Sunrise Mountain Raceway STBs (SMT)
November 08, 2003- Messenger Day

Weather: 66 degrees
Track conditions: Sloppy
Note: Since it is in such an arid climate,this track's surface is mainly sand and would be considered a little deep by most standards. Times at this track will just not be that fast due to the deeper footing.

Purse Breakdowns:
Prize---1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th
$2500---1250/500/375/250/125
$400,000---200,000/80,000/60,000/40,000/20,000

1A. Mdn 2yo Pace, fillies previously placed $2500
Winner: Scrapbook , 2001 black filly JHO (Ratimyst x Fiddle Faddle, Positive Reaction ) bred by Powers Farm, FL, trained by Rayenne Oglethorpe , driven by Leota Emery-Hopkins, T= 2:01.4h
1/6 Scrapbook , 01 bl f, JHO, pl, pp3, by 1/2L,just off pace, came charging late, 2:01.4h
2/6 Wylde Kistrata, 01 br f, MAJ, pl, pp6, by neck, set pace, tried hard to hold, 2:01.4h
3/6 Broadway Premier, 01 b r f, SDW, Sp,*pp4, by neck, closing fast but couldn't pass WK, 2:01.4h
4/6 Delicate Thunder, 01 bl f, BGU, pl, pp2, by 1L, close to pace but couldn't advance in stretch, 2:02.0h
5/6 Only In America, 01 bl f, BGU, pl, pp5, by 1L, well-positioned, carried wide in final turn, 2:02.2h
6/6 Falcon's Choice, 01 b f, MAJ, pl, pp1, weaved out in final turn, lost ground, 2:02.3h

1B. Mdn 2yo Pace, fillies unplaced/new starters $2500
Winner: Sugar Substitute, 2001 bay filly JHO (Substitute x Brown Sugar ,TCB Dan Patch ) bred by Powers Farm, FL, trained by Rayenne Oglethorpe , driven by Carpathian Emery, T= 2:01.2h
1/6 Sugar Substitute,01 b f, JHO, unpl, pp1, by 1L, closed impressively from midpack,2:01.2h
2/6 Shindeagan, 01 br f, SDW, unpl, pp4, by 2L, garden spot trip, almost held on to late lead, 2:01.3h
3/6 Fair Weather, 01 bl f, CKU, unpl, pp2, by 1/2L, raced on pace, weakening slightly late, 2:02.1h
4/6 Young Love, 01 b f, EKN, unpl, *pp6, by 1/2L, starting to gear up late, 2:02.2h
5/6 Whoville, 01 b f, JRD, unpl, pp5, by 2L, closing late from dead last, 2:02.2h
6/6 Safety Scissors,01 b f, JHO, unpl, pp3, set early pace, tired in stretch, 2:02.4h

1C. Mdn 2yo Pace, colts/geldings random split $2500
Winner: Midnight Crossing, 2001 dark bay colt CKU (Ethan Balanson x Midnight Darling, The Midnight Special ) bred by Flahive Stock Horses, CA, T= 2:01.4h
1/5 Midnight Crossing,01 dbc, CKU, pl, pp1, by head, set pace, won racelong duel with TL,2:01.4h
2/5 Thorongil Lenoir,01 bl c, JSM, ns, *pp3, by 1L, battled at the front with MC all the way,2:01.4h
3/5 Legendary Thief,01 b c, EKN, pl, pp4, by 1L, closing on top two in stretch, 2:02.1h
4/5 Frisk Me Now, 01 db c, SDW, unpl, pp5, by 1L, stalked, starting to gain late, 2:02.2h
5/5 Reynaud Falcon, 01 b c, BGU, pl, pp2, starting to gear up at the line, 2:02.3h

1D. Mdn 2yo Pace, colts/geldings random split $2500
Winner: African Sky, 2001 chestnut colt BGU (Safari x Ethiopia , Storm Warning) bred by Town & Country Farm, CA, T= 2:00.3h
1/5 African Sky, 01 ch c, BGU, pl, *pp3, by neck, set pace and held on under pressure, 2:00.3h
2/5 Under Pressure, 01 br c, EKN, pl, pp5, by 1/2L, pressed AS all the way to the wire, 2:00.3h
3/5 Hanover Tragedy,01 bl c, SDW, pl, pp2, by 1L, closing strongly in deep stretch, 2:00.4h
4/5 Harry Potter, 01 b c, JRD, pl, pp4, by 5L, stalked, starting to weaken late, 2:00.4h
5/5 Rick N Dan, 01 g c, JHO, unpl, pp1, looked uncomfortable on footing today, 2:01.3h

