So Lucky

$65,000 GOTTSTEIN FUTURITY
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
76th RUNNING, 2-YEAR-OLDS, 1 1/16 MILE

Track Record: 1:39.60, Kid Katabatic (5), July 26, 1998
Stakes Record: 1:41.40, Positive Prize, September 19, 2004

Most Wins
Trainer: 7, Bud Klokstad (O.K. Yet, 1986; T.D. Passer, 1989; Time to Pass, 1990; Staff Rider, 1992; I.M. Bzy, 1997; Jumron Run, 2000; Corvallis Dee, 2003)
Jockey: 4, Gallyn Mitchell (Jumron Won, 2000; Condotierri, 2002; Koala Beach, 2009, Couldabenthewhisky, 2010)
Owner: 3-tie, Herb Armstrong (Kay Valley, 1946; Happy Valley, 1947; Rover Bill, 1952)
Jollie Four Stable (T.D. Passer, 1989; Time to Pass, 1990; Staff Rider, 1992)
Northwest Farms (Knights Choice, 1978; Vino Rossi, 1998; Smarty Deb, 2007)

Statistics (1996-2015 @ Emerald Downs)
Largest winning margin: 8 lengths, Koala Beach, September 26, 2009
Smallest winning margin: nose, My Constant Star (DQ), September 28, 1997
Track condition: fast 14, sloppy 4, wet-fast 2
Betting favorite: 5-for-20 Odds-on: 3-for-6
Largest $2 win: $16.20, I.M. Bzy, September 28, 1997
Smallest $2 win: $2.60, Koala Beach, September 26, 2009
Winner bred: Washington 11, Kentucky 7, California 2
Gate-to-wire winners: 1-for-20

Owners Hometowns
1: Ask Not (10) I.M. Gorasht, Seattle; Jeff Merriman-Cohen, Seattle
2: Blazinbeauty (f) (8) Darrin Paul, Bothell, WA
3: Sharkzilla (20) John Parker, Lake Bay, WA
4: So Lucky (2-5) Pegasus Too (Ray Loftis, Bellevue, WA), Rising Star Stable (Vicki Potter, Auburn, WA)
5: Mysterious Man (20) Highlander Racing Stable (Bruce & Cass Maller, Incline Village, NV)
6: Max the Kitty (20) Warlock Stable (Tim Floyd, Spokane, WA), Allen Floyd, Elk, WA; Willie Edwards, Selah, WA
7: Mixo (6) Oak Crest Farm LLC (Jack Hodge, Enumclaw, WA)
8: Warspite (20) One Horse Will Do Corporation (Jody Peetz, Issaquah, WA)
f=filly

EmD 2YO COLTS & GELDINGS SERIES
July 17: $50,000 Emerald Express, So Lucky ($7) 5 ½ F 1:03.16
Aug. 7: $50,000 WTBOA Lads Stakes, So Lucky ($2.60) 6F 1:08.50
Aug. 28: $50,000 Washington Cup 2YO C&G Stakes (WA-Bred), So Lucky ($2.40) 6F 1:09.02
Sept. 11: $65,000 Gottstein Futurity, 1 1/16 Mile

FAB 5 HANDICAPPERS
Joe Withee (EmD1): So Lucky, Blazinbeauty, Ask Not (5-22, $215.60)
Matt Dinerman (EmD2): So Lucky, Mixo, Blazinbeauty (5-22, $252.20)
Professor Pollowitz (EmD3): So Lucky, Ask Not, Mixo (5-22, $216.20)
Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): So Lucky, Mixo, Warspite (6-22, $222.80)
Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form): So Lucky, Mixo, Blazinbeauty (6-22, $251.80)
Consensus: So Lucky (25), Mixo (7), Blazinbeauty (4) (7-22, $217.90)

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