$50,000 Kent Stakes-Press Kit

Blazinbeauty

$50,000 KENT STAKES
SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2017
21st RUNNING, 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES, 1 1/16 MILES

Track Record: 1:12.94, I Keep Saying (5), July 27, 2014
Stakes Record: Kent Stakes run at 1 1/16 miles from 2003-2016 & one mile from 1997-2002.

Most Wins
Trainer: 3-tie, Tim McCanna (One Number Short, 1999; Dolly’s Hit Lady, 2002; Gins Majesty, 2005) Doris Harwood (Shampoo, 2007; Elusive Horizon, 2008; Carrabelle Harbor, 2011)
Jockey: 2-tie, Gallyn Mitchell (No Flies On Doodle, 2009; Carrabelle Harbor, 2011)
Leslie Mawing (Ole’s Miss, 2014; Belle Hill, 2015)Owner: 3, Northwest Farms LLC (Shampoo, 2007; Elusive Horizon, 2008, Stopshoppingdebbie, 2013)
Track Condition: fast 17, wet-fast 2, sloppy 1
Favorites: 8-for-20 Odds-on: 6-for-14
Largest $2 Win: $58.60, Champagneandcaviar, 2012 Smallest $2 Win: $2.40, Stopshoppingdebbie, 2013
Gate-to-Wire: Guinevere, 1998; Dolly’s Hit Lady, 2002; Youcan’ttakeme, 2003; Elusive Horizon, 2008; No Flies On Doodle, 2009
Smallest Win Margin: head-tie, One Number Short, 1999; Stopshoppingdebbie, 2013
Largest Win Margin: 7 lengths, Chestnut Lady, 2006
Winner Bred: Kentucky 10, Washington 5, California 2, Florida 1, Oregon 1, Ontario 1
Purse: $50,000 1st—$27,500 2nd—$10,000 3rd—$7,500 4th—$3,750 5th—$1,250

OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1: Risque’s Legacy (9/2) Karl Krieg, Oak Harbor, WA
2: Reginella (15) Luigi DiPietro, Seattle, WA; Diana DiPietro, Tukwila, WA
3: Alliford Bay (3/5) Peter Redekop, Vancouver, BC
4: Retreat Yourself (10) Mark Malnati, Rancho Mirage, CA
5: Daddyalwayssays (15) Where We At (Paul Heist, Auburn, WA; Jack Fabulich, Edgewood)
6: Irish Lass (20) Mohamed K. Khan, Burnaby, BC
7: Sorceress Warning (20) Ezra Craig, Phoenix, AZ; Thomas Glasgow, Laveen, AZ; Manny Ortiz Sr., Phoenix, AZ
8: Blazinbeauty (6) Darrin Paul, Bothell, WA

WASHINGTON OAKS SERIES
May 7: $50,000 Seattle Stakes—Alliford Bay ($3.40) 6F 1:07.92 92 Beyer
May 28: $50,000 Kent Stakes, 6 ½ Furlongs
June 25: $50,000 Irish Day Stakes, 1 Mile
July 23: $75,000 Washington Oaks, 1 1/8 Mile
Aug. 27: $50,000 WA Cup Sophomore Filly (S), 1 Mile

NOTES: Last year’s 3-year-old filly series produced four different winners (five including Washington Cup): Invested Prospect (Seattle), Find Joy (Kent), Princess Katie (Irish Day), Princess Kennedy (Washington Oaks), My Heart Goes On (Washington Cup Sophomore Filly). . .Today’s race features the top five finishers from the May 7 Seattle Stakes—Alliford Bay, Risque’s Legacy, Blazinbeauty, Retreat Yourself and Reginella—along with Daddyalwayssays, Irish Lass and Sorceress Warning. . .Alliford Bay drew the No. 3 post-position, which is 28-147 in sprints this season and 3-10 at 6 ½ furlongs. . .Trainer Blaine Wright (Alliford Bay & Reginella) is 12-84 lifetime in stakes at Emerald Downs including 1-4 this season. . .Thru five stakes (including the Kent) average field size is 7.2 horses. . .Favorites are 2-4 in stakes this season, Alliford Bay and Citizen Kitty (Hastings Stakes) both winning at 0.70-to-1. Sharkzilla prevailed at 17.50-to-1 in the Auburn Stakes and Barkley at 3.70-to-1 in the Governor’s Stakes. . .Trainer Tom Wenzel (Risque’s Legacy) and jockey Rocco Bowen are a combined 14-45 in stakes at Emerald Downs.