2A. Mdn 2yo Trot, fillies random split $2500
Winner: Light and Love, 2001 bay filly JRD (Nevele Victory x Light Up My Life, Speed In Action-r ) bred by Town & Country Farm (CA), T= 2:03.0h
1/6 Light and Love, 01 b f, JRD, pl, pp2, by 1L, sent out to big lead, air between held up, 2:03.0h
2/6 LS Fly Possessed,01 b f, SMA, Sp, *pp5, by neck, stalked, gaining fast but couldn't reach LAL, 2:03.1h
3/6 Go For Glory, 01 b f, EKN, pl, pp4, by 1L, stalked, gaining late but not enough today, 2:03.1h
4/6 Home Made Baby, 01 b f, BGU, pl, pp3, by 3/4L, closing willingly from off pace, 2:03.2h
5/6 Wylde Woman, 01 g f, MAJ, pl, pp1, by head, leg-weary late but wouldn't let KK pass, 2:03.3h
6/6 Kundalini Kitt, 01 ch f, EKN, pl, pp6, moving up late, too much to make up in the slop, 2:03.3h

2B. Mdn 2yo Trot, fillies random split $2500
Winner: Duck Duck Goose, 2001 bay filly JRD (Nevele Victory x Duck Decoy, Harmonious-r ) bred by Town & Country Farm (CA), T= 2:02.4h
1/6 Duck Duck Goose,01 b f, JRD, pl, *pp1, by 1/2L, set pressured pace, held strongly , 2:02.4h
2/6 Vilya Lenoir, 01 b f, JSM, ns, pp4, by 1L, pressed DDG but couldn't get by her, 2:02.4h
3/6 Sweet Pine, 01 b f, CKU, pl, pp3, by head, pressed top two but couldn't advance late, 2:03.0h
4/6 Hugs And Kisses,01 b f, BGU, ns, pp6, by 1L, stalked pacesetters, gaining slowly, 2:03.0h
5/6 Lady Emmaline, 01 ch f, EKN, unpl, pp2, by 2L, closing late from far back, 2:03.1h
6/6 Laminator , 01 b f, JHO, unpl, pp5, pressed pace early but fell back, 2:03.3h

2C. Mdn 2yo Trot, colts/geldings previously placed $2500
Winner: Starburst, 2001 bay colt MAJ (Tour de Force x Sunfish,Ichthyus ) bred by Blackadder Ranch, CO, trained by JC La Roche, T= 2:02.4h
1/6 Starburst, 01 b c, MAJ, pl, pp1, by nose, stalked leaders and squeezed up in final strides,2:02.4h
2/6 Gimmick, 01 b c, CKU, pl, pp3, by head, pressed leader, looked winner until photo,2:02.4h
3/6 Phantasm, 01 b c, EKN, pl, pp6, by head,stalked, flying up late, almost had better,2:02.4h
4/6 Cold Trick, 01 ch c, BGU, pl, pp2, by nose, closed rapidly to get into photo finish,2:02.4h
5/6 Brave Heart, 01 b c, SDW, pl, pp4, by 1 1/2L, set pace, just overtaken late,2:02.4h
6/6 Blazing Victory,01 b c, BGU, pl, *pp5, slow start, gaining late to get in blanket finish, 2:03.1h

2D. Mdn 2yo Trot, colts/geldings unplaced/new starters $2500
Winner: Cold Comfort, 2001 black colt, DDO (Morse Code x Cold Feet, Speed Trip) bred by Victory Meadows, MD, driven by B. Neiderkohr, T= 2:03.0h
1/5 Cold Comfort, 01 bl c, DDO, unpl, pp1, by 1L, stalked pacesetters, got past in final turn,2:03.0h
2/5 Future Rox , 01 g c, JHO, unpl, pp5, by head, pressed, fought hard in stretch, 2:03.1h
3/5 Show Me Yours, 01 b c, JHO, unpl, *pp3, by head, closing fast but too far to go, 2:03.1h
4/5 Paper Cutter, 01 g c, JHO, unpl, pp2, by 1/2L, rated off pacesetter but still tired late, 2:03.1h
5/5 Icy Backside, 01 b c, DDO, unpl, pp4, set pace, weakened late in slop, 2:03.2h

