$30,000 Bank of America EmD Champ Challenge-Press Kit

Idaho-bred Bh Lisas Boy sets 440-yard track record, Sept. 6, 2015

$30,000 BANK OF AMERICA
EMERALD CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE
8th RUNNING, 440 YARDS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2018

Stakes & Track Record: :21.376, Bh Lisas Boy, September 6, 2015
World Record: :20.274, First Moonflash, December 28, 2009, Sunland Park

Statistics 2011-2017
Largest winning margin: 1 ¾ lengths, Bh Lisas Boy (2015)
Smallest margin of victory: head-tie, Devon Dat Cash (2011), Secretly Fast (2017)
Fastest time: :21.376, Bh Lisas Boy (2015)
Most wins trainer: 1-tie, Valentin Zamudio (Air Force Won, 2017), Roddina Barrett (Sorelli, 2016), Bill Hoburg (Bh Lisas Boy, 2015), Juan Sanguino (Chicks Special Angel, 2014) Pablo Rabasa Jr. (Vodka With Ice, 2013), Kurt Calton (A Royal Dervish, 2012), John Harris (Devon Dat Cash, 2011)
Most wins jockey: 2, Eswan Flores (Sorelli, 2016; Air Force Won, 2017)
Most wins owner: 1-tie, Valentin Zamudio (Air Force Won, 2017), Warlock Stable & Kelly Dougan (Sorelli, 2016), Bill Hoburg (Bh Lisas Boy, 2015), Miguel Sanguino (Chicks Special Angel, 2014), Gerardo Prado (Vodka With Ice, 2013), Bob and Scott Giltner (A Royal Dervish, 2012), Beverly and Donald Conway (Devon Dat Cash, 2011)
Betting favorite: 2-for-7
Largest $2 win: $123.00, Secretly Fast*, (2017)
Smallest $2 win: $3.60, Chicks Special Angel (2014)
Gate-to-wire: 5-for-7
Winner bred: Washington 2, Idaho 1, Oregon 1, Texas 1, Oklahoma 1, New Mexico 1
*Disqualified from purse money, Air Force Won official winner

OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1: Poutn On the Wagon (6) Pete Schoeler, 108 Mile Ranch, BC
2: L Bar D Genuine Red (12) Hillary Durham, Salem, ORE
3: For Sweet Jess (8) Sanguino Racing LLC (Miguel Sanguino, Hermiston, ORE)
4: Mals First Down (15) Jose Ariel Lozano, East Wenatchee, WA
5: Tickle Ur Fancy (9/2) Hayden Brothers Ranch (Matt Hayden, Pilot Rock, BC)
6: Mr Pyc to You (9/5) Denise & Ronald Van Amburgh, Waco, TX; Jose Flores, Pasadena, CA
7: Corona B Gone (10) Ruben Magallanes, Boardman, ORE
8: L Bar D Bonnie Lee (20) Hernan Torres, Veneta, ORE
9: Kool Odds (8) RTM Stables LLC (Susan Hanson, Chubbuck, ID)
10: Favorite Bling (10) Juan Morales, Monmouth, ORE

Previous winning times: Bank of America Emerald Downs Championship Challenge
2017: Secretly Fast* (dq) ($123) :22.11
2016: Sorelli ($6.60) :21.796
2015: Bh Lisas Boy ($5.00) :21.376
2014: Chicks Special Angel ($3.60) :21.74
2013: Vodka With Ice ($7) :21.66
2012: A Royal Dervish ($6.20) :21.96
2011: Devon Dat Cash ($36.60) :21.82
*Air Force Won declared official winner

NOTE: Today’s winner qualifies for the $250,000 Bank of America Challenge Championship (G1), Saturday, November 17, at Los Alamitos in Cypress, CA
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