$50,000 King County Express-Press Kit

So Lucky, one of Howard Belvoir’s six winners in the King County Express

$50,000 KING COUNTY EXPRESS
2-YEAR-OLD COLTS & GELDINGS, 5 ½ FURLONGS
23rd RUNNING, SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2018

Track Record: 1:00.87-Hollywood Harbor, April 22, 2012
Stakes Record: 1:03.06, So Lucky, July 17, 2016

Most Wins
Trainer: 6, Howard Belvoir (Sundance Circle, 2003; Seattles Best Joe, 2004; Tusko T, 2005;
Immigration, 2006; Barkley, 2015, So Lucky, 2016)
Jockey: tie-2, Javier Matias (Mike Man’s Gold, 2012; Barkley, 2015) Ricky Frazier (Knightsbridge Road, 2002; Margo’s Gift, 2007) Jennifer Whitaker (Sundance Circle, 2003; Immigration, 2006)
Kevin Krigger (Seattles Best Joe, 2004; Winter Warlock, 2010) Leslie Mawing (Gallant Son, 2008; Trackattacker, 2014) Rocco Bowen (Del Rio Harbor, 2013; So Lucky, 2016) Juan Gutierrez (Tusko T, 2005: He’s Not Grey, 2017)
Owner: 2, Howard Belvoir, Dan Corby & Harley Hoppe (Seattles Best Joe, 2004; Immigration, 2006)
Winner Bred: Washington 17, Kentucky 4, California 1
Track: fast all 22 years
Largest Win Margin: 11 lengths, Trackattacker, 2014
Smallest Win Margin: head, Knightsbridge Road, 2002; Gallon (DQ), 2007
Largest $2 Win: $51.60, Wa Dancer, 2000
Smallest $2 Win: $2.10, Trackattacker, 2014
Betting Favorite: 6-for-22 Odds-On: 4-for-9
Gate-to-Wire winners: 8-for-22

Owners Hometowns
1: Baja Sur (7/5) John & Janene Maryanski, Auburn, WA; Riverbend Stable (Gail & Gerald Schneider, Auburn, WA)
2: Jackwain (9/2) SCRATCHED
3: Verynsky (12) Warlock Stables (Tim Floyd, Spokane, WA); Ken Matthews, Spokane Valley, WA; Roddina Barrett, North Plains, ORE
4: Az Dreamer (6) Art McFadden, Portland, ORE
5: The Great Nation (12) Art McFadden, Portland, ORE
6: Sky Confidential (5) David Matsumoto, Olympia, WA
7: Jack Van Berg (4) Muddy Waters Stables (Mike Waters, Kirkland, WA)

EmD 2YO COLTS & GELDINGS SERIES
July 15: $50,000 King County Express, 5 ½ F
Aug. 12: $50,000 WTBOA Lads Stakes, 6F
Sept. 2: $50,000 WA Cup Juvenile Colt & Geldings Stakes (WA-Bred), 6 ½ F
Sept. 23: $50,000 Gottstein Futurity, 1 1/16 Mile

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