3A. Mdn 3/up Pace f/m random split $2500
Winner: Dew April Good, 2000 brown filly JHO (Dew Good Fella x Big April Fool , Big Towner-r ) bred by Powers Farm, FL , trained by Rayenne Oglethorpe , driven by Diva Emery-Hopkins , T= 1:58.3h
1/5 Dew April Good, 00 br f, JHO, unpl, pp3, by neck, set pace and held off all comers,1:58.3h
2/5 Ninasart, 00 b f, DDO, pl, pp1, by head, pressed, challenged all the way ,1:58.3h
3/5 Sleep Tight, 00 b f, EKN, pl, pp4, by 1L, pressed, pace, starting to tire late,1:58.4h
4/5 Orchids for You,00 b f, JRD, pl,*pp5, by 2L, moving up but too slowly in the slop,1:58.4h
5/5 Sugar Patch, 99 b f, JHO, unpl, pp2, started well, but soon fell back,1:59.1h

3B. Mdn 3/up Pace f/m random split $2500
Winner: African Music, 2000 bay filly JRD (That's Incredible x Ethiopia, Storm Warning ) bred by Town & Country Farm (CA), T= 1:58.3h
1/5 African Music, 00 b f, JRD, pl, *pp2, by nose, set pace, looked tired but fought hard ,1:58.3h
2/5 First Romance, 00 b f, BGU, pl, pp1, by head,stalked, strong closing move to challenge,1:58.3h
3/5 Opal Dew, 00 g f, JHO, unpl, pp3, by 1/2L, closed dramatically from off pace, ran out of track,1:58.3h
4/5 Fratres, 99 b f, EKN, pl, pp5, by head, closing well from off pace,1:58.4h
5/5 One Moment in Time,00 b f, SDW, unpl, pp4, stalked, couldn't advance late in slop,1:58.4h

3C. Mdn 3/up Pace c/g $2500
Winner: Starbird Skipper, 1999 bay colt, DDO (Albatross -r x Starbird Hanover, Camtastic) bred by Victory Meadows, MD, driven by B. Neiderkohr, T= 1:58.2h
1/6 Starbird Skipper, 99 b c, DDO, pl, pp4, by 1 1/2L, big early lead held out,1:58.2h
2/6 Dew Good Myst , 00 bl c, JHO, pl, pp5, by neck, closing fast but couldn't catch SS,1:58.4h
3/6 Reed Lenoir, 00 b c, JSM, pl, pp1, by 1/2L, closing strongly with DGM,1:58.4h
4/6 The Wrath of Hanover, 00 bl c, DDO, unpl, pp3, by neck, starting to move up late, 1:58.4h
5/6 Bill Clinton, 99 b g, SDW, pl, *pp6, by 2L, uncertain early in slippery footing, 1:59.0h
6/6 Midnight Art, 00 bl c, DDO, pl, pp2, never really fired today in slop, 1:59.2h

4A. Mdn 3/up Trot f/m $2500
Winner: LS Crown Blues, 2000 grey filly SMA (Blue Jay Hanover x Hick's Crown, Speedy Crown-r ) bred by Little Stables, CA, driven by Jennifer King, T= 1:59.1h
1/6 LS Crown Blues, 00 g f, SMA, pl, pp4, by head, set slow pace, held off late challengers,1:59.1h
2/6 Speedy Frost, 00 g f, JHO, unpl, pp3, by head, closing strongly, almost had better,1:59.1h
3/6 Scotch Tracks, 00 g f, JHO, unpl, pp2, by 3L, closed strongly late, almost had better,1:59.1h
4/6 Glory in Motion,00 b f, JRD, pl, *pp5, by 1L, pressed pace early but may have slipped, fell back,1:59.3h
5/6 Zen’s Glory Star,98 b f, JHO, pl, pp6, by neck, late move never appeared today,1:59.4h
6/6 Fancy American, 00 b f, BGU, pl, pp1, stuck on cones early, starting to gain late,1:59.4h

