He’s Not Talking (right) edges Impassable in the WA Cup Juvenile

HE’S NOT TALKING CAPTURES WA CUP JUVENILE COLTS & GELDINGS

AUBURN, Wash. (Aug. 25, 2024) – He’s Not Talking gained command into the lane and held off betting favorite Impassable for a half-length victory in Sunday’s $50,000 Washington Cup Juvenile Colts & Geldings at Emerald Downs.

Ridden by Juan Gutierrez at 120 lbs., He’s Not Talking covered 6 ½ furlongs in 1:16.50 on a fast track and paid $9.28 as the second betting choice in the field of eight state-bred 2-year-olds. Bonnie Jenne is the winning trainer for owners Doug and Nancy McPhee of Maple Valley, Wash.

A $52,000 yearling by Brody’s Cause out of 2019 Emerald Downs Champion Filly or Mare No Talking Back, He’s Not Talking earned $27,500 for his maiden victory, pushing his earnings to $33,530. In his previous two starts, he finished sixth in the King County Stakes and second beaten a head in a maiden special weight.

Impassable, ridden by Javier Matias at 120 lbs., rallied wide into the lane, pulled within a head of the winner in mid-stretch but was outfinished in the final 70 yards.

The result was half of a frustrating afternoon for freshmen stallion Barkley, who in addition to Impassable also sired WA Cup Juvenile Fillies runner-up Beauty Bark.

Big Bowie, ridden by Isaias Enriquez, was 3 ½ lengths back in third place, marking his third straight third-place finish in a stakes at Emerald Downs. Rounding out the order of finish were Tiz Grazen, Fortyshadesoftiger, Verdi, Vivacious Tribute, and Da Smoke.

Gutierrez is No. 1 all-time with 1,589 wins at Emerald Downs and No. 2 in stakes wins with 76, four-back of all-time leader Gallyn Mitchell.

Precise Timing (No. 1) battles stablemate Beauty Bark

PRECISE TIMING PREVAILS IN WA CUP JUVENILE FILLIES

In the $50,000 Washington Cup Juvenile Fillies, Precise Timing held off stablemate Beauty Bark in a driving finish for a nose victory in 1:17.18 for 6 ½ furlongs.

With Kevin Orozco aboard at 121 lbs., Precise Timing remained perfect with three victories in three starts—all stakes—and but clinching honors as the track’s champion 2-year-old filly of 2024. Trained by Kay Cooper for Debbie Pabst’s Blue Ribbon Racing #23, the winner paid $3.40 as the odds-on choice.

A Washington-bred by Dialed In-Peaceful Nation, Precise Timing has won the Angie C Stakes at 5 ½ furlongs and the WTBOA Lassies Stakes and Washington Cup Juvenile Fillies, both at 6 ½ furlongs.

Sunday’s first prize was $27,500, boosting her overall earnings to $90,750.

Breaking cleanly from the from the No. 1 post, Precise Timing set fractions of :22.58, :45.73, and 1:10.70, with Beauty Bark virtually on her hip the entire way. The two Cooper-trained fillies straightened into the lane side by side, with Precise Timing digging in to get the nod.

“They both ran a helluva race down the lane,” Orozco said in the winner’s circle interview. “(Beauty Bark) was trying to get by me, but my horse kicked in.”

Beauty Bark, the 6 to 5 second choice ridden by Isaias Enriquez at 120 lbs., proved her mettle Sunday in stakes company. Coming off a strong 4 ½-length victory in her debut two weeks ago, the daughter of Barkley hooked her stablemate the length of the stretch and dropped a tough decision.

It was 11 ½ lengths back to third-place finisher Dynamic Dee Dee with Lani’s Sweetheart and Dynamic Fire rounding out the order of finish.

Cooper said taking on the boys in the Sept. 15 Gottstein Futurity is a possibility for both Precise Timing and Beauty Bark.

Orozco now has 24 stakes wins at Emerald Downs, good for No. 9 all-time.

NOTES: Sunday’s mutuel handle totaled $1,199,545 on a nine-race card. . . Neiman, scratched from the Longacres Mile, rolled to a powerful victory in a $27,000 allowance with Luis Reyes up for Justin Evans and owners Mike Abraham, Leslie Amestoy, and Pierre Amestoy Jr. A 4-year-old Munnings gelding, Neiman ran six furlongs in 1:08.02. . .Earlier Sunday, Chuckanut Bay ($7.10) scorched six furlongs in a meet-fastest 1:07.69 while defeating older $15,000 claimers. . .3-year-old filly Victoria’s Charge ($9.54) beat the boys in a $25,000/$20,000 claimer, running 6 ½ furlongs in 1:15.01 under Juan Gutierrez for trainer Alan Bozell. Owned and bred by Brett Brophy and Kelly Dougan, Victoria’s Charge was runner-up in the $50,000 Seattle Stakes earlier this season. . .Gutierrez and Reyes each rode two winners. . .The Federal Way Chorale performed Sunday’s national anthem. . Live racing resumes Friday with first post 7 p.m.

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