Pyatigorsk Hippodrome, Russia
June 4, 2005

Entrants: Cathy Moe (CMO),Dawn Prough-Orsini (DPO), Ashley Getsay (AGE), Ronda Figal (RFI), Chris Wallbruch (CWA), Amber Berdie (ABE), Beth Gustas (BGU),Lissa Lyonne (LLY), Shanon Range (SRA), Carla Potter (CPO), Laura Bacon (LBA), Heather Tripp (HTR),Sue Stahl (SST), Satu Marttila (SMA.

Entries: 127 horses! Great turnout!
Weather: sunny, 70 degrees
Track conditions: all races on dirt-fast

Breakdown for Purses in Russia
400r----- 228 / 92 / 44 / 24 / 12
600r----- 342 / 138 / 66 / 36 / 18
13,750r-----7838 / 3162 / 1513 / 825 / 412
25,000r-----14,250 / 5750 / 2750 / 1500 / 750

Weights-All races: 2yo 57 kg, 3yo 58 kg, older 59 kg
Fillies / Mares carry 2 kg less


1A. Maiden 2yof 1600m 400r, all carry 55kg
Winner: Nile, 2003 chestnut filly CWA (Mediterranean x Naminka, Pike) Br: Aktyabr Stud, RUS, T=1:48.6
1/7 Nile, 03 ch f CWA, fts, pp2, by 1 1/2L, out to early lead, held on
2/7 Natal, 03 g f, SST, unp, pp1, by 1/2L, pressed leader but couldn't pass
3/7 Prowa, 03 g f, CWA, fts, pp6, by nose, pressed, tiring but held on for show
4/7 CRR Neveragain,03 g f,RFI, fts, pp5, by 1L, stalked, gaining well late
5/7 Nadusa, 03 b f, CMO, unp, pp3, by head, closing from off pace
6/7 LS Matrusha,03 g f, BGU, fts, *pp7, by head, pressed pace, shuffled back late
7/7 Kacha, 03 b f, DPO, fts, pp4, mild bid midway, didn't last


1B. Maiden 2yof 1600m 400r, all carry 55kg
Winner: Pasha, 2003 grey filly SMA(Gid x Prismatic, Tern) bred by Golovko Stud RUS, T=1:48.2
1/7 Pasha, 03 g f, SMA, fts, *pp3, by 2L, dueled all the way, drawing off
2/7 Puzzle, 03 b f, ABE, unp, pp7, by neck, dueled all the way, held for place
3/7 Mariska PLK, 03 b f, LLY, unp, pp1, by 1/2L,closing fast, nearly had better
4/7 Kobagepa, 03 ch f, BGU, fts, pp5, by 1/2L, closing the gap late
5/7 Narvil, 03 b f, SRA, fts, pp2, by neck, stalked, carried wide in final turn
6/7 CRR Naturlich,03 ch f,CWA, unp, pp4, by neck, closing, carried wide in final turn
7/7 Little Gala,03 ch f, SMA, fts, pp6, pressed pace, bore out in final turn


1C. Maiden 2yof 1600m 400r, all carry 57kg
Winner: Siena, 2003 grey filly LBA (Nalchik x Samria, Sorinka) bred by Monesetah International, RUS, T= 1:50.1
1/7 Siena, 03 g f LBA, pl, *pp1, by 1L, closed to get win at the line
2/7 Naracha PLK, 03 ch f, LLY, fts, pp6, by neck, set pace, held off all but one
3/7 Tylendel, 03 g f, HTR, unp, pp4, by neck, pressed all the way home
4/7 Pracharpa,03 ch f, BGU, fts, pp5, by head, stalked, strong late challenge
5/7 LS Pilarka,03 g f, SMA, unp, pp7, by 1L, slow start, closing willingly
6/7 Marvelus, 03 b f, CWA, unp, pp2, by 1L, bumped at break, gaining late
7/7 CRR Silkweed,03 b f, SRA, unp, pp3, bumped at break, saved for next


1D. Maiden 2yoc 1600m 400r, all carry 57kg
Winner: Pollock, 2003 grey colt CWA (Narasun x Pavla, Drug -r) Br: Polet L'va Konyushnya, RUS, T=1:50.3
1/7 Pollock, 03 g c, CWA, fts, pp4, by nose, set slow pace, fought hard to hold on
2/7 CRR Kawget,03 ch c, AGE, unp, pp3, by 1L, stalked, good late challenge
3/7 Little Kamreth,03 g c,SMA, unp, pp2, by 1/2L,closed well in stretch
4/7 Sharik, 03 ch c, LBA, pl, *pp5, by neck, bumped at break, some late gains
5/7 Vargo, 03 g c, LLY, unp, pp1, by 1/2L, evenly midpack today
6/7 Nepalushnas,03 db c, BGU, fts, pp7, by 3/4L, bumped at break, weaved out, not pushed
7/7 Proust, 03 g c ABE, fts, pp6, pinballed at break, not pushed


