$50,000 BARBARA SHINPOCH STAKES
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2015
34th RUNNING, 2YOF, 6 ½ FURLONGS
Track & World Record: 1:12.94, I Keep Saying (5), July 27, 2014
Stakes Record: 1:16, Best Judgement, 2000
Most Wins
Trainer: 4
Doris Harwood (Best Judgement, 2000; Irene’s Bonus Baby, 2006;
Smarty Deb, 2007; Knight Raider, 2009)
Jockey: 4-tie
Gallyn Mitchell (Allineedisamiracle, 1996; My Maebasket, 1998; Cherokee Echo, 2008; Sweet Saga, 2011) Ben Russell, (Ashbecca, 2001; Sala de Oro, 2003; A Classic Life, 2004; Irene’s Bonus Baby, 2006)
Owner: 4
Northwest Farms (Firesweeper, 1985; Taste the Passion, 1999;
Smarty Deb, 2007; Blueberry Smoothie, 2012)
Statistics 1996-2014 @ Emerald Downs
Largest win margin: 5 ¾ lengths, Smarty Deb (2007)
Smallest win margin: head-tie, Pippa Bou Peep (2014) Ashbecca (2001)
Track condition: fast 18, wet fast 1
Betting favorite: 6-for-19 Odds-on: 6-for-13
Largest $2 win: $42.40, Lady Golightly (2010)
Smallest $2 win: $2.60-tie, Blueberry Smoothie (2012), Knight Raider (2009)
Winner bred: Washington 10, Kentucky 9
Gate-to-wire: 6-for-19
Owners Hometowns
1—Princess Kennedy (4) David Thorner, Yakima, WA
2—Jerre to Carrie (10) Ron Crockett, Seattle, WA
3—Freaky Kiki (8) Chris Randall, Bellevue, WA; Nick Rossi, Las Vegas, NV;
Frank Lucarelli, Enumclaw, WA
4—Kiss My Lulu (3) Pegasus Too (Ray Loftis, Bellevue; Larry Kay, Seattle; James Aitken, Bellevue; Helen Wickstrom, Auburn; Harvey Bell, Seattle
5—Cape Grace (12) Oak Crest Farm LLC (Jack Hodge, Enumclaw, WA)
6—Two Pt Conversion (20) Carlos Cerna, Kent, WA; Bill Trabold, Bellevue, WA; Ron Hagen, Enumclaw, WA
7—It’s My Knight (15) Nina Hagen, Enumclaw, WA; Hollis Sturgeon, Renton, WA
8—My Heart Goes On (5-2) Coal Creek Farm (Barbara Ratcliff, Bellevue, WA)
9—Say It Slow (9-2) Paymaster Racing (Michael Waters, Kirkland, WA)
2YOF Series @ Emerald Downs
July 26: $50,000 Angie C Stakes, My Heart Goes On ($8.40) 1:11.25
Aug. 15: $50,000 Barbara Shinpoch Stakes, 6 ½ F
Sept. 13: $50,000 Northwest Farms Stakes (WA-Bred) 6F
Sept. 27: $65,000 Gottstein Futurity*, 1 1/16M
Sept. 27: $50,000 NWSS Cahill Road Stakes* 6F
*Open to Colts & Geldings & Fillies
FAB 5 HANDICAPPERS
Joe Withee (EmD1): Princess Kennedy, My Heart Goes On, Say It Slow (4-16, $127.30)
Geller’s D-Man (EmD2): Princess Kennedy, Kiss My Lulu, My Heart Goes On (5-16, $161.50)
Jacob Pollowitz (EmD3): Say It Slow, Princess Kennedy, Kiss My Lulu (7-16, $178.30)
Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): Kiss My Lulu, My Heart Goes On, Princess Kennedy (8-16, $150.30)
Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form: Princess Kennedy, Kiss My Lulu, My Heart Goes On (3-16, $134.70)
Consensus: Princess Kennedy (18), Kiss My Lulu (10), Say It Slow (6) (6-16, $166.30)
NOTES: 12 Barbara Shinpoch winners have been named Emerald Downs’ Top Juvenile Filly (Chu and You, 2013; Lady Golightly, 2010; Knight Raider, 2009; Smarty Deb, 2007; Chestnut Lady, 2005; A Classic Life, 2004; Sala de Oro, 2003; Calldara, 2002; Ashbecca, 2001; Best Judgement, 2000; Taste the Passion, 1999 and Laurel Avenue, 1997)…Two maidens have won the Shinpoch: Pippa Bou Peep (2014) and Lady Golightly (2010). Jerre to Carrie, It’s My Knight and first-time starter Say It Slow, bidding to become the first debutante to win the race, are maidens in this year’s race. . .It’s My Knight is the first foal out of 2009 Emerald Downs’ Top 2-Year-Old Filly Knight Raider, whose three stakes wins included a 3 ¾-length victory in the 2009 Shinpoch. . .Kids Kooler, dam of Jerre to Carrie, finished second to Lady Golightly in the 2010 Shinpoch. . .Howard Belvoir (Kiss My Lulu) and Javier Matias (Kiss My Lulu) have had excellent seasons with 2-year-olds, including a win by Barkley in the Emerald Express Stakes. Belvoir is 4-for-6 with 2YO and Matias 7-for-16. . .Trainer David Martinez (My Heart Goes On) ranks No. 1 in 2-year-old wins with a 5-for-12 mark at the meet, including My Heart Goes On’s win in the Angie C Stakes. . .Doris Harwood (It’s My Knight) is No. 1 all-time with 66 stakes wins at Emerald Downs, including a record 26 stakes wins with 2-year-olds. . .Favorites are 7-for-16 in stakes this season, while average field size in stakes while average field size in stakes is 8.3 runners and average $2 win payoff $17.80.
