying up late on the far outside, very close
3/10 Daydream Believer,99 g f, VAJ, mw, pp3, by 1/2L, pressed TT all the way home
4/10 Amina, 99 bl f, SST, pl, pp10, by head, pressed TT early, rated, coming again
5/10 Grendel, 99 g c, LBA, mw, pp9, by nose, out fast with TT, shufled back in stretch
6/10 Makin Faces, 99 b f, JRD, mw,**pp5, by 1/2L, pressed TT but couldn't last the whole way
7/10 RA Pashmina, 99 b f, PBR, mw, pp4, by 1/2L, moving up late through traffic
8/10 Cader Idris, 99 g c, JSM, mw, pp7, by 1L, closing, had to go wide for racing room
9/10 Nevorun, 99 g c, SRA, mw, pp8, by 3/4L, starting to close the gap late
10/10 Bizre EGY, 99 g f, ALO, pl, pp2, stuck midpack getting mud in the face most of race

3A. Mdn 3/up c/g 1m $2500
Winner: Auloul EGY, 1999 grey colt , MTO (Aql x Ishrab,*Farak ) bred by Abdel Rahim Stud, Egypt, ridden by D. Troimarie, T= 1:54.3
1/7 Auloul EGY, 99 g c, MTO, unpl, pp3, by 1/2L, best finishing move, held on strong
2/7 Ramify, 98 b g, BGU, pl, pp1, by neck, closing fast from midpack
3/7 Faerie Red, 99 ch c, LBA, pl,**pp6, by head, set pace, tired but still trying
4/7 RA Zenith, 98 bl g, PBR, pl, pp5, by nose, moving up from midpack
5/7 Sonic Boom, 99 bl c, ACR, pl, pp7, by 2L, pressed, started to tire in stretch
6/7 Baha Patriot, 99 b c, LDE, ns, pp2, by 1/2L, closing the gap late from far back
7/7 RA Barents Sea, 98 g c, PBR, unpl, pp4, closing the gap late from far back

3B. Mdn 3/up f/m 1m $2500
Winner: RA Royal Novice, 1997 chestnut filly , PBR (RA Lights and Siren II x Novizna, Pakistan-r) bred by Richmondtown Arabians NY, T= 1:56.0
1/6 RA Royal Novice,97 ch f, PBR, pl,**pp1, by nose, stalked, up in final seconds to nab win
2/6 Ashes Ashes, 98 g f, LBA, unpl, pp4, by neck, closed fast to get place
3/6 Palmetto, 97 ch f, JSM, pl, pp5, by nose, rated on the lead, just overtaken late
4/6 Cherie Darike, 99 b f , ALO, pl, pp2, by neck, pressed P but couldn't get past
5/6 Dacja POL, 98 g f, ABE, pl, pp3, by 1L, pressed P, tired but kepr trying
6/6 Little Rodina, 99 b f , SMA, unpl, pp6, never really fired today

4A. Mdn 4/up c/g 7fT $2500
Winner: Orbiting, 1998 grey gelding, SRA (Amarna Rose Nasrullah x Oona, One Love ) bred by Argyle Stables FL, ridden by Alex Marcos, T= 1:41.0
1/6 Orbiting, 98 g g, SRA, pl,**pp5, by 1/2L, settled midpack, charged up in deep stretch to win it
2/6 White Russian, 98 ch c, MMZ, unpl, pp1, by 3/4L, pressed, had lead top of stretch
3/6 RA Horemheb, 98 g c, PBR, pl, pp6, by neck, set pace, overtaken in stretch
4/6 Bard Laazan, 98 b r c, MTO, pl, pp3, by nose, closing fast, ran out of track
5/6 Lifes A Breeze, 98 bl c, LBA, pl, pp4, by 1 1/2L, stalked, challenged at 6f then faded
6/6 Vanadium PHD, 98 bl c, LDE, ns, pp2, distracted early, starting to get down to running late

