$40,000 Coca-Cola Stakes-Press Kit

$40,000 COCA-COLA STAKES
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2020
3YOF, 6 ½ FURLONGS, 25th RUNNING

Track Record: 1:12.94, I Keep Saying (5), July 27, 2014
Stakes Record: Formerly run as Irish Days Stakes @ 1 1/16 mile

Jerre Paxton

Most Wins
Trainer: 4, Tom Wenzel (Elusive Noise, 2011; Exclusive Diva, 2012, Stopshoppingdebbie, 2013; Diamonds R, 2018)
Jockey: 4, Juan Gutierrez (Sis’s Sis, 2010; Elusive Noise, 2011; Exclusive Diva, 2012; Top Quality, 2017)
Owner: 5, Northwest Farms (Jerre Paxton), (Lasting Code, 2002; Shampoo, 2007, Elusive Noise, 2011; Exclusive Diva, 2012; Stopshoppingdebbie, 2013)
Favorites: 10 for 23 Odds-on: 6 for 13
Gate to Wire: 6 for 24
Biggest $2 Win: $46.40, Follow My Heineken (1999)
Smallest $2 Win: $2.40, Queenledo (2005)
Winner Bred: Washington 10, Kentucky 10, California 2, Florida 1, British Columbia 1
Track: fast 21, sloppy 3

Jody Peetz (l) and Steve Shimizu

OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1: Daffodil Sweet (7/5) One Horse Will Do Corporation (Jody Peetz, Issaquah, WA);
Steve Shimizu, Bellevue, WA
2: For You Only (6) Pegasus Too (Ray Loftis, Bellevue, WA); Dixie Hitchcock, Bonney Lake, WA; David Matsumoto, Olympia, WA
3: Pearl Dragon (3) Craig Peerenboom, Maple Valley, WA; Bowyer Racing Stables (Michael Bowyer, Scarsdale, NY)
4: Windy Point (5/2) Clemans View Racing (Jean Harris & Jeff Harris, Naches, WA),
Michelle Beaunaux, Yakima, WA
5: On Purpose (10) Craig Peerenboom, Maple Valley, WA; Bowyer Racing Stables (Michael Bowyer, Scarsdale, NY)

WASHINGTON OAKS SERIES
Aug 6: $40,000 Coca-Cola Stakes, 6 ½ Furlongs
Sept 6: $40,000 Washington Oaks, 1 1/16 Mile (tentative date)

Twirling Devon

2019 COCA-COLA WINNER: Twirling Devon ($32.60) Kevin Orozco/Manny Ortiz/Tim Bankers

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