$200,000 Longacres Mile (G3)-Press Kit

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$200,000 LONGACRES MILE (G3)
81st RUNNING, 3-YEAR-OLDS & UP
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2016

Track & Stakes Record: 1:33, Sky Jack (7), 123 lbs, Aug. 24, 2003

Most Wins

Horse: 2-tie, Stryker Phd (2014-2015), Simply Majestic (1988-1989),
Trooper Seven (1980-1981), Amble In (1946-1948)

Trainer: 5, Jim Penney (Silver Mallet, 1973; Theologist, 1977; Edneator, 2000;
Sabertooth, 2002; Flamethrowintexan, 2006)

Jockey: 5, Gary Baze (Trooper Seven, 1980-81; Chum Salmon, 1985; Judge Angelucci, 1987; Adventuresome Love, 1993)

Owner: 5, Bob Hutchinson (Campus Fusser, 1941; Lavengro, 1942; Prince Ernest, 1945; Kings Favor 1967; Steel Blade, 1968)

Purse: 1st $110,000 2nd $40,000 3rd $30,000 4th $15,000 5th 5,000

Favorites: 32-for-80 Odds-On: 6-for-15

Favorites @ Emerald Downs (1996-2014): 6-for-20 Odds-on @ Emerald Downs: 0-for-2

Track condition: Fast 69, Sloppy 5, Good 2, Muddy 2, Slow 2

Largest $2 Win: No Giveaway $122, 2005; Smallest $2 Win: Judge Angelucci $2.60, 1987

Avg. $2 Win: $13.80

Largest field: 16, 1935 (1st Running) Smallest: 7, 1987 & 1997

Total starters 1935-2015: 880 Average field size: 11.0

Gate-to-wire winners: 18

Largest win margin: 6 ¼ lengths, Sky Jack, 2003

Smallest win margin: nose-multiple, most recent L.J. Express,1995

OWNERS HOMETOWNS

1: Stryker Phd (5) Jim & Mona Hour, Bellevue, WA

2: Dedicated to You (20) Coal Creek Farm (Barbara Ratcliff, Bellevue, WA)

3: Star Student (20) Fred & Cindy Desimone, Snohomish, WA; Glyn Kelly & Anne MacLennan, Vancouver, BC

4: O B Harbor (3) One Horse Will Do Corp. (Jody Peetz, Issaquah, WA)

5: Alert Bay (7-2) Peter Redekop, Vancouver, BC

6: Sammy Mandeville (12) W. C. Racing (Joshua Kaplan & Glenn Sorgenstein, Santa Monica, CA)

7: Cyrus Alexander (6) Spendthrift Farm (B. Wayne Hughes, Lexington, KY)
Stonestreet Stables (Barbara Banke, Lexington, KY)

8: Point Piper (4) Dan Gatto, Encinitas, CA, Jerry Hollendorfer, Richmond, CA;
Russo Racing (Peter Russo & Timothy Russo, Las Vegas, NV)

9: Sabado Alegre (CHI) (30) Copper Water Thoroughbred Co. (Chad Joe, Vancouver, BC)

10: Prime Engine (15) Mark Dedomenico, Redmond, WA

11: Indian Brut (30) Charles E. Fipke, Kelowna, BC

LONGACRES MILE SERIES
May 22: $50,000 Governor’s Stakes, 6 ½ Furlongs—O B Harbor ($8.40) 1:13.59

June 19: $50,000 Budweiser Stakes, 1 Mile—O B Harbor ($6.20) 1:34.73

July 17: $50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes, 1-1/16 Mile—O B Harbor ($4.60, 1:41.05)

Aug. 14: $200,000 Longacres Mile (G3), 1 Mile

FAB 5 HANDICAPPERS
Joe Withee (EmD1): O B Harbor, Alert Bay, Point Piper (5-18, $185.50)

Matt Dinerman (EmD2): O B Harbor, Cyrus Alexander, Alert Bay (4-18, $208.30)

Professor Pollowitz (EmD3): Alert Bay, O B Harbor, Point Piper (3-18, $169.90)

Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): Alert Bay, O B Harbor, Stryker Phd (5-18, $205.50)

Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form): Alert Bay, O B Harbor, Point Piper (5-18, $197.50)

Consensus: Alert Bay (18), O B Harbor (16), Point Piper (3) (6-18, $188.60)

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