Take Charge Deputy and Alex Cruz power home to victory

TAKE CHARGE DEPUTY ALL THE WAY IN FEATURE RACE
ALEX CRUZ RIDES FIVE WINNERS

AUBURN, Wash. (June 3, 2022) –Take Charge Deputy splashed to a frontrunning three-length victory in Friday’s $16,500 Muckleshoot Casino Purse for 3-year-olds and up at Emerald Downs.

With Alex Cruz riding his fourth of five winners Friday, Take Charge Deputy ran 5 ½ furlongs in 1:02.72 on a sloppy track and paid $5.20 as the public betting choice. Jorge Rosales is the winning trainer for owner Rosales Racing F1.

Setting fractions of :22.03 and :44.65, Take Charge Deputy shook off Cody’s Choice and Western Rule into the stretch and drew off to win with complete authority. Candy Zip edged Mahi Mahi for second place.

A 7-year-old California-bred gelding by Take Charge Indy, Take Charge Deputy is 12 for 42 lifetime—including five for six on wet tracks—with earnings of $162,493.

For Cruz, it was his second five-win day at Emerald Downs. The two-time defending riding champion previously rode five winners Oct. 29, 2020. He now trails Kevin Radke 14-11 in the jockeys’ race.

In addition to Take Charge Deputy, Cruz won the opener on Heredia Boxer ($3), race two aboard Lage de Oro ($2.40), race four on Missed the Boat ($3.80), and race seven on Miss Kitness ($6.80).

Total mutuel handle was $1,184,656 on a seven-race card.

NOTES: Heredia Boxer ($3) became the meet’s first two-time winner, rallying from off the pace to prevail in the Friday opener for owner Oscar Heredia and trainer Jorge Rosales. . .Missed the Boat ($3.60) edged Hydrogen in the meet’s first route race, running one mile in 1:35.41 under Cruz for the victory. A 6-year-old Midshipman gelding, Missed the Boat is 7 for 18 at Emerald Downs. . .Javier Matias rode two winners Friday while Rosales was the lone trainer with two wins. . .The racetrack was labeled wet fast for race one and sloppy for races two through seven. . .Live racing continues Saturday with first post 2:15 p.m.
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