Stryker Phd wins the 2015 Mt. Rainier by a record 6 lengths

$50,000 MT. RAINIER STAKES
SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2017
22nd RUNNING, 3-YEAR-OLDS & UP, 1 1/16 MILE

Track Record: 1:39 3/5, Kid Katabatic (5) 123 lbs, July 26, 1998
Stakes Record:  1:40.20, Stryker Phd (5) 121, July 20, 2014
Distance: 1 1/16 mile: 2000, 2001, 2011-2017, 1 Mile: 1996-1999, 1 1/8 mile: 2002-2010

Most Wins
Horse: 2-tie Poker Brad 2003-04; Flamethrowintexan 2005-06; Noosa Beach 2010-11; Stryker Phd 2014-15
Owner: 2-tie Quadrun Farms (Poker Brad, 2003-04), Grasshopper Stable (Flamethrowintexan, 2005-06), Jeff Harwood (Noosa Beach, 2010-11), Jim & Mona Hour (Stryker Phd, 2014-15)
Trainer: 3, Larry Ross (Ever Lasting, 1996; Stryker Phd, 2014-15)
Jockey: 4, Ricky Frazier (Moonlight Meeting, 2002; Poker Brad, 2004; Flamethrowintexan, 2006; Noosa Beach, 2010)
Favorites: 14-for-21; Odds-on: 5-for-6
Track: Fast all 21 runnings
Largest $2 Win: $75, Timely Stitch, June 15, 1997
Smallest $2 Win: $2.60, Noosa Beach, July 24, 2011
Gate-to-wire: Kid Katabatic, 1999; Flamethrowintexan, 2005-06; The Great Face, 2007; Herbie D, 2013; O B Harbor,2016
Largest Win Margin: 6 lengths, Stryker Phd, 2015
Smallest Win Margin: Head-tie (Timely Stitch, 1997; Bold Words, 2000; Chhaya Dance, 2008, Hudson Landing, 2012)
Winner Bred: Kentucky 8, Washington 6, British Columbia 3, Florida 2, Oregon 1, Ontario 1

OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1: Please Be Me (20) Ya Killing Me LLC (Stephanie & Jerry Loffredo, Las Vegas, NV); Saratoga West (Jeff Metz, San Dimas, CA)
2: Prime Engine (3) Dr. Mark Dedomenico, Redmond, WA; Mike Waters, Seattle, WA
3: Mach One Rules (7/2) REV Racing LLC (Roy Schaefer, Port Orchard, WA)
4:Togrammashousewego (8)  Shirley MacKenzie, Renton, WA; Derek MacKenzie, Bellevue, WA; Don MacKenzie, Snoqualmie, WA
5: Barkley (5/2)  Rising Star Stable (Vicki Potter, Auburn, WA)
6: Dedicated to You (20) Coal Creek Farm (Barbara Ratcliff, Bellevue, WA)
7: Bistraya (8) LeeAnn Ohanesian, Indian Wells, CA
8: Papa Frank (15) Mary Tate, Roy, WA; Shane Bailey, Orting, WA
9: Moon King (15) Highfield Investment Group (Adrian Munro & David Munro, Calgary, AB)
10: Stryker Phd (8) Jim & Mona Hour, Bellevue, WA

LONGACRES MILE SERIES
May 21: $50,000 Governor’s Stakes-Barkley ($9.40) 6F 1:07.92 92 Beyer
June 18: $50,000 Budweiser Stakes-Mach One Rules ($10.20) 6 ½ F 1:13.94 89 Beyer
July 16:  $50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes, 1-1/16 Mile
Aug. 13: $200,000 Longacres Mile (G3), 1 Mile
Aug. 27: $50,000 Muckleshoot Tribal Classic (S), 1-1/16 Mile

NOTES: Eight of the last 11 Longacres Mile winners had their final tune-up in the Mt. Rainier Handicap: Stryker Phd (2014 & 2015), Herbie D (2013), Noosa Beach (2010), Assessment (2009), The Great Face (2007) and Flamethowintexan (2006) all swept the LGA Mile & Mt. Rainier; Wasserman in 2008 was second in the Mt. Rainier and first in The Mile. . .Favorites have won 11 of the last 12 Mt. Rainier’s—Noosa Beach at 8-to-5 in 2010 was the only non-favorite to win during the streak, with Assessment finishing sixth at even money. . . Stryker Phd is appearing in his fifth straight Mt. Rainier Stakes. He finished 1st in 2014 & 2015, 2nd in 2013 and 4th in 2016. The 8-year-old gelding is No. 3 all-time in WA-Bred earnings with $631,011 and No. 2 all-time at EmD with $512,486. . .4-year-olds Barkley and Mach One Rules have faced each other seven times with Barkley finishing ahead of his rival six times, including four stakes wins the last two seasons. However, Mach One Rules broke through for a hard-earned victory Prime Engine in the Budweiser Stakes last month, with Barkley finishing a troubled fourth. . . Bistraya invades from Hastings Racecourse for trainer Robert Gilker and jockey Amadeo Perez, the same duo that combined with Herbie D to sweep the 2013 Mt. Rainier Stakes and Longacres Mile. . Dedicated to You, a non-threatening eighth while making his 2017 debut in the Budweiser Stakes, ran the race of his career while finishing runner-up to O B Harbor in the 2016 Mt. Rainier, rallying for second at 24-1 and earning a 91 Beyer. . .Jody Peetz, owner of 2016 Horse of the Meeting O B Harbor, is Honorary Steward for the 2017 Mt. Rainier Stakes. . . Kevin Krigger makes his first Emerald Downs appearance since 2010 to ride Moon King for Greg Tracy in the Mt. Rainier Stakes, and Pyscho Sister for trainer Tim McCanna in the Boeing Stakes . Krigger is No. 14 all-time with 342 wins at Emerald Downs including the 2005 riding title with 126 wins. He is 2-for-20 this year while riding at Parx and Pleasanton.
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