4B. Mdn 4/up f/m 7fT $2500
Winner: Little Tigress, 1998 bay filly, SMA (Little Zloty Rog x Little Tiki Flame, Tiki Sahiber Ku-r) bred by Little Stables, CA, ridden by John Carter, T= 1:41.3
1/5 Little Tigress, 98 b f, SMA, pl, pp5, by head, set pace, fought back when passed
2/5 Gharma, 97 b f, PBR, unpl,**pp2, by head, traded leads with LT all the way
3/5 Sams Bouquet, 98 ch f, BGU, pl, pp4, by 1/2L, closing fast, but got to the lead one stride too late
4/5 Economic Theory,98 g f, LBA, unpl, pp3, by 2L, pressed, had lead at 3/4 but weakened slightly
5/5 Singing Pence, 98 bl f, SRA, pl, pp1, pressed early but tired in stretch

5. Mdn 4/up 1-1/4 T $2500
Winner: Bien Cheri, 1998 black filly , LBA (Josue x Kasamta, Flaming Tron Ku-r) bred by Cross R Ranch MI, trained by Scotti Harris, ridden by Jae Holland, T=2:18.2
1/8 Bien Cheri, 98 bl f, LBA, Sp,**pp7, by 1/2L, battled to the lead in final strides
2/8 Zuhrah, 97 ch f, NPE, pl,pp2, by 1/2L, had lead in stretch, overtaken by latecomer
3/8 RA Baketaten, 97 ch f, PBR, pl,pp5, by head, closing the gap late
4/8 Sams Escape, 98 b g, BGU, pl,pp3, by 1L, stalked, moving well late
5/8 WH French Lace, 98 g f, MAJ, pl,pp6, by head, with early leader, started to tire
6/8 Militant, 98 g c, LDE, pl,pp4, by 1L, set pace but couldn't last
7/8 Desert Omen, 98 ch c, ACR, pl,pp8, by head, stuck midpack, fought not to be last
8/8 Faizullah, 98 g g, MAJ, pl,pp1, worked to catch pack after being left far behind

6A. Allow 4/up c/g nw3LT 5f $4200
Winner: RA Rajah , 1997 grey gelding, PBR (RA Rikki Tikki Tavi x RA Princeton Tigress, Princeton Faaris-r) bred by Richmondtown Arabians NY, T= 1:08.7
1/7 RA Rajah, 97 g g, PBR, mw, pp3, by neck, stalked LK and fought his way to the lead
2/7 Little Kaszimir RUS,98 ch c,SMA, allw, pp1, by head, set pace but coudln't hold off RA R
3/7 Broadwaypremier,98 bl g, SRA, pl, pp2, by head, stalked LK and almost had him at the line
4/7 Rave Party, 98 bl c, LBA, Spw,**pp4, by 1L, stalked leaders, couldn't gain late
5/7 Count on Emael, 97 ch c, LBA, mw, pp7, by neck, swerved around fallen horse, still trying to make it up
6/7 RA Proof Positive,97 g c, PBR, mw, pp5, swerved around fallen horse early, kept trying
7/7 (DNF) Dashing Sam,97 g c, CPO, mw, pp6, fighting for early lead when he slipped and went down NOTES: Dashing Sam's hind feet slipped out from under him and he ended up spread-eagled on his belly in the middle of the track! All the other competitors were able to avoid him and he regained his feet and was led off the track.

6B. Allow 4/up f/m nw3LT 5f $4200
Winner: Sweet Roman, 1998 bay rabicano filly, NPE (The Roman x Sweet Nobility, Blazed Nobility) bred by Nightstar Arabians CA, ridden by J. Thomas, T= 1:08.2
1/7 Sweet Roman,98 b r f, NPE, allw,pp2, by neck, stalked leaders, slipped through on rail to take it
2/7 Little Grand Love,98 b f, SMA,Spw, **pp5, by 1L, pressed leader, looked winner until last strides
3/7 Zelia, 98 g f, SRA, pl, pp6, by head, pressed leader, challenged all the way home
4/7 Daretobestoopid ,98 b f, SRA, allw, pp3, by 1L, pressed BK, kept trying though a bit weary
5/7 Bint Karnak, 98 ch f, JSM, mw, pp4, by 1/2L, set pace, started to drop back in last furlong
6/7 Nabile, 97 ch f, MMZ, allw, pp1, by 1/2L, pressed BK, shuffled back late
7/7 Shia Tiger, 98 bl f, SST, allw, pp7, pressed BK, shuffled back late

