Weather: light rain- 40 degrees
Track conditions: Fast/deep
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
$5000---2500/1000/750/500/250
$9000---4500/1800/1350/900/450
$25000---12500/5000/3750/2500/1250
$585,000--292,500/117,000/87,750 /58,500/29,250
1A. Mdn 2yo Pace $2500 Winner: Silent Avalon, 2006 dark bay colt BGU (Fivestar Avalon x Silent Byrd, Franklin T Adios) bred by Rainbow Dreams Stables, CO T= 2:00.4h 1/5 Silent Avalon, 06 db c, BGU, pl, *p3, by 1L, stalked, big late move for win,2:00.4h 2/5 BFS Reload, 06 g f, HTR, unp, p2, by 1L, closing well late in race,2:01.1h 3/5 Abottleofrum, 06 ch f, HTR, unp, p4, by neck, closing but too late,2:01.3h 4/5 LS Mighty Life, 06 g f, SMA, fts, p5, by neck, set pace, fading late,2:01.3h 5/5 Lavender's Blue, 06 bl f, CWA, pl, p1, by-, no rally today,2:01.3h 1B. Mdn 2yo Pace $2500 Winner: Mystic Silq, 2006 bay filly BGU (Waiting For Insight x Silq, Reynaud) bred by Rainbow Dreams Stables, CO T= 2:00.2h 1/5 Mystic Silq, 06 bf, BGU, pl, p1, by neck, on top wtw for win,2:00.2h 2/5 Hellz Not Hot,06 ch c, HTR, unp, p2, by 2L, pressed furiously all the way,2:00.2h 3/5 Azazel, 06 dbc, BGU, pl, p5, by head, stalked, no late gains,2:01.0h 4/5 Rosewood, 06 b c, BGU, pl, *p3, by head, stalked, couldn't get there,2:01.0h 5/5 Big Red Mama, 06 b f, SMA, pl, p4, by-, only mild closing move,2:01.0h 2A. Mdn 2yo Trot $2500 Winner: Royale Castle, 2006 roan filly EKN (Express Royale x Sand Castle, Dune Wave) bred by Five Acre Farm(MI) T= 2:02.3h 1/7 Royale Castle, 06 ro f, EKN, pl, *p1, by head, pressed, up in final strides,2:02.3h 2/7 Shotgun Wedding, 06 b f, BGU, pl, p7, by 1L, pressed, big finish just missed,2:02.3h 3/7 Paco Paco Paco, 06 br c, CGI, pl, p5, by neck, set pressured pace, overtaken late,2:03.0h 4/7 Wolf Power, 06 b f, BGU, pl, p2, by 1L, gaining fast late,2:03.0h 5/7 LS It's A Mans World,06 b f, SMA, pl, p3, by 1L, pressed, weakening, 2:03.1h 6/7 Killifish, 06 br f, CWA, pl, p4, by neck, traffic troubles when ready,2:03.3h 7/7 Demonology, 06 bl c, HTR, pl, p6, by-, traffic troubles when ready,2:03.3h 2B. Mdn 2yo Trot $2500 Winner: Odaigahara, 2006 chestnut colt BGU (Wolf Power x China Doll, China Clipper) bred by Rainbow Dreams Stables, CO T= 2:03.1h 1/6 Odaigahara, 06 ch c, BGU, pl, p5, by head, dueled all the way for win,2:03.1h 2/6 BFS Dark Winter,06 bl f, HTR, pl, *p2, by 3L, dueled all the way, so close!,2:03.1h 3/6 Han Xizai, 06 b c, BGU, pl, p3, by 1/2L, fought battle to get 3rd,2:03.4h 4/6 LS Priceless, 06 b f, SMA, pl, p6, by head, some gains late, 2:04.0h 5/6 LS Sacre Coeur,06 bsab f, SMA, fts, p1, by 1L, slow start, gearing up, 2:04.0h 6/6 Verdant Joy, 06 b f, CWA, pl, p4, by-, found best stride late, 2:04.2h 3A. Cond nw3LT 3/up Pace better than mws $5000 Winner: Bea One, 2005 dark bay filly EKN (Bettor’s Delight-r x Travel Bingo, Nick’s Double Cheese) bred by Five Acre Farm(MI) T= 1:59.3h 1/7 Bea One, 05 db f, EKN, Spw, s *p7, by 1/2L, tenacious wtw win,1:59.3h 2/7 Nosferatu, 05 b c, BGU, Spw, s/pr p6, by neck, pressed, tough all the way,1:59.4h 3/7 Niagara Falls,04 b c, SMA, clw, st p2, by nose, closing fast late,1:59.4h 4/7 Three Bobs, 03 bsab f, BGU, cw, pr/st p8, by 1L, pressed, kept trying,1:59.4h 5/7 Only a Test, 03 b f, EKN, cw, st p3, by 1L, stalked, some late gains, 2:00.0h 6/7 Big N Sassy, 02 b f, CWA, Spw, s/pr p1, by 1L, midpack today, 2:00.1h 7/7 Parasite Eve, 