$50,000 WA State Legislators Stakes-Press Kit

Our Lyla Grace edges Blazingbellablu in the 2023 WA State Legislators Staks

$50,000 WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATORS STAKES
FILLIES & MARES 3 & UP, 6 ½ FURLONGS
28th RUNNING, SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2024

Track Record: 1:12.94, I Keep Saying (5), July 27, 2014
Stakes Record: 1:14.20, Stopshoppingdebbie (4), June 8, 2014
2023 Winner: Our Lyla Grace ($30), 6 1/2 F/1:15.38

Most Wins
Horse: 1, 27 tied
Jockey: 3-tie, Ricky Frazier (A Classic Life, 2006; She’s All Silk, 2007; Gadget Queen, 2009) Jose Zunino (BCZ Middleton, 2016; Dontkissntell, 2022; Our Lyla Grace, 2023)
Trainer: 5, Tom Wenzel (Exclusive Diva, 2013; Stopshoppingdebbie, 2014; Kikisoblu, 2015; Dontkissntell, 2022; Our Lyla Grace, 2023)
Owner: 2 tie, Seawind Stables (Banchory Baron, 1996; Russellthemussell, 1997)
Northwest Farms (Exclusive Diva, 2013; Stopshoppingdebbie, 2014)
Largest Winning Margin: 6 ¼ lengths, Kikisoblu (2015)
Smallest Winning Margin: nose, Always a Dixie (2002), A Classic Life (2006)
Largest $2 Win: $52.60, Always a Dixie (2002)
Smallest $2 Win: $2.60, Stopshoppingdebbie (2014)
Betting favorite: 7-27 Odds-on: 6-11
Track Condition: fast 25, sloppy 2
Winner: $27,500

Gary Hartunian

Owners Hometowns
1: Tizzy Twister (4) David Bernsen, Las Vegas, NV; Rockingham Ranch (Gary Hartunian, Los Angeles, CA)
2: Our Lyla Grace (8) John Parker, Lake Bay, WA
3: Aloha Breeze (5/2) Dr. George Todaro, Seattle, WA
4: Daffodil Sweet (12) One Horse Will Do (Jody Peetz, Issaquah, WA)
5: Young Life Laura (9/2) Filos Stable (Nick Leisos, Bellevue, WA)
6: Jamies Inheritance (15) Richard Rennie, Boise, ID
7: Blazingbellablu (2) Charles Essex, Granite Falls, WA; Petra Lewin, Centralia, WA

Blazingbellablu

2024 Older Fillies & Mares @ Emerald Downs
June 22: $50,000 Hastings Stakes-Blazingbellablu ($7.72) 6F/1:09.29
July 21: $50,000 WA State Legislators Stakes, 6 ½ F
Aug 11: $50,000 Emerald Distaff, 1 1/16 M
Sept 15: $50,00 WA Cup Filly & Mare Stakes (S), 1 1/16 M
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