$50,000 Seattle Stakes-Press Kit

$50,000 SEATTLE STAKES

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SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2016
3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES
19th RUNNING*, 6 ½ FURLONGS
 
*Statistics represented by Federal Way Handicap (1998-2010) & Seattle Handicap (2011-2015)
 
Track & world record: 1:12.94, I Keep Saying (5), July 27, 2014
*Stakes record: tie-1:14 2/5, Youcant’takeme, May 11, 2003;1:14.58, Exclusive Diva, May 27, 2012; 1:14.41, Stopshoppingdebbie, May 26, 2013
 
*Most Wins
Trainer: 3, Steve Bullock (Enduring Knight, 2000; Shandra Smiles, 2001; Sariano, 2004)
Jockey: 3-tie Gallyn Mitchell (Enduring Knight, 2000; Shandra Smiles, 2001;Diamond Dollars, 2006) Ricky Frazier (Sariano, 2004; Queenledo, 2005; Ladyledue, 2009)
Owner: 3-tie, Northwest Farms (Shampoo, 2007; Exclusive Diva, 2012, Stopshoppingdebbie, 2013)
Largest winning margin: 10 lengths, Diamond Dollars (2006)
Smallest winning margin: nose, Deb’s Wildcard (May 31, 2015)
Track condition: fast 17, sloppy 1
Winner bred: Kentucky 12, Washington 4, California 1, Florida 1
Gate-to-wire winners: 6-for-18
Betting favorite: 8-for-18 Odds-on: 3-for-4
Avg. field size: 8.1 Largest: 10 (2000, 2007, 2009, 2015) Smallest: 5 (1999)
Purse: 1st— $27,500-2nd—$10,000-3rd—$7,500-4th—$3,750-5th—$1,250
 
OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1—Invested Prospect (4) John & Janene Maryanski, Auburn, WA;Riverbend Stable (Gail & Gerald Schneider, Auburn, WA)
2—Princess Kennedy (3) David Thorner, Yakima, WA
3—Find Joy (5-2) David P. Taylor, Seattle, WA
4—Aunt Maryann (10) Muddy Waters Stables LLC (Mike Waters, Monrovia, CA)
5—My Heart Goes On (6) Coal Creek Farm (Barbara Ratcliff, Bellevue, WA)
6—B C Z Middleton (8) William Burns, Mesa, AZ; Rebecca Turcott, Mansfield, MO
7—Jerre to Carrie (7-2) Ron Crockett, Seattle, WA
WASHINGTON OAKS SERIES
May 8: $50,000 Seattle Stakes, 6 ½ Furlongs
May 29: $50,000 Irish Day Stakes, 1 Mile
June 26: $50,000 Kent Stakes, 1 1/16 Mile
July 24: $75,000 Washington Oaks, 1 1/8 Mile
Aug. 28: $50,000 WA Cup (S), 1 Mile
 
FAB 5 HANDICAPPERS
Joe Withee (EmD1): My Heart Goes On, Find Joy, Invested Prospect
Matt Dinerman (EmD2): Princess Kennedy, Find Joy, Invested Prospect
Professor Pollowitz (EmD3): Princess Kennedy, Find Joy, Jerre to Carrie
Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): Princess Kennedy, Find Joy, Aunt Maryann
Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form): Find Joy, Princess Kennedy, Invested Prospect
Consensus: Princess Kennedy (17), Find Joy (13), My Heart Goes On (5)
NOTES: The 3-year-old filly division culminates July 24 with the $75,000 Washington Oaks at 1 1/8 miles. As announced in February, any horse sweeping the Washington Oaks and September 10 BC Oaks at Hastings Racecourse earns a $25,000 (CDN) bonus. . .The 18 winners of this race are combined 83-for-175 at Emerald Downs, including Stopshoppingdebbie (9-9-0-0), Ladyledue (7-6-0-0), Youcant’takeme (6-5-0-0), Exclusive Diva(14-7-3-1), Class Included (12-7-5-0), Shampoo (15-7-3-2), Mishill (6-4-1-0), Diamond Dollars (5-3-1-0) and Queenledo (16-7-6-0). . .Mike & Amy Feuerborn, Honorary Stewards for the 2016 Seattle Stakes, won this race in 2011 with Class Included. A Feuerborn homebred, Class Included won seven stakes in 2011-12 and is one of only two fillies or mares to be voted Horse of the Meeting.