$50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes-Press Kit

2017 Mt. Rainier Stakes winner Mach One Rules

$50,000 MT. RAINIER STAKES
SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2018
23rd 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-22 Odds-on: 5-for-6
Track: Fast all 22 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 7, British Columbia 3, Florida 2, Oregon 1, Ontario 1

OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1: Dedicated to You (9/2) Coal Creek Farm (Barbara Ratcliff, Bellevue, WA)
2: Barkley (5) Rising Star Stable (Vicki Potter, Auburn, WA); Howard Belvoir, Auburn, WA
3: Opportunistic (15) Mark Dedomenico, Redmond, WA; North American Thoroughbred Racing Co. (Gen Todd, Surrey, BC)
4: Mach One Rules (7/2) REV Racing LLC (Roy Schaefer, Port Orchard, WA)
5: Riser (3/5) Chappell Alpine Farms (Jared Chappell, Sugar City, ID)

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 F: Dedicated to You* ($24.20) 1:15.65 86 Beyer
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
*Riser finished 1st, placed 5th for interference

2018 Stakes @ Emerald Downs
Stakes: 10 Total Horses: 74 Avg Field Size: 7.4 Avg $2 Win: $11.20
Favorites: 3-for-10
Largest $2 Win: $28.20 (Diamonds R, Irish Day Stakes)
Smallest $2 Win: $3.40 (Alliford Bay, Washington State Legislators Stakes)
Winner Bred: Washington 5, Kentucky 3, California 1, Ohio 1
Winning Sires: Harbor the Gold 3, Smiling Tiger 1, Violence 1, Abraaj 1, Mizzen Mast 1, City Zip 1, Purim 1, Alternation 1
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