04 ch f, HTR, Spw, pr/st p4, by -, wide and uneven in turn, equipment?, 2:00.2h 3B. Cond nw3LT 3/up Pace mws/placed $500 Winner: LS Annihilate Em, 2005 black colt SMA (Nuke Em x LS Not A Dreamer, Day Dreamer) bred by Little Stables, CA T= 1:58.4h 1/9 LS Annihilate Em, 05 bl f, SMA, mw,*p9, by neck, pressed, up in final strides,1:58.4h 2/9 Blue Lite, 03 br c, CGI, pl,p2, by 1/2L, set pace, nearly held on,1:58.4h 3/9 Caribbean Classic, 02 br c, CGI, pl,p4, by nose, closing fast late,1:58.4h 4/9 Mars Society, 02 br c, CGI, mw,p6, by neck, flying up late,1:58.4h 5/9 Avalon Attitude, 04 b f, BGU, mw, p7, by neck, weakened slightly,1:59.0h 6/9 Safari Dancer, 02 b f, CWA, mw,p1, by 1L, gaining ground,1:59.0h 7/9 SRF Pistolwhipped, 03 b g, HTR, mw,p5, by 1/2L, out fast, fading,1:59.1h 8/9 Reign in Splendor, 03 br c, CGI, mw,p8, by neck, pressed, looked tired,1:59.2h 9/9 Jokers Dream, 05 b g, BGU, mw, p3, by-, no late rally,1:59.2h 4A. Cond nw3LT 3/up Trot better than mws $5000 Winner: Drive Me Wild, 2003 chestnut mare BGU (Oil Capitol x Devlish Excitement, Tabor Lobell-r) bred by Ardlamont Farms, PA T= 1:58.3h 1/4 Drive Me Wild,03 chf, BGU, cw, p2, by 2L, wtw under wraps ,1:58.3h 2/4 Dag Fancy, 04 gf, BGU, clw, p3, by 1/2L, trying hard to reach leader,1:59.0h 3/4 LS Wired Pine,04 b c, SMA, Spw, p4, by head, gaining ground late,1:59.0h 4/4 Baltic Sea, 03 b f, CWA, cw, *p1, by-, out fast, kept trying,1:59.0h 4B. Cond nw3LT 3/up mws only Trot $5000 Winner: Next in Command, 2005 bay colt EKN (Command’s Bombay x Nasty Serena, Dag Nasty) bred by October Moon Acres, IL T= 1:59.2h 1/7 Next in Command, 05 b c, EKN, mw, *p4, by 5L, waltzed off with easy win,1:59.2h 2/7 Zoom Lens, 05 ch g, HTR, mw,p3, by neck,dueled up for 2nd, 2:00.2h 3/7 Gangster, 02 g c, CGI, mw,p6, by head, fought hard, almost better , 2:00.2h 4/7 Frostbite, 04 b f, HTR, mw,p7, by 1L, gaining well late, 2:00.2h 5/7 Victorious Leigh, 02 b f, EKN, mw,p2, by neck, no late rally, 2:00.3h 6/7 Holy Moly, 05 bf, BGU, mw,p5, by 1L, boxed in early, 2:00.3h 7/7 Jedi Frost, 03 b c, BGU, mw,p1, by-, slow to get rolling, 2:00.4h 5. Open 2yo Pace $9000 Winner: Avalon Tide, 2006 dark bay colt BGU (Pop Art x Royal Niagara, Niatross –r) (Fivestar Avalon x Rising Tide, Monitor Hanover) T= 2:00.4h 1/5 Avalon Tide, 06 db c, BGU, mw,p2, by 2L, stalked, rushed past for win,2:00.4h 2/5 Shes Big Trouble,06 g f, EKN, Spw, p1, by head, set pace, held off all but one, 2:01.1h 3/5 Lorraine, 06 ch f, CWA, mw,p3, by nose, challenged all the way, 2:01.1h 4/5 Highland Fate,06 b f, BGU, mw,p5, by neck, some late gains, 2:01.1h 5/5 Mighty Impressive,06 b c, EKN, mw, *p4, by-, fading a bit late, 2:01.1h 6. Open 2yo Trot $9000 Winner: Hellsing, 2006 chestnut filly HTR (Draculas Saga x Bajada, Bulletboy) bred by Blackfox Farm T= 2:02.4h 1/5 Hellsing, 06 ch f, HTR, mw,p4, by nose, out to huge lead, held fast,2:02.4h 2/5 In Sheeps Clothing, 06 bf, BGU, mw,p5, by 1/2L, flying late, almost,2:02.4h 3/5 Inaminute, 06 b c, CWA, mw,p1, by neck, stalked, good finish,2:02.4h 4/5 Mage of Night, 06 br c, HTR, Spw,*p2, by 2L, could only stalk today,2:02.4h 5/5 Second to None, 06 b c, EKN, opw,p3, by-, mild late gains,2:03.1h 7. Jetster Stakes 3/up GELDINGS ONLY Pace $25,000 Winner: Major Frost, 2003 grey gelding HTR (Artiscape-r x First Frost, Sudden Frost) bred by Blackfox Farm T= 1:57.2h 1/2 Major Frost, 03 g g, HTR, MSW, *p1,by 