4B. Mdn 3/up Trot c/g $2500
Winner: Houston Esquire, 2000 bay colt BGU (Houston x LS Esquire Gem, Esquire Spur-r) bred by Rainbow Dreams Stables, CO, T= 1:59.3h
1/7 Houston Esquire,00 b c, BGU, pl, pp1, by head, slipped by in final turn and fought for win,1:59.3h
2/7 Kingler, 00 b c, VAJ, pl, pp6, by nose, took over in first turn, almost held,1:59.3h
3/7 The Rock, 00 b c, JRD, pl, *pp7, by head, stalked, strong late move almost got better,1:59.3h
4/7 Keystone Code, 99 b g, DDO, pl, pp3, by 2L, closing strongly, ran out of ground,1:59.3h
5/7 Trip Lenoir, 00 bl c, JSM, unpl, pp2, by 1L, stalked, couldn't gain late, 2:00.0h
6/7 Bronze Winds, 99 b c, JHO, unpl, pp5, by 1L, stalked, good move at half but then tired, 2:00.1h
7/7 Portside, 99 g c, DDO, pl, pp4, set early pace but faded, 2:00.2h

5. ITR Messenger 3yo Open Pace,$400,000
Winner: Hillbilly Willy, 2000 bay gelding MAJ (Mow The Lawn x Hillbilly Filly, Guns of Avalon) bred by Town & Country Farm, CA, trained by JC La Roche, T= 1:57.2h
1/7 Hillbilly Willy, 00 b g, MAJ, MSW, pp4, by 1L, set pace and fought off all comers,1:57.2h
2/7 Darling Dejart, 00 b f, MAJ, MSW,*pp3, by head, stalked, almost passed in early stretch,1:57.3h
3/7 Strauss Studmuffin, 00 b g, JHO, mw, pp5, by neck, closing fast but not in time,1:57.3h
4/7 Herecomestrouble, 00 g f, EKN, SW, pp6, by 1/2L, stalked, flying late,1:57.3h
5/7 Shooting Star, 00 bl c, EKN, MSW, pp2, by neck, pressed early, seemed tired late,1:57.4h
6/7 Intunewiththetimes, 00 b f, JRD, Spw, pp1, by neck, pressed early, looked tired in slop,1:57.4h
7/7 Fix This, 00 bl f, SMK, mw, pp7, footing troubles, starting to move up late,1:57.4h

Most Talked-About Horses:
Darling Dejart tangles with Shooting Star, stablemate Hillbilly Willy, and up and coming Herecomestrouble in the ITR Messenger!

Coolest Name: Delicate Thunder, 01 bl f, BGU
Sentimental Favorites: Fratres, 99 b f, EKN
Surest Bet: The Rock, 00 b c, JRD in race 4B.

CURRENT TRACK RECORDS:
2yo filly pacer: Caterosa, MAJ, 2:00.1h(5-03-03)42
2yo c/g pacer: LS Beach Falcon, SMA, 2:00.0h(11-16-02)44
3yo filly pacer: Wylde Rabibunnit, MAJ 1:56.4h(10-19-02)52
3yo c/g pacer: Mighty Albatross, AFZ, 1:56.4h (10-6-02)52
Aged mare pacer: Topsy Turvy, SST,1:57.2h (9-7-02)43
Aged h/g pacer: QS Midnight Adios, SST, 1:56.3h(9-21-03)50

2yo filly trotter: Nostalgias Star, CWA, 2:02.0h(5-03-03)43
2yo c/g trotter: Victory Call, DSM, 2:02.1h (5-03-03)44
3yo filly trotter: Dream About You, CPO, 1:58.4h(9-7-02)43
3yo c/g trotter: Sierra Storm, MAJ, 1:58.3h (5-03-03)42
Aged mare trotter: Circle of Life, JRD, 1:58.0h (10-6-02)49
Aged h/g trotter: Jet Cadet, BLV,1:58.1h (3-29-03)42