$50,000 Auburn Stakes-Nominations

MACH ONE RULES RETURNS IN AUBURN STAKES

Mach One Rules winning the Cahill Road Stakes in 2015

Mach One Rules winning the Cahill Road Stakes in 2015

Mach One Rules—track and state champion as a 2-year-old—makes his 2016 debut in the $50,000 Auburn Stakes for 3-year-old colts and geldings Sunday, May 15 at Emerald Downs.
Undefeated in four starts including three stakes, Mach One Rules (pictured) earned $93,826 for owner Roy Schaefer and trainer Frank Lucarelli in 2015. In the September 13 Captain Condo Stakes, Mach One Rules ran the meet’s fastest six furlongs—1:08.31—while defeating Gold Rush Dancer by 4 ¾ lengths. His 83 Beyer was easily best by any 2-year-old here in 2015, and Gold Rush Dancer is no slouch with subsequent wins in the Gottstein Futurity and last week’s $200,000 Silky Sullivan at Golden Gate Fields.
Mach One Rules has nine workouts leading up to the Auburn, six at Golden Gate Fields and three at Emerald Downs, capped by a bullet six panels in 1:12 1/5 on May 2.
At 6 ½ furlongs, the Auburn is one of four open stakes for 3-year-old colts or geldings, the series culminating July 31 with the $75,000 Emerald Downs Derby at 1 1/8 miles. Also, any horse to sweep the Emerald Downs Derby and September 10 B.C. Derby (G3) receives a $25,000 (CDN) bonus.
Barkley also carries an undefeated record into the Auburn, a 3-for-3 mark that includes a half-length victory over Gold Rush Dancer in last year’s Emerald Express at six furlongs. In his 2016 debut last month, the Kentucky-bred colt raced to a two-length allowance victory over On Fire, running six furlongs in 1:08.81 and earning a career-high 74 Beyer.
Access This is 2-1-0 in four starts for trainer Blaine Wright and comes off a sharp neck victory in allowance company at Golden Gate, running six furlongs in 1:09.96 on the synthetic Tapeta surface and bagging an 80 Beyer.
Viewingthegold came closest to beating Mach One Rules last year, missing by a head in the WTBOA Lads Stakes, and ran well while finishing third to Barkley and On Fire in the April 17 allowance race.
 
$50,000 Auburn Stakes
Sunday, May 15
3-Year-Old Colts & Geldings, 6 ½ Furlongs
Horse. . . . . .Owner. . . . . . .Trainer
Access This (3-KY) Peter Redekop B.C. Ltd. Blaine Wright
Barkley (3-KY) Rising Star Stable or Howard Belvoir Howard Belvoir
Cliff’s Turn (3-KY) John & Janene Maryanski Blaine Wright
Face Valued (3-WA) One Horse Will Do Corporation Chris Stenslie
Mach One Rules (3-WA) R.E.V. Racing LLC Frank Lucarelli
Seeking a Mystery (3-CA) Valentin Picho Garcia Robbie Baze
Viewingthegold (3-WA) Big Bill & Co., Clemans View Farm & B. Skeslien Jose Navarro
William Crotty (3-KY) Sue & Tim Spooner, Glyn Kelly & Ann McLennan Dan Markle
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