2L, set measured pace, solid win,1:57.2h 2/2 The Midnight Toll, 05 bl g,HTR,Spw, p2,by-, stalked all the way,1:57.4h 8. Keno Stakes 3/up GELDINGS ONLY Trot $25,000 Winner: Bellagio, 2004 bay gelding CWA (Hot Victory x Mandalay Bay, Assassination) bred by October Moon Acres (IL) T= 1:59.2h 1/2 Bellagio, 04 b g, CWA, cw, pr *p2,by 1L, set pace and held on,1:59.2h 2/2 Golden Treasure,03 ch g, CWA, mw, st/cl p1, by-, challenged in stretch,1:59.3h 9. ITR Breeders Crown 4/up h/g Pace $585,000 Winner: SS Gentle Drift, 2004 dark bay colt SBI (Tumbleweed X Silent Widow, Tragic Kingdom) bred by Sentinel Standardbreds, IA T= 1:58.1h 1/5 SS Gentle Drift, 04 dbc, SBI, SW, p1, by 1L, dug in late to finish it ,1:58.1h 2/5 Fivestar Fiddle, 04 db c, BGU, cw, p4, by 1/2L, set pace, couldn't hold, 1:58.2h 3/5 Booker, 04 b g, MAJ, MSW,*p3, by nose, brtoke at start, tried hard,1:58.2h 4/5 SRF Alba Artist, 04 bc, SMA, Spw,p2, by 1L, stalked, some late gains, 1:58.2h 5/5 That Big Tune, 02 b c, SMA, Spw,p5, by-, never really fired,1:58.3h 10. ITR Breeders Crown 4/up mare Pace $585,000 Winner: Roulette 2003 roan mare EKN (Joker’s Wild x Cimarron, Amity Chef-r) bred by Five Acre Farm, MI T= 1:57.0h NTR! 1/7 Roulette, 03 ro f, EKN, MSW, *p4, by 2L, on the front end all the way,1:57.0h 2/7 Join the Chase, 03 b f, BGU, MSW, p2, by neck, pressed, tried hard, 1:57.2h 3/7 Royal Intuition, 04 b f, CWA, SW, p6, by head, closing late,1:57.2h 4/7 Fivestar Jewel, 04 br f, EKN, MSW, p7, by 1/2L, pressed, good effort,1:57.2h 5/7 Androza, 03 g f, SMA, mw,p5, by neck, pressed, a bit tired,1:57.3h 6/7 Trip the Light 04 b f, MAJ, MSW,p1, by 1L, tired and fell back,1:57.3h 7/7 Orchid Jet, 04 g f, CWA, SW, p3, by-, slipped back,1:57.4h 11. ITR Breeders Crown 4/up h/g Trot $585,000 Winner: Swift Silver, 1997 grey gelding CWA (Bullet Boy x Crowning Glory, Crowning Point-r) bred by Cambridge Stud Farm (CA) T= 1:58.3h 1/2 Swift Silver, 97 g g,CWA, MS,*p1,by nose, pressed, inched out win, 1:58.3h 2/2 No Way, 03 ch c, SMA, MSW, p2,by-, set pace, fought to the wire,1:58.3h 12. ITR Breeders Crown 4/up mare Trot $585,000 Winner: Mountain Banshee, 2004 bay mare SMA (Malabar Man -r x Climbing, Grand Canyon) bred by Clearly Canadian Farm, CAN T= 1:58.2h 1/2 Mountain Banshee,04 b f, SMA, MSW, *p2, by 4L, set pace, coasted home,1:58.2h 2/2 Masamune, 03 b f, HTR, Spw, p1, by-, close early but no chance today,1:59.0h2008 CHAMPION TROTTER: Swift Silver, 1997 grey gelding CWA
2008 CHAMPION PACER: Little Black Heels, 2005 grey filly SBI
Most Talked-About Horses:
Small but tough fields in all the BC races!
Coolest Name:
No Way
Sentimental Favorite:
Parasite Eve
Surest Bet:
Swift Silver in race 11.
CURRENT TRACK RECORDS:
2yo filly pacer: Camlucky Charms, LPH, 1:59.2h(10-18-08)46
2yo c/g pacer: LS Beach Falcon, SMA, 2:00.0h(11-16-02)44
3yo filly pacer: LS Attackable, SMA, 1:56.2h(12-09-06)56
3yo c/g pacer: Mr Official, CKU, 1:56.3h (12-09-06)53
Aged mare pacer: Roulette, EKN, 1:57.0h (12-03-05)47
Aged h/g pacer: QS Midnight Adios, SST, 1:56.3h(9-21-03)50
2yo filly trotter: LS Winona Star, SMA, 2:01.3h(12-03-05)45
2yo c/g trotter: Kipahulu, CWA, 2:02.0h (11-15-08)45
3yo filly trotter: Drive Me Wild, BGU, 1:58.0h(11-04-06)50
3yo c/g trotter: Wylde West, MAJ, 1:57.2h (9-25-04)56
Aged mare trotter: Circle of Life, JRD, 1:58.0h (10-06-02)49
Aged h/g trotter: Swift Silver, CWA, 1:57.1h (11-04-06)49