1E. Maiden 2yoc 1600m 400r, all carry 57kg
Winner: Little Negoslav, 2003 grey colt ABE(Little Talan x Little Niacara, Little Piastr) bred by Little Stables, RUS, T=1:48.5
1/7 Little Negoslav,03 g c,ABE, fts, pp1, by nose, swept up late to get win at the wire
2/7 LS Karthago,03 ch c, BGU, pl, *pp2, by 1L, pressed, up at 3/4, almost held on
3/7 Nadak, 03 g c, AGE, unp, pp3, by neck, closing fast in the stretch
4/7 Naum, 03 g c, CWA, fts, pp5, by neck, set pace, looked tired but kept trying
5/7 CRR Kallimaka,03 g c, SRA, unp, pp4, by 2L, pressed pace, good effort today
6/7 Nepogepas,03 br c, BGU, pl, pp6, by 1/2L, gearing up very late
7/7 Nemo PLK, 03 g c, LLY, fts, pp7, pressed, fell back with pacesetters


2A. Maiden 3/u f/m 1600m 400r, 3yos 56kg, older 57kg
Winner: Nimska, 2002 Chestnut Filly LLY(Minsk x Neptuna, Vulkan) bred by Polet L'va Konyushnya, RUS, T=1:48.7
1/7 Nimska, 02 ch f, LLY, fts, pp7, by 3L, flew right out to untouchable lead
2/7 Kupala, 00 b f, SRA, pl, pp1, by head, stalked, gaining too late
3/7 Moria, 02 g f, RFI, fts, pp4, by head, stalked, gaining too late
4/7 Kentra, 01 ch f, DPO, pl, *pp3, by neck, closing in the stretch
5/7 Nurmasaila,02 ch f, BGU, pl, pp6, by 1/2L,stalked, some late gains
6/7 LS Nira, 02 g f, CWA, unp, pp5, by 1/2L, just finding stride late
7/7 Vilya, 02 g f, HTR, pl, pp2, just finding stride late


2B. Maiden 3/u f/m 1600m 400r, 3yos 56kg, older 57kg
Winner: Nicoletta, 2002 Grey Filly RFI (Karat-r x Nevopushki, Apeks) bred by Resitbsja Stud,RUS, T=1:48.4
1/7 Nicoletta,02 g f, RFI, fts, pp1, by 1L, stalked, won going away
2/7 Margritka,00 g f, LLY, unp, pp4, by 3/4L, stalked, solid strtech drive
3/7 Valinor, 00 ch f, HTR, pl, pp6, by 1L, stalked, solid strtech drive
4/7 Little Kosniatina, 01 bl f, CWA, pl, *pp2, by neck, closing, good late effort
5/7 Mukha, 02 ch f, BGU, pl, pp3, by neck, couldn't hold pace under severe pressure
6/7 Little Mulan, 01 ch f, CWA, pl, pp7, by 1/2L, stalked, shuffled back
7/7 Danzana, 02 b f, SRA, unp, pp5, slow start, some late gains


2C. Maiden 3/u c/h 1600m 400r,3yos 58kg, older 59kg
Winner: Mumak, 2001 chestnut colt CPO(Vek x Muna, Tern) bred by Stavropol Stud, RUS, T= 1:50.0
1/6 Mumak, 01 ch c, CPO, pl, *pp6, by head, dueled all the way, on the nod
2/6 Pavlov , 01 g c, LLY, pl, pp3, by head, dueled all the way, jusst missed
3/6 Prowait, 02 ch c, CPO, pl, pp1, by 1L, pressed top two home, tried hard
4/6 Khalil, 02 b c, SRA, pl, pp5, by 2L, stalked, couldn't advance
5/6 Vairi, 02 g c, LBA, pl, pp4, by 1/2L, starting to gear up late
6/6 Nasran, 02 g c SRA, pl, pp2, slow to respond to the rider


3A. Maiden 3/u f/m 2400m 400r,3yos 56kg, older 57kg
Winner: Najla, 2001 grey filly CPO( Nekrasov x Nabavka, Peleng-r) bred by Stavropol Stud, RUS, T=2:49.7
1/6 Najla, 01 g f CPO, pl, *pp4, by 4L, set steady pace and carried it home wtw
2/6 Nagrumis PLK ,02 g f, LLY, unp, pp1, by neck, fought back when challenged
3/6 Little Gitasha,02 g f,BGU, unp, pp3, by head, stalked, fought for 2nd
4/6 Valtanya PLK ,02 b f, LLY, unp, pp5, by neck, closing fast but too much to make up
5/6 Praruna, 02 b f, BGU, pl, pp6, by 1L, best move at 2000m
6/6 Namarie, 02 g f, HTR, unp, pp2, late rally didn't happen


