$54,000 BANK OF AMERICA
EMERALD DOWNS CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE
6th RUNNING, 440 YARDS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2016
Stakes Record: 21.376, Bh Lisas Boy, September 6, 2015
Track Record: 21.376, Bh Lisas Boy, September 6, 2015
World Record: 20.274, First Moonflash, December 28, 2009, Sunland Park
OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1: My Best Bunny Yet (15) Lee Markholt, Tacoma, WA
2: Rtm Mr Caccia (9-2) RTM Stables (Susan Hanson, Chubbuck, ID)
3: Sorelli (3) Warlock Stable (Tim Floyd, Spokane, WA); Kelly Dougan, Mountlake Terrace, WA
4: Stella Corona (15) Jeff Ray, Burbank, WA
5: Klassic Secret Br (8) Silvestre Sanguino, Hermiston, ORE
6: James First Affair (5-2) Robin Dunn, Rigby, ID; Larry Chapple, Idaho Falls,ID; RTM Stables (Susan Hanson, Chubbuck, ID)
7: Hes a Bugin (20) Gilberto Madrigal, Boardman, ORE
8: Bh Country Chrome (6) Juan Sanguino, Hermiston, ORE
9: Quematierras (15) Jose Armenta, Umatilla, ORE
10: Lebron 6 (8) Juan Sanguino, Hermiston, ORE
2016 Qualifying (August 6): 1-James First Affair, :21.926; 2-Sorelli, :21.959; 3-Rtm Mr Caccia, :22.192; 4-Stella Corona, :22.196; 5-Klassic Secret BR, :22.316; 6-Hes a Bugin, :22.376; 7-My Best Bunny Yet, :22.393; 8-Quematierras, :22.394; 9-Lebron 6, :22.457.
2015 Qualifying: 1-Bh Lisas Boy, 21.492; 2-Chicks Special Angel, 21.583; 3-Flyin Lion, 21.712; 4-Alota Action, 21.762; 5-Cascade Dynamite, 21.764; 6-Bellingham, 21.852; 7-Time for Jesse Lee, 21.862; 8-Snowbound Superchick, 21.937; 9-Patty Okey, 22.191; 10-Larryville, 22.239.
2014 Qualifying: 1-Chicks Special Angel, 21.84; 2-Alota Action, 21.93; 3-Ambush Alley, 22.04; 4-Eagle B Gone, 22.05; 5-Lil Bitts a Dash, 22.18; 6-Rogue County, 22.35; 7-One Famous Secret, 22.37; 8-Hyho Travio, 22.44; 9-Veyron, 22.64.
Previous winning times:
2015: Bh Lisas Boy ($5.00) :21.376
2014: Chicks Special Angel ($3.60) :21.74
2013: Vodka With Ice ($7) :21.66
2012: A Royal Dervish ($6.20) :21.96
2011: Devon Dat Cash ($36.60) :21.82
FAB 5 HANDICAPPERS
Joe Withee (EmD1): James First Affair, Sorelli, Rtm Mr Caccia (5-20, $200.10)
Matt Dinerman (EmD2): Sorelli, James First Affair, Bh Country Chrome (4-20, $230.10)
Professor Pollowitz (EmD3): Sorelli, Rtm Mr Caccia, James First Affair (3-20, $193.10)
Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): James First Affair, Rtm Mr Caccia, Bh Country Chrome (5-20, $211.70)
Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form): Klassic Secret Br, James First Affair, Rtm Mr Caccia (5-20, $220.70)
Consensus: James First Affair (15), Sorelli (12), Rtm Mr Caccia (6) (6-20, $198.80)
NOTES: Today’s winner qualifies for the $350,000 Bank of America Challenge Championship (G1), Saturday, October 29, at Los Alamitos in Cypress, Calif. . .Bh Lisas Boy, winner of last year’s EmD Championship Challenge, scored a three-quarter-length victory as 5-2 second choice in Sunday’s $74,000 Bank of America Regional Challenge at Los Alamitos. Ridden by Jesus Ayala for owner/trainer Bill Hoburg, the 4-year-old Idaho-bred ran 440 yards in :21.456 seconds. . .Betting favorites have won this race the last two years (Bh Lisas Boy, Chicks Special Angel) and are 2-for-5 overall. . .Eddie Aceves, rider of morning line favorite James First Affair, won this race on Chicks Special Angel in 2014 and has a chance to become the first jockey to win the race twice. . .Roddina Barrett (Sorelli and Stella Corona) tops the 2016 QH trainers standings with a 7-5-1 record in 19 starts.
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