$67,320 BANK OF AMERICA EMERALD DOWNS CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE
2nd RUNNING, 440 YARDS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
Track & Stakes Record: 21.82, Devon Dat Cash, September 4, 2011
World Record: 20.274, First Moonflash, December 28, 2009, Sunland Park
Gross Purse: $67,320
1st—$31,640.40
2nd—$13,464
3rd—$6,732
4th—$4,712.40
5th—$4,039.20
6th—$2,692.80
7th—$1,683
8th—$1,346.40
OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1: L Bar D Snow Princess (15) Gerardo Sanguino, Umatilla, OR
2: Lajolla Famosa SCRATCHED
3: Givemesumcorona SCRATCHED
4: Vodka With Ice (4) Oscar Diaz, Nampa, ID
5: Just a Rumor (10) Adrian Gallegos, Marysville, WA
6: A Royal Dervish (2) Bob & Scott Giltner, Jerome, ID
7: Follys Fast (7-2) Eloy Mendoza, Phoenix, AZ
8: Cash Baq (10) Dayson Lavanway, Auburn, WA; Apolonio Rubio, Renton, WA;
Alberto Galvan, Auburn, WA
9: Devon Dat Cash (5) Donald & Beverly Conway, Rainier, WA
10: Cupids Cash (6) Gary Chumbley, Battle Ground, WA
Qualifying times: Follys Fast, :22.094; Givmesumcorona, :22.114; A Royal Dervish, :22.163; La Jolla Famosa, :22.243; Devon Dat Cash, :22.343; Just A Rumor, :22.358; Cupids Dash, :22.429; Vodka With Ice :22.443; Cash Baq, :22.551; L Bar D Snow Princes, :22.577.
SUPER 6 HANDICAPPERS
Joe Withee (EmD1): Follys Fast, A Royal Dervish, Devon Dat Cash (8-21—$222.00)
Robert Geller (EmD2): Lajolla Famosa, Devon Dat Cash, Follys Fast (3-21—$173.20)
Gary Dougherty (Horse Racing Seattle): Devon Dat Cash, Cupids Dash, Vodka With Ice (5-21—$216.40)
Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): A Royal Dervish, Devon Dat Cash, Cupids Dash (7-21—$205.40)
Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form): A Royal Dervish, Follys Fast, Devon Dat Cash (10-21—$251.40)
Jacob Pollowitz (EmD3): Devon Dat Cast, Follys Fast, A Royal Dervish (7-21—$225.30)
Consensus: Devon Dat Cash (16), A Royal Dervish (13), Follys Fast (10) (9-21—$204.70)
NOTES: The winner of today’s race earns a berth in the $350,000 Bank of America Racing Challenge Championship (G1) on Saturday, October 27, at Prairie Meadows…The top three finishers all return from last year’s race—winner Devon Dat Cash, runner-up Vodka With Ice, and third-place A Royal Dervish…A Royal Dervish has been the morning line favorite in both runnings of the Bank of America Emerald Downs Championship Challenge—2-to-1 in 2011 and 5-to-2 in 2012…The winner of today’s 9th race, $15,000 Pfizer Emerald Starter Allowance Challenge, earns a berth in the $75,000 Pfizer Starter Allowance on Saturday, October 27 at Prairie Meadows.
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