Horse honors for week 23 (September 12-14) went to first-time starter Another Winter, a two-year-old daughter of Washington horse of the year Demon Warlock out of two-time Portland Meadows stakes winner Royal Snowflight, by Mr. Easy Money. Bred and raced by Tim A. Floyd (Warlock Stables), James Broussard and Horseplayers Racing Club (#144), Another Winter went gate-to-wire to score an 8 3/4-length win in a $25,000 maiden claiming race on September 14. Ridden by Leslie Mawing and hailing from trainer Tim McCanna’s barn, Another Winter earned $7,274 in the 5 1/2-furlong outing.

In other week 23 honors, Jack Zaborac was named top owner; Marvin Pimentel earned the trainer title; Leonel Camacho-Flores was named top rider; and Ladislao Caro, who works for Jeff Metz, was named groom of the week.

The final weekly honors (week 24, September 19-21), went to horse Poly Squat; owners Northwest Farms LLC and Debbie Paxton; trainer Roy Lumm; jockey Ronald Richard and groom Alonzo Salas, who works for Bill Tollett.

Poly Squat, a five-year-old daughter of Raise the Bluff-Radio Caroline, by Siphon (Brz), became the third five-time winner of the meet when she took a 1 1/16-mile starter allowance race by four lengths on September 21. All 12 of her 2014 starts have come at Emerald for Jody Peetz’s One Horse Will Do Corporation and Dr. Michael Konecny for whom she has a record of 5-2-1 and $23,192 earnings. Bred by Terry and Mary Lou Griffin at their Buckley-based Griffin Place, Poly Squat is trained by Chris Stenslie and was ridden to all five wins by Jose Zunino.