3B. Maiden 3/u c/g 2400m 400r, 3yos 58kg, older 59kg
Winner: Nedit, 2002 grey colt RFI(Mediterranean-r x Nalii, Murmansk-r) bred by Oktober Stud RUS, T=2:51.3
1/4 Nedit, 02 g c, RFI, fts, pp2, by 2L, stalked, great finish
2/4 Nazgul, 02 g c, RFI, fts, pp4, by 4L, set pace, couldn't hold off stablemate
3/4 Koblynn, 01 g c, BGU, pl, *pp1, by 1/2L,late rally didn't happen
4/4 Maksimilian,00 g c, LLY, pl, pp3, didn't fire today


4A. Allow 3/u f/m 1000m 600r,3yos 56kg, older 57kg
Winner: Meliora, 2001 grey filly BGU(Minsk x Moskva, Tern) bred Monasetah International, RUS, T=1:08.0
1/10 Meliora, 01 g f BGU, mw, pp10, by 1L, stalked, flying late to win
2/10 Vysage, 00 b f, ABE, alw, pp7, by nose, set pace, fought to hold place
3/10 Nadia, 02 g f, ABE, alw, pp1, by nose,stalked, challenged late
4/10 Panda, 01 b f, BGU, mw, pp4, by 1L,stalked, challenged late
5/10 Nemaline,00 g f, BGU, alw, pp6, by head, pressed pace, trying hard in traffic
6/10 Padrenku,99 ch f, SRA, mw, pp4, by 1L, pressed, pinched back when ready
7/10 Numinor Heiress,01 b f, RFI, mw, pp8, by neck,pressed, pinched back when ready
8/10 Little Katrushka, 02 g f, CWA, mw, pp9, by 1L, pressed, looked tired late
9/10 Payne, 01 b f, DPO, Spw, *pp5, by 1/2L, evenly today
10/10 Glafira, 02 bl f, SST, mw, pp2, not herself today


4B. Allow 3/u c/h 1000m 600r, 3yos 58kg, older 59kg
Winner: Nanuk, 2001 grey colt CPO(Biunas x Nachinka, Mashuk-r) bred by Stavropol Stud, RUS , T=1:07.7
1/7 Nanuk, 01 g c CPO, mw, pp7, by 1L, rated with pacesetters, put them away
2/7 Shaduf, 01 b c BGU, SW, *pp5, by nose, pressed, game to the wire
3/7 Kunam, 99 ch c, AGE, alw, pp3,by neck, set pace, kept fighting to the wire
4/7 Little Krasislav , 02 bl c, CWA, mw, pp3, by 1L,pressed, looked tired late
5/7 Neshevik, 00 g c, SRA, mw, pp6, by neck, pressed, kept trying
6/7 Nepenthe, 99 b c, LBA, alw, pp1, by 3/4L,pressed, fell back
7/7 Nytclub, 00 g c, HTR, mw, pp2, with lead early, fell back


4C. Allow 3/u c/h 1000m 600r, 3yos 58kg, older 59kg
Winner: Pharamir,2001 chestnut colt HTR (Marwan-r x Platnum, Marsianin-r) bred by Cossack Fox, RUS , T=1:09.2
1/6 Pharamir, 01 ch c, HTR, mw, pp5, by nose, closed powerfully for narrow win
2/6 Little Kliapik,01 ch c,SMA, Spw, pp6, by 1L, closed well -almost got better
3/6 Boy, 01 br c, BGU, Spw, *pp1, by neck, pressed, gamely kept on
4/6 Pankrati, 00 ch c, LLY, mw, pp2, by 1/2L, set pace, couldn't hold on
5/6 Little Matisse,02 ch c,CWA, mw, pp3, by 1/2L,pressed, tiring late
6/6 Konatrovic,02 ch c, BGU, mw, pp4, pressed, tiring late


5A. Allow 3/u f/m 1800m 600r,3yos 56kg, older 57kg
Winner: Little Katarinka , 2001 grey filly SRA (Little Piastr x Little Kobialka, Moment -r) bred by Little Stables International, RUS, T=2:04.2
1/10 Little Katarinka,01 g f,SRA,Spw, pp7, by nose, ground-saving trip on rail to win
2/10 Galerka, 01 b f, BGU, mw, pp6, by 1L, stalked, fought up through traffic
3/10 Dralii,00 g f, SRA, alw, pp10, by head, set pace, couldn't hold on
4/10 Natala, 01 g f, BGU, SW, *pp9, by head, pressed, stayed tough
5/10 Purity, 00 ch f, HTR, mw, pp3, by neck, pressed, stayed tough
6/10 Geneva, 01 bl f, SST, alw, pp5, by 1/2L, pressed, no late gains
7/10 Nujama, 02 b f, SRA, alw, pp1, by 4L, stalked, boxed in
8/10 Gaika, 00 ch f, SRA, alw, pp4, by 1/2L,stalked, no late rally
9/10 Nefertari,01 b f, DPO, mw, pp2, by 1/2L,pressed, pinched back in turn, not pushed
10/10 Nytowl, 99 ch f, HTR, cw, pp8, pressed, pinched back, not pushed


