Flatirons Raceway (Arabians)
October 11, 2008
Season Ender
# Horses: 63
Weather: light rain, 50 degrees
Track condition: dirt track good, turf track yielding
Purse Breakdowns
purse----1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th /5th
$2500----1250/500/375/250/125
$4200----2100/840/630/420/210
$5000----2500/1000/750/500/250
$9,000----4500/1800/1350/900/450
$12,000----6000/2400/1800/1200/600
$25,000----12500/5000/3750/2500/1250
1A. Mdn 3yo 4f fts/unpl only $2500 - f 120#, c/g 122# Winner: Blackfire, 2005 grey colt LBA (Sajim x Darkfire's Quest, Silver Quest) bred by Interphaze Arabs, CA winning time= :55.6 Equals track record! 1/6 Blackfire, 05 gc, LBA, fts, p3, by head, set pace and held off comers 2/6 Dalliance, 05 chf, LBA, fts, *p5, by head, stalked, challenging late 3/6 SR Glorfindel,05 gc, HTR, unp, p1, by 2L, pressed all the way 4/6 Reckless Fire,05 bf, HTR, unp, p4, by neck, stalked, some late gains 5/6 Kineesa, 05 blf, BGU, unp, p2, by 1L, late gains but too much to make up 6/6 Aheeb, 05 bf, PBR, fts, p6, by-, stumbled out of the gate, tried 1B. Mdn 3yo 4f prev. placed only $2500 - f 120#, c/g 122# Winner: LS Samira Moniet, 2005 bay filly SMA (Shakem Osiris x Little Raena Moniet, LS Sheikh Ibn Raena) bred by Little Stables, CA winning time= :55.9 1/4 LS Samira Moniet,05 bf, SMA, pl, p3, by head, stalked, up late to nab win 2/4 Soulful Music,05 gc, BGU, pl, *p4, by nose, pressed, almost kept late lead 3/4 Upward Drift, 05 bf, HTR, pl, p1, by 1L, set pace, just caught at the line 4/4 Ashan, 05 gc, BGU, pl, p2, by -, late gains but not in time 2. Mdn 4/u 1m $2500- 4yof 122#,4yo c/g 124#, older #126# Winner: CRR Firesteel, 2004 black colt HTR (Whywouldilie x Frogging Time, Centennial) bred by Cross R Ranch, MI winning time= 1:53.0 1/7 CRR Firesteel,04 blc, HTR, pl, p4, by 1L, set pace, untouchable today 2/7 Ani, 04 blf BGU, pl, *p2, by head, stalked, gaining late in traffic 3/7 RA Tahirah, 04 bf PBR, unp, p6, by head, stalked, gaining late in traffic 4/7 RA Lechlinska,04 gf, PBR, pl, p3, by 1/2L, pressed but taken wide in turn 5/7 Grimoire,04 blc, HTR, pl, p7, by neck, pressed early but wide in final turn 6/7 RA Alitaa,04 chf, PBR, pl, p1, by 1/2L, closing, checked at wall of tiring horses 7/7 Queen of Shadows,02 gf, LBA, pl, p5, by -, mild late gains 3. Cond 3/up NWin2008 1-1/8mT $4200 - 3yos 120#, 4yos 122#,older #124# Winner: All the Jazz, 2004 black filly ADA (Jazz N Blues x SDS Nightengale, Raun) bred by Sleepy Pines Acres, MI winning time= 2:05.2 1/8 All the Jazz, 04 blf, ADA, Spw, p5, by head, tough wtw under pressure 2/8 Xtreme, 01 gg, BGU, mw, p4, by 2L, stalked, strong late challenge 3/8 Daleel, 04 bc, BGU, Spw, p2, by head, pressed, couldn't keep up 4/8 Ravenfeather, 03 blf, LBA, mw, p8, by neck, gaining late on the outside 5/8 Bint Ali Aztar,03 bf, BGU, mw, p7, by neck, out fast, fading late 6/8 Dahliq, 02 chf, MHK, alw, p1, by 1L, fading after half 7/8 Flight Crew, 04 bf, BGU, Spw, *p6, by 1/2L, never fired today 8/8 Ku Rage, 05 blf, HTR, pl, p3, by -, slow start, gained late 4A. Alw 3/up mw/alws only 6f $5000 -3yos 120#, 4yos 122#,older #124# Winner: CRR Ransom, 2004 grey colt HTR (Centennial x CRR Right Ascension, Amarna Rose Nasrullah) bred by Cross R Ranch, MI winning time= 1:17.8 1/6 CRR Ransom, 04 gc, HTR, mw, *p6, by nose, stalked, strong late move to get win 2/6 Shakem Dragon,05 blsabf, ADA, mw, p4, by head, set pace, just nosed out at the wire 3/6 LS Celine, 04 bf, SMA, mw, p5, by 1/2L, flying up late, almost 4/6 Hometown Hero,02 gc, BGU, alw, p1, by 2L, stalked, strong late gains 5/6 Demonfire, 05 gf, HTR, mw, p3, by neck, stalked, mild late rally 6/6 RA Plain Vanilla,04 gc, PBR, alw, p2, by -, starting to gear up late 4B. Alw 3/up 6f Spw/better $5000-3yos 120#, 4yos 122#,older #124# Winner: Striking, 2004 bay filly BGU (Ben Struk x Foxesrcool, Djelfor-r) bred by North Star Stud, CA winning time= 1:18.1 1/5 Striking, 04 bf, BGU, MSW, *p4, by 1L, pressed, up in final yards for win 2/5 Rusty Wings, 04 bc, BGU, SW, p5, by 1L, set pace, couldn't hold on 3/5 Wicker Man, 05 blc, BGU, Spw, p2, by 1/2L, slow break, flying