Riser, morning line favorite in the $50,000 Budweiser Stakes

$50,000 BUDWEISER STAKES
SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2018
23rd RUNNING, 3-YEAR-OLDS & UP, 6 ½ FURLONGS

Track Record: 1:12.94, I keep Saying (5), July 27, 2014
Stakes Record*: 1:13.94, Mach One Rules (4), June 18, 2017
*Distance 1 mile 1996, 1998 & 2000-2016, 1 1/16 Mile 1997-99

Most Wins
Horse: 2-tie Kid Katabatic (1998 & 2000), Noosa Beach (2010-11), Stryker Phd (2014-15)
Trainer: 4-Larry Ross (Final Act, 1996; Funny Tale, 1997; Stryker Phd, 2014-15)
Jockey: 3-tie Gary Baze (Kid Katabatic, 2000, Makors Mark, 2001, Mr. Makah, 2005),
Gallyn Mitchell (Turban 2003, Assessment 2009, Noosa Beach 2011)
Owner: 2-tie, S. & K. Ferguson/M. & L. Russell (Kid Katabatic, 1998, 2000), Jeff Harwood (Noosa Beach 2010-2011), Jim & Mona Hour (Stryker Phd (2014-15)
Largest $2 Win: $58.20, R. Associate (2006)
Smallest $2 Win: $2.60, Kid Katabatic (1998)
Largest Winning Margin: 9 ¼ lengths, Noosa Beach (2010)
Smallest Winning Margin: nose, Final Act (1996)
Winner Bred: Washington 10, Kentucky 7, California 2, British Columbia 2, Oregon 1
Favorites: 7-for-22
Gate-to-Wire: 5-for-22
Track: fast 18, wet-fast 2, sloppy 2

OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1: Riser (EVEN) Chappell Alpine Farms (Jared Chappell, Sugar City, ID)
2: Barkley (5/2) Rising Star Stable (Vicki Potter, Auburn, WA); Howard Belvoir, Auburn, WA
3: Mah Gellin (6) Joe and Lola Sample, Mead, WA
4: Mach One Rules (3) REV Racing LLC (Roy Schaefer, Port Orchard, WA)
5: Dedicated to You (10) Coal Creek Farm (Barbara Ratcliff, Bellevue, WA)

2018 LONGACRES MILE SERIES
June 3: $50,000 Governor’s Stakes, 6F: Riser ($4.60) 1:08.23 92 Beyer
June 24: $50,000 Budweiser Stakes, 6 ½ Furlongs
July 15: $50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes, 1 1/16 Mile
Aug. 12: $200,000 Longacres Mile (G3), 1 Mile
Sept. 9: $50,000 Muckleshoot Tribal Classic (S), 1 1/16 Mile

2018 STAKES AT EMERALD DOWNS
Stakes: 7 Total Horses: 55
Avg Field Size: 7.9 Avg $2 Win: $7.60
Favorite: (3-for-7)
2nd Choice: (3-for-7)
3rd Choice: (1-for-7)
4th Choice: (0-for-7)
Largest $2 Win: $19.20 (Invested Prospect, Hastings Stakes)
Smallest $2 Win: $3.40 (Alliford Bay, Washington State Legislators Stakes)
Winner Bred: Washington 3, Kentucky 2, California 1, Ohio 1
Winning Sires: Harbor the Gold 2, Smiling Tiger 1, Violence 1, Abraaj 1, Mizzen Mast 1, City Zip 1

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