Coca-Cola Stakes winner Riser
$50,000 SEATTLE SLEW STAKES
SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2017
41st RUNNING, 3-YEAR OLDS, 1 MILE
Track & State Record: 1:32.90, Point Piper (6), August 14, 2016
Stakes Record: previously run @ 1 1/16 mile
Most Wins
Trainer: 3, Bud Klokstad (I.M. Bzy, 1998; Jumron Won, 2001; Flying Notes, 2002)
Jockey: 4, Gallyn Mitchell (Prefabricate, 1994; Cromarty Bay, 1995; Jumron Won, 2001, Peaceful Reign, 2009)
Owner: 1, 40 tied
Following stats from 1996-2016 at Emerald Downs:
Track Condition: fast 20, wet-fast 1
Favorites: 7-for-21 Odds-on: 3-for-4
Largest $2 Win: $68.60, Betrbegone, July 12, 2015
Smallest $2 Win: $2.80, Name for Norm, 1997; Jumron Won, 2001
Gate-to-wire winners: 7
Smallest Win Margin: head,Barkley, 2016; Italian Boy, 2012; Newfound Man, 2010; Stratoplan, 2003
Largest Win Margin: 5 lengths, Flying Notes, 2002
Winner Bred: Washington 13, Kentucky 5, Florida 2, British Columbia 1
OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1: Distortedatthebar (8) Charles Essex, Granite Falls, WA
2: Aqua Frio (6) Peter Redekop, Vancouver, BC
3: Riser (5/2) Chappell Alpine Farms LLC (Jared Chappell, Sugar City, ID)
4: Marquee Marini (30) John Parker, Lake Bay, WA
5: Ucanthankmelater (20) Brett Brophy, Stanwood, WA
6: Sharkzilla (9/2) John Parker, Lake Bay, WA
7: Rifle Gernade (20) Wanda Munger, Enumclaw, Wash.
8: Candy for Three (15) Donna Tollett, Kent , WA; Ron Wise, Bel Air, TX
9: Perfect Come Back (6) Hern/LePley Racing (Pat LePley, Bellevue, WA)
10: More Power to Him (3) Brett Mason, Vacaville, CA
EMERALD DOWNS DERBY SERIES
May 14: $50,000 Auburn Stakes, 6 Furlongs—Sharkzilla ($37) 6F 1:07.92 76 Beyer
June 4: $50,000 Coca-Cola Stakes, 6 ½ Furlongs—Riser ($3.80), 6 ½ F 1:15.26 80 Beyer
July 2: $50,000 Seattle Slew Stakes, 1 Mile
July 30: $75,000 Emerald Downs Derby, 1 1/8 Mile
Aug 27: $50,000 WA Cup Sophomore Stakes (s), 1 Mile
NOTES: Blaine Wright (Riser, Aqua Frio) tops the trainers’ stakes standings with three wins, while Eswan Flores and Javier Matias are tied for top stakes rider with two wins each. . .Flores is 6-0-0 in seven mounts this season riding for Wright, including two wins on Riser. . .In her only previous visit here Faith Taylor (More Power to Him) saddled Deb’s Wildcard to a nose victory in the 2015 Seattle Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. At the time Taylor was assistant trainer to Lloyd Mason, who officially retired from training July 31, 2016. . .Brett Mason, son of Lloyd Mason, is owner and breeder of More Power to Him. . .More Power to Him is stabled in the same barn (Kay Cooper) that housed Deb’s Wildcard when she shipped in to win the 2015 Seattle. . .Barkley in 2016 snapped a run of 10 straight losing favorites in the Seattle Slew. . .Eight of the last nine Seattle Slew winners subsequently were defeated in the Emerald Downs Derby. . .Riser drew the No. 3 post-position, which is a sparkling 12-47 in one mile races this season. Posts 9 & 10 (Perfect Come Back & More Power to Him) are a combined 0-8 in one mile races. . .Top Quality with a 1:34.88 in the Irish Day Stakes ran the fastest mile of the meet. . .Sharkzilla at 17-1 in the Auburn Stakes produced the largest $2 win mutuel in a stakes this season.
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