$75,000 Washington Oaks-Press Kit

Top Quality, 1:34.88 mile in the Irish Day

$75,000 WASHINGTON OAKS
SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2017
38th RUNNING, 3-YEAR-OLD FILLIES, 1 1/8 MILES

Track Record: 1:45 2/5, Flying Notes (3), Sept. 2, 2002
Stakes Record: 1:47 1/5, Flirtacious Girl, August 21,1999

Statistics 1996-2016 @ EmD
Most Wins
Trainer: 3-tie Grant Forster (Youcan’ttakeme, 2003; Bianconi Baby, 2004; A Classic Life, 2005) Larry Ross (Ever Lasting, 1996; Zenovit, 2010; Belle Hill, 2015) Tom Wenzel (Rivoltella, 2007; Stopshoppingdebbie, 2013; Princess Kennedy, 2016)
Owner: 2-tie Michael and Amy Feuerborn (A Classic Life, 2005; Class Included, 2011) Northwest Farms (Elusive Horizon, 2008; Stopshoppingdebbie, 2013)
Jockey: 3-tie  Ricky Frazier (A Classic Life, 2005; She’s All Silk, 2006; Zenovit, 2010) Gary Baze (Crossatyourownrisk, 2000; Graceful Cat, 2001; Youcan’ttakeme, 2003) Leslie Mawing (Class Included, 2011; Lady Fifty Two, 2014; Belle Hill, 2015)
Largest Winning Margin: 9 ½ lengths, Flirtacious Girl, August 21, 1999
Smallest winning margin: nose, Princess Kennedy  (July 24, 2016)
Track: fast 19, wet-fast 1, sloppy 1
Favorites: 9-for-21 Odds-on: 8-for-15
Gate-to-wire: 8-for-21
Largest $2 Win: $23.60, Rivoltella, August 18,2007
Smallest $2 Win: $2.80-tie, Youcan’ttakeme (2003), No Flies On Doodle (2009), Stopshoppingdebbie (2013)  Winner bred: Kentucky 13, Washington 6, Florida 1,Maryland 1

OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1: Reginella (6)  Luigi DiPietro, Seattle, WA; Diana DiPietro, Tukwila, WA
2: Little Dancer (12)  Ron Schmid, Seattle, WA
3: Blazinbeauty (2)  Darrin Paul, Bothell, WA
4: Daddyalwayssays (7/2) Where We At (Paul Heist, Auburn, WA; Jack Fabulich, Edgewood)
5: Top Quality (6/5)  Ten Broeck Farm (Dave Mowat, Medina, WA)

WASHINGTON OAKS SERIES
May 7: $50,000 Seattle Stakes—Alliford Bay ($3.40) 6F 1:08.92 90 Beyer
May 28: $50,000 Kent Stakes—Risque’s Legacy ($9.00) 6 ½ F 1:16.80 70 Beyer
June 25: $50,000 Irish Day Stakes—Top Quality ($11.40) 1M 1:34.88 80 Beyer
July 23: $75,000 Washington Oaks, 1 1/8 Mile

NOTES: The Oaks is one of Emerald Downs’ most formful stakes with odds-on winners six of the last 10 runnings: Belle Hill (2015), Lady Fifty Two (2014), Stopshoppingdebbie (2013), Class Included (2011), No Flies On Doodle (2009) and Elusive Horizon (2008). . .However, favorites are only 3-for-14 in stakes this season at EmD and have lost eight straight dating back to Riser’s win in the June 4 Coca-Cola Stakes. . .A sweep of the Washington Oaks and the $100,000 British Columbia Oaks earns a $25,000 (US) bonus. The BC Oaks (G3-C) is Saturday, September 9 at Hastings Racecourse. . ..No Flies On Doodle in 2009 is the last gate-to-wire Oaks winner. Other gate-to-wire winners: Elusive Horizon (2008), She’s All Silk (2006), Bianconi Baby (2004), Youcan’ttakeme (2003), Erica’s Smile (2002), Flirtacious Girl (1999) and Guinevere (1998). . . Trainer Blaine Wright (Top Quality & Reginella) is the meet’s top stakes trainer with five wins, including a pair in this division with Alliford Bay (Seattle) and Top Quality (Irish Day). . .Alliford Bay was entered against older fillies & mares in Saturday’s $50,000 Governor’s Cup Handicap at Sacramento. . . Thru 14 stakes average field size is 8.1 horses and average $2 win payoff $11.20. . .Trainer Frank Lucarelli and jockey Isaias Enriquez combine with Blazinbeauty after winning the last two races in the older handicap division (Budweiser & Mt. Rainier) with Mach One Rules. . .Blazinbeauty attempts an unprecedented Gottstein Futurity/Washington Oaks sweep.

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