late 4/5 Tenebroso, 04 gc , LBA, Spw, p3, by 1/2L, gaining late in the game 5/5 Doppleganger, 04 dbc, HTR, Spw, p1, by-, with pace early, weakening 5. Try Again Stakes 4/u NSWs 1-1/2mT $9000- 4yos 122#,older #124# Winner: Bedlam EGY, 2001 chestnut rabicano mare LBA (Tahawi x Lothar's Song, Ibn Lothar-r) bred by Hydra Stables, EGY winning time= 2:50.9 1/8 Bedlam, 01 chrabf, LBA, Spw, p7, by nose, daring late rail move to get win 2/8 RA Tiberius, 02 chc, PBR, alw, p1, by 1L, pacesetter, fought hard, almost held 3/8 Indian Summer,04 gf, CWA, Spw, p8, by neck, flying late on outside, big effort 4/8 Daring Feat, 03 bg, BGU, Spw, p4, by head, pressed, weakening a bit late 5/8 LS By Afire, 03 chg, HTR, Spw, *p3, by 1L, closing well, nearly better 6/8 Epicentre, 03 gc, MHK, alw, p2, by 1L, pressed, falling bsck 7/8 LS Close Tufire,04 gc, SMA, mw, p5, by 1L, bumped at break, trying hard 8/8 Valjean, 05 chf, ADA, alw, p6, by-, bumped at break, kept trying 6. Mile High Stakes 3/up CO-BREDS ONLY 1m, $12,000-3yos 120#, 4yos 122#,older #124# Winner: Eqynox Love, 2002 grey mare BGU (NA Eqynox x Sams Love, Samesaoud) bred by Rainbow Dreams Stables, CO winning time= 1:52.8 1/7 Eqynox Love, 02 gf, BGU, MSW, *p5, by 2L, got out clean and ran off with it 2/7 Firehouse Sam,05 blc, LBA, pl, p3, by neck, bumped at break, best recovery 3/7 Fawada, 04 gf, ADA, alw, p1, by head, gaining late after boxed back 4/7 Silvan Hush, 04 gf, MAJ, MSW, p4, by neck, stumbled at break, kept fighting 5/7 Wilamena, 03 blf, BGU, MSW, p2, by 1/2L, pinballed at break, trying hard late 6/7 Badiban, 04 gc, CWA, Spw, p7, by 1L, weaved out at break, trying 7/7 Now and Again,03 bc, CWA, mw, p6, by-, getting into gear late NOTES: Firehouse Sam looked outclassed here but his undaunted recovery from a messy start impressed everyone but big sister Eqynox Love! 7. ITR California Firecracker Distaff 3yof 6f,$25,000- all 120# Winner: Kayhak, 2005 chestnut filly SMA (Kaydith x CRR Bint Ishak, Abu Ishak Behner) bred by Cross R Ranch, FL winning time= 1:17.0 Equals track record! 1/7 Kayhak, 05 chf, ADA, MSW, *p5, by 2L, wtw under pressure 2/7 Elemental, 05 gf, MHK, SW, p1, by 1L, pressed, couldn't maintain pace 3/7 LS Kharate, 05 chf, SMA, Spw, p3, by neck, pressed, kept fighting all the way 4/7 Sateen, 05 gf, MAJ, mw, p2, by head, pressed, weakening late 5/7 Shakem Shahira,05 blf, LBA, SW, p6, by 1/2L,pressed but slipping back late 6/7 Red Dawn, 05 bf, CWA, mw, p7, by 1/2L, out fast but fading 7/7 Sayyida, 05 blf, BGU, alw, p4, by-, stalked pack, couldn't advance 8. ITR California Firecracker Juvenile 3yo c/g 6f, $25,000-all 120# Winner: Winter Will, 2005 grey colt BGU (Firehouse Will x Winter Gale, Patriot Missle-r) bred by Rainbow Dreams Stables, CO winning time= 1:17.7 1/3 Winter Will, 05 gc,BGU, SW, p1, by nose, pushed to the limit late and held on 2/3 Cinnabar, 05 chc, CWA, SW, p3, by 2L, closed fast to battle it out 3/3 Marlowe, 05 dbc, LBA, SW, *p2, by -, hit gate at break, jockey released late NOTES: Not the battle the audience wanted- I'd love to see Marlowe try again! 9. ITR Tiki Diablo Hall of Fame Sprint 3/u c/g 7 1/2f ,$12,000- 4yos 122#, 5yos #124#, older 126# Winner: Sammath Naur, 2003 black horse MHK (Shakem Osiris x *Kachinaa, Sabinha) bred by Port Royal Stud, GA winning time= 1:43.6 1/9 Sammath Naur, 03 blc, MHK, MSW, p1, by neck, closed in the final turn to win out 2/9 Shaker, 02 bg, CWA, SW, p8, by neck, pressed, fought hard 3/9 LS Khali, 04 chc, SMA, MSW, p6, by head, closing strongly late 4/9 Catchme Commodore,00 blg, HTR, MSW, *p5, by neck, closing on the outside 5/9 Caspanol, 01 gg, CWA, SW, p9, by head, closing late 6/9 Wilder, 04 blc, LBA, MSW, p4, by neck, with pace, fading late 7/9 The Sheikh, 03 blc, BGU, SW, p3, by 1/2L, set pace, overtaken late 8/9 Monarch E, 02 bc, BGU, MSW, p7, by 1/2L, pressed, falling back late 9/9 Indiana, 04 gc, HTR, Spw, p2, by -, pressed, tiring late Most Talked-About Horses: ITR Tiki Diablo Hall of Fame Sprint field full of tough ones! Coolest Name: Soulful Music,05 gc, BGU Sentimental Favorite: RA Plain Vanilla, 04 gc, PBR Surest Bet: Eqynox Love in race 6.