7. Saabira Tu Stakes 3/up f/m 7f $12,000
Winner: Ah My Goddess, 1998 black filly , MHK (Numair x Asjahna Isis , Nabiel-r) bred by Port Royal Stud GA, T= 1:32.8
1/9 Ah My Goddess, 98 bl f, MHK, MSW, **pp3, by 1L, set maintainable pace, never headed
2/9 All The More, 98 b f, PAG, MSW, pp7, by neck, pressed AMG all the way
3/9 Same As Zen, 98 g f, BGU, allw, pp4, by neck, moving up through traffic
4/9 Frangipani, 99 g f, LBA, mw, pp6, by head, pressed AMG the whole race
5/9 Dione, 97 b f, ACR, mw, pp9, by 1/2L, stalked, couldn't advance
6/9 Shawanni, 99 b f, JRD, SW, pp5, by 1/2L, moving up late
7/9 Symasundara, 99 g f, CMI, Spw, pp2, by 1L, pressed pace early, shuffled back
8/9 Rockin Robin, 98 ch f, CMI, mw, pp8, by 1/2L, starting to gear up late
9/9 Little Zlota Rina,97 g f, SMA, allw, pp1, stumbled out of the gate, still caught the pack

8. Geds Winds Stakes 3/up c/g 1 1/8T $12,000
Winner: Anid EGY, 1999 grey colt , ALO (Iqbal x Ikhaya, Sherif Sami) bred by Abdel Rahim Stud, Egypt, trained by Skye MacDonald, ridden by Cori Nockturn, T= 2:05.9
1/7 Anid EGY, 99 g c, ALO, SW, **pp4, by 2L, huge early lead, in daylight all the way
2/7 Marc The Groove,97 g c, MMZ, mw, pp3, by nose, late rush caught all but one today
3/7 Ranu, 98 g c, SRA, mw, pp1, by nose, stalked leader, almost held for 2nd in photo
4/7 Little Momentum,96 b c, SMA, SW, pp5, by neck, closing fast to get in photo for 2nd
5/7 Asamaurdha, 98 g c, CMI, Spw, pp7, by neck, stalked, very game all the way
6/7 Likwor POL, 97 g c, LBA, mw, pp2, by 1/2L, closing up late in stretch
7/7 Sabinnial, 97 bl g, LBA, allw, pp6, just starting to move in stretch

9. ITR Hall of fame 5/up mares 1m $50,000
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= 1:53.5
1/4 Silvona SP, 97 g f, MAJ, MSW, **pp1, by 1/2L, trailed the field until mid-stretch, perfect move
2/4 Fajera EGY, 97 b f, HTR, MSW, pp2, by nose, pressed MBF, couldn't fight off S today
3/4 My Best Friend, 96 b f, MTO, allw, pp4, by 1L, set pace, tried hard to hold on
4/4 Tough Topics, 97 g f, BGU, Spw, pp3, pressed gamely but couldn't get to lead today
NOTES: Silvona didn't look herself until the last furlong of this race, when she came suddenly charging up to hit the line first!

10. ITR Hall of Fame 5/up 1m $50,000
Winner: Ben Struk, 1997 bay colt, PAG (Abraxas Moonstruk-r x No More, Never Again) bred by North Star Stud CA, ridden by A.P. Augustun, T= 1:53.9
1/4 Ben Struk, 97 b c, PAG, Spw, pp3, by 1/2L, won speed battle to the line
2/4 Miras Taj Mahal,97 g c, CMI, SW,**pp4, by 3/4L, fought BS all the way home
3/4 Ramadan, 96 ch c, HTR, mw, pp1, by 2L, fought BS every stride
4/4 Little Zlota Wosk,96 ch c, SMA, Spw, pp2, slow break, gaining ground late
NOTES: Three pacesetters in a furious speed battle made this a very exciting race with fast fractions! Another few furlongs and the closer LZW might have finshed them all off!

Coolest Name: Ashes Ashes, 98 g f, LBA
Sentimental Favorite: WH French Lace, 98 g f, MAJ
Surest Bet: Anid EGY, 99 g c, ALO

My thanks to all the owners who raced their horses here at Flatirons in 2002! Hope to see you in 2003!