$50,000 WTBOA Lads Stakes Press Kit

Vivacious Tribute wins the July 7 King County Express

$50,000 WTBOA LADS STAKES
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2024
43rd RUNNING, 2YO COLTS & GELDINGS, 6 ½ F

Track Record: 1:12.94, I Keep Saying (5), July 27, 2014
Stakes Record @ 6 1/2 Furlongs: 1:15.78 Mach One Rules (2), Aug. 15, 2015

Most Wins
Trainer: 5-tie, Howard Belvoir (Crystal’s Double, 1994; So Lucky, 2016; Elliot Bay, 2017; Muncey, 2019; Dutton, 2020) Frank Lucarelli (No Curfew, 1999; Gallant Son, 2008; Trackattacker, 2014; Mach One Rules, 2015; It’s Turbo, 2022)
Jockey: 5, Leslie Mawing (Gallon, 2007; Gallant Son, 2008; Trackattacker, 2014, Mach One Rules, 2015; It’s Turbo, 2022)
Owner: 4, Rising Star Stable (So Lucky, 2016; Elliott Bay, 2017, Muncey, 2019; Dutton, 2020)

Statistics (1996-2023 @ Emerald Downs)
Largest win margin: 9 lengths, Dutton, August 27, 2020
Smallest win margin: nose, Devil’s Enemy, August 26, 2001 & Bub, August 24, 2002
Betting favorite: 10-28 Odds-on: 6-12
Largest $2 win: $98.80, This Great Nation (August 12, 2018)
Smallest $2 win: $2.10, Trackattacker (August 16, 2014)
Winner bred: Washington 21, Kentucky 6, California 1

Margaret Root

Owners Hometowns
1: Kiss the Tiger (20) Lee Erickson, Sublimity, ORE; Connie Erickson, Sublimity, ORE
2: Verdi (6) Raymond Kwik, Spokane, Wash.; Paul Goldberg, Westport, Conn.
3: Impassable (10) Rising Star Stable VI (Vicki Potter, Auburn, WA)
4: Big Bowie (9/2) Margaret Root, Newberg, ORE
5 Si That Tiger (3) John & Janene Maryanski, Auburn, WA; Riverbend Stable (Gail & Gerald Schneider, Auburn, WA)
6: He’s Not Talking (12) Q Stable (Doug and Nancy McPhee, Maple Valley, WA)
7: Bodi Zafa (4) Dr. George Todaro, Seattle, WA
8: Vivacious Tribute (5/2) Margaret Root, Newberg, ORE

2024 2YO COLTS & GELDINGS SERIES
July 7: $50,000 King County Express, Vivacious Tribute ($5.76) 5 ½ F/1:03.79
Aug. 4: $50,000 WTBOA Lads Stakes, 6 ½ F
Aug. 25: $50,000 WA Cup Juvenile Colts & Geldings, 6 ½ F
Sept. 15: $50,000 Gottstein Futurity, 1 1/16 Mile