D K’s Crown and jockey Kevin Krigger

D K’s CROWN PREVAILS IN FRIDAY FEATURE RACE

AUBURN, Wash. (July 12, 2024) – D K’s Crown shook clear on the turn and powered home to a 3 ¼-length victory over Moonlightnwine in Friday’s $16,500 Muckleshoot Casino Purse for 3-year-olds and up at Emerald Downs.

With Kevin Krigger riding for trainer Justin Evans—their 10th combined victory on the season—D K’s Crown covered 6 ½ furlongs in 1:16.40 and paid $11.50 as third choice in the wagering. Evans, Paul Miller, and Jeff Plotkin co-own the 7-year-old gelding, now 11 for 44 lifetime with earnings of $139,495.

Moonlightnwine rallied from far back to snatch second and has two wins and a second from his last three starts. Elevado, the 2 to 1 public choice, finished third while Winter Falcon, Club Mesquite, Ko Samui, and Cajun Treasure rounded out the order of finish.

NOTES: Mutuel handle totaled $843,394 on a seven-race card. . .Winning $0.50 Pick 6 tickets paid $4,786.90 to three winners. . .Alex Cruz doubled and stretched his lead to 37-24 on Karlo Lopez in the jockeys’ standings. . . Trainers Picho Garcia with Mojave ($8.16) and Carl Seymour with first-time starter Putdaddyincaddy ($16.18) each notched their first wins of the season Friday. . .Racing continues Saturday featuring the $50,000 Irish Day Stakes for 3-year-old colts and geldings, with George Todaro’s Miner League gunning for a fifth straight victory. First post 1:30 p.m.

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