Elliott Bay & Jennifer Whitaker

$65,000 GOTTSTEIN FUTURITY
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
77th RUNNING, 2-YEAR-OLDS, 1 1/16 MILES

Track Record: 1:39.60, Kid Katabatic (5), July 26, 1998
Stakes Record: 1:41.40, Positive Prize, September 19, 2004

Most Wins
Trainer: 7, Bud Klokstad (O.K. Yet, 1986; T.D. Passer, 1989; Time to Pass, 1990; Staff Rider, 1992;
I.M. Bzy, 1997; Jumron Run, 2000; Corvallis Dee, 2003)
Jockey: 4, Gallyn Mitchell  (Jumron Won, 2000; Condotierri, 2002; Koala Beach, 2009, Couldabenthewhisky, 2010)
Owner: 3-tie, Herb Armstrong (Kay Valley, 1946; Happy Valley, 1947; Rover Bill, 1952) Jollie Four Stable (T.D. Passer, 1989; Time to Pass, 1990; Staff Rider, 1992) Northwest Farms (Knights Choice, 1978; Vino Rossi, 1998; Smarty Deb, 2007)

Statistics (1996-2016 @ Emerald Downs)
Largest winning margin: 8 lengths, Koala Beach, September 26, 2009
Smallest winning margin: nose, My Constant Star (DQ), September 28, 1997
Track condition: fast 15, sloppy 4, wet-fast 2
Betting favorite: 5-for-21 Odds-on: 3-for-7
Largest $2 win: $12.40, Corvallise Dee, September 21, 2003
Smallest $2 win: $2.60, Koala Beach, September 26, 2009
Winner bred: Washington 11, Kentucky 8, California 2
Gate-to-wire winners: 1-for-21

Owners Hometowns
1: Aceinthehole (20) Manny Ortiz, Phoenix, AZ
2: Trump Itz (6) John & Janene Maryanski, Auburn, WA; Riverbend Farm (Gerald Schneider, Auburn, WA)
3: Winning Bluff (15) Ron Hagen, Buckley, WA; Terri Kaluza, Enumclaw, WA
4: My Heart Awakens (5/2) Coal Creek Farm (Barbara Ratcliff, Bellevue, WA)
5: Hey Sequoia (8) William Bridges, Tacoma, WA
6: Elliott Bay (3) Rising Star Stable II (Vicki Potter, Auburn, WA)
7: Diamonds R (f) (7/2) George Todaro, Seattle, WA
8: Frisky Bear (f) (9/2) Sabers Drawn Racing (Andy Evans, Bellevue, WA); Frank Lucarelli, Enumclaw, WA)
f=filly

EmD 2YO COLTS & GELDINGS SERIES
July 16: $50,000 Emerald Express, 5 ½ F—He’s Not Grey ($24.80) 1:05.04 54 Beyer
Aug. 6: $50,000 WTBOA Lads Stakes, 6F—Elliott Bay ($16.80) 1:10.48 65 Beyer
Aug. 27: $50,000 WA Cup Juvenile C&G Stakes (WA-Bred), 6F—Sippin Fire ($5) 1:09.47 71 Beyer
Sept. 24: $65,000 Gottstein Futurity, 1 1/16 Mile

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