5B. Allow 3/u c/g 1800m 600r,3yos 58kg, older 59kg
Winner: Konisk, 2000 dark bay colt BGU(Minsk x Little Konatona, Balaton-r) bred by Radooga Stud,RUS T= 2:05.6
1/6 Konisk, 00 db c, BGU, SW, *pp5, by 1/2L, set pace, held on all the way home
2/6 Manich, 01 g c, SRA, Spw, pp4, by head, pressed, won fight for 2nd
3/6 Keks, 98 db c, BGU, alw, pp3, by 1/2L, stalked, flying late to challenge
4/6 Silmarien,02 db c, ABE, Spw, pp2, by 1L, steadily midpack, no late gains
5/6 Akzent, 01 g c, CPO, Spw, pp6, by 1/2L, steadily midpack,no late gains
6/6 Little Kaptah,00 g c, CWA, alw, pp1, pressed, blocked when ready, fell back


5C. Allow 3/u c/g 1800m 600r,3yos 58kg, older 59kg
Winner: Nastr, 2002 grey colt, BGU (Little Piastr x Nasterna, Tern) bred by Radooga Stud, RUS, T= 2:07.1
1/6 Nastr, 02 g c, BGU, mw, pp2, by nose, stalked, up in final strides
2/6 Silmaril, 01 ch c, HTR, mw, pp5, by head, set pace, nearly held on
3/6 Nalivaiko,00 g c, CPO, mw, pp3, by neck, closing fast, almost there
4/6 Nadinsk, 02 g c, BGU, SW, *pp6, by 1/2L, pressed, kept fighting back
5/6 Moscow, 98 g c, LBA, Spw, pp4, by 1/2L, stalked, gaining late
6/6 Nastil, 99 b c, LBA, mw, pp1, pressed, stayed close to the line


6. ITR The Sprinters Classic 3yo 1000m 13,750r, colts 58kg, fillies 56kg
Winner: Pagrulin PLK, 2002 grey colt LLY (Grust x Pavlinka, Karavan-r) bred by Polet L'va Konyushnya, RUS, T= 1:07.4
1/7 Pagrulin PLK, 02 g c, LLY, mw, pp7, by 1/2L, set pace, tiring but held on for win
2/7 Khazad, 02 b c, ABE, mw, pp2, by head, pressed pace, couldn't pass
3/7 Nebr, 02 ch c, SST, Spw, pp3, by 1L, pressed pace, good finish
4/7 Little Kace,02 b f, BGU, Spw, pp5, by neck, stalked, no late gains
5/7 Little Gina,02 b f, SMA, SW, *pp4, by 1L, pressed, dropped back in stretch
6/7 Purgatory,02 bl f, DPO, mw, pp1, by neck, pressed, fell back late
7/7 Silvan, 02 bl c, DPO, mw, pp6, stalked, no late rally


7. ITR Pesniar Classic 4/u 2400m 25,000r, horses 59kg, mares 57kg
Winner: Kunak, 2001 bay colt CPO(Menshevik x Kupava, Korvan) bred by Stavropol Stud, RUS, T=2:50.8
1/10 Kunak, 01 b c, CPO, Spw, pp1, by nose, closed from midpack to win at the line
2/10 Little Kaszimir,98 ch c, DPO, Spw, pp5, by 1/2L, set pace, almost held on wtw
3/10 Narnia, 01 ch f, SST, SW, pp3, by neck, rated off pace, strong finish
4/10 Motor, 01 ch c, SMA, MSW,*pp10, by 1L, pressed pace, no late gains
5/10 Kujichagulia Star,00 b c, HTR, mw, pp9, by neck, stalked, starting to gain on outsdie
6/10 Praminsk, 01 ch c, BGU, Spw, pp4, by neck, stuck midpack today
7/10 Little Kupol, 99 ch c, CWA, Spw, pp7, by 1/2L, starting to tire late
8/10 Little Kankan, 00 ch c, RFI, alw, pp6, by 1/2L, starting to tire late
9/10 Nepremera, 01 b f, BGU, Spw, pp8, by 1/2L, pressed early, but tired in stretch
10/10 Little Mayfair,00 ch f, HTR, mw, pp2, midpack, then settled back