9/1/2022
We have reached September and there are only 8 race days left and 3 Stakes races on Sunday, September 18 which is also closing day. In this edition of Track Notes we set up the final push in the Jockey, Trainer and Owner standings and some other odds and ends.
Top 10 Jockey Standings by wins
Rank Name Starts 1st 2nd 3rd win% Top 3%
1 Alex Cruz 314 78 69 53 25% 64%
2 Kevin Radke 315 68 54 52 22% 55%
3 Juan Gutierrez 277 60 52 45 22% 57%
4 Leslie Mawing 221 24 33 41 11% 44%
5 Kevin Orozco 183 23 28 27 13% 43%
5 Javier Matias 150 23 14 24 15% 41%
7 Eddie Martinez 120 14 19 21 12% 45%
8 Alex Anaya 130 9 24 8 7% 32%
8 Jake Samuels 61 9 11 12 15% 52%
10 Kassie Guglielmino 53 7 7 8 13% 42%
Top 10 Trainer Standings by Wins
Rank Name Starts 1st 2nd 3rd win% Top 3%
1 Jorge Rosales 93 33 22 15 35% 75%
2 Blaine Wright 101 26 16 16 26% 57%
3 Frank Lucarelli 144 24 26 26 17% 51%
4 Candi Cryderman 109 22 27 19 20% 62%
5 Vince Gibson 108 20 17 14 19% 47%
6 Tom Wenzel 67 17 12 11 25% 60%
7 Jeff Metz 105 16 19 11 15% 44%
7 Joe Toye 87 16 15 14 18% 52%
9 Rigoberto Velasquez 63 10 10 13 16% 52%
10 Kay Cooper 58 8 11 5 14% 41%
Top 5 Owner Standings by Wins
Rank Name Starts 1st 2nd 3rd win% Top 3%
1 John Parker 97 22 24 15 23% 63%
2 Paddock Partners LTD 35 8 4 4 23% 46%
3 Chad and Josh 42 7 5 6 17% 51%
4 Lusk Racing 40 6 8 10 15% 60%
4 Remmah Racing LTD 25 6 7 4 24% 68%
4 Purple Rose Ranch 31 6 5 6 19% 55%
Top 5 Owner Standings by Earnings
Rank Name Starts 1st Earnings
1 John Parker 97 22 $333,679
2 K and D Thoroughbreds 14 4 $176,535
3 George Todaro 26 5 $140,332
4 Chad and Josh 42 7 $136,130
5 Lusk Racing 40 6 $135,988
The Betting Window
Here are the Largest Pay-Outs of the Season to date. Prior to Championship Sunday it was quite a mix of race days but it finally happened in the Muckleshoot Derby when 57-1 You’re the Cause came bombing home with Javier Matias and blew up the Tote Board.
$2 Win $115.60
$2 Place $45.00
$2 Show $21.20
All were from You’re the Cause 8/14/22 7th Race (Emerald Derby) with Javier Matias riding
$1 Exacta $924.30 You’re the Cause to Midnight Mojo 8/14/22 7th Race (Emerald Derby)
50-cent Trifecta $4,770.75 You’re the Cause to Midnight Mojo to Smiling Goodbye 8/14/22 7th Race (Emerald Derby)
10-cent Superfecta $2,862.92 You’re the Cause to Midnight Mojo to Smiling Goodbye to Executive Chef 8/14/22 7th Race (Emerald Derby)
50-cent Super Hi-5 $4,217.10 Shelby Gold to Mahi Mahi to It’s Turbo to Coastal Jazz to Keep on Dancing 7/10/22
$1 Daily Double $3,268.90 Zippen Sevenz to You’re the Cause 8/14/22
50-cent Pick 3 $4,180.60 Zippen Sevenz to You’re the Cause to Slew’s Tiz Whiz 8/14/22
50-cent Pick 4 $67,847.05 Tiz a Macho Girl-Zippen Sevenz to You’re the Cause to Slew’s Tiz Whiz 8/14/22
50-cent Pick 5 $37,668.85 Stepup to M Connelly to Prospera to Firewalker to Upper Room 8/19/22
20-cent Jackpot Pick 6 $45,370.72 Blame it on Kitty to Big Paper Daddy to Moscow Lady to Curling Secret to Mr Stang to Whatsthedif 7/2/22
Interesting tidbits from last week
DQ’s
Last Friday was the first disqualification of a horse finishing 1st when Missed the Boat with Juan Gutierrez got taken down and placed 5th, pushing Pistol Power with Jake Samuels into the Winner’s Circle. It had taken 3 1/2 months to get the 1st 1st place DQ. But it took just 2 days for #2 when Chuckanut Bay with Alex Cruz got DQ’d for bumping in the stretch and Runnin Out of Days with Juan Gutierrez aboard got moved up. So Guti has been on both ends of the 2 DQ’s that have taken down winners.
Emotional Win
Leading Owner John Parker has a large stable and runs a bunch of horses and has a huge lead in the win column. He has 22 wins, 8 short of his goal of 30 wins and with 8 days of racing left it’s not hard to figure he needs to average a win a day to hit his goal.
But another goal is to turn his beloved Gold Rush Dancer into a long term stud and he picked up his 4th win as a stud and 1st Stakes win when 2-year-old Annette Marie stunned in the Washington Cup Fillies at 13-1 with Kevin Radke aboard. Parker was emotional in the Winner’s Circle as he named Annette Marie after his niece who passed away. Parker says he felt Annette with him in the Winner’s Circle and made the win that more special.
New/Old Faces
It was quarter horse stakes weekend and that always brings in some unfamiliar riders to the NW and this year we got to know Guillermo Suarez as he swept both stakes races and called it his best day of racing ever.
Cerapio Figueroa who rode here very successfully in 2020 and then for a short time last season was back for the first time since June of 2021 to ride in both QH stakes races where he didn’t hit the board but he did pick up a thoroughbred ride in the 2nd and pulled a 15-1 upset on Stanwood Warrior.
Vladmir Jensen had ridden sporadically earlier in the season and then kinda disappeared from riding races, we were wondering if he was still here and then bam he’s back this last weekend and although still looking for his 1st win he did well with 3 mounts posted 2 places and a show and now has a 0-3-4 record from 23 mounts. Let’s see if Vlad can get into the Winner’s Circle before the end of the meet.
Trainers firing on all cylinders
Several Trainers had great weekends and multiple wins. Leading trainer Jorge Rosales led all with 5 wins and could have been 6 but got taken down in the DQ on Sunday. He leads the trainer standings with 33. Candi Cryderman had 3 wins this as she holds onto the #4 spot in the standings. All-time leading trainer Frank Lucarelli got a pair of wins and sits 3rd but most special of all maybe is Dr Ryland Harwood. Harwood started 2 and won both with Lafonda at 6-1 with Leslie Mawing in the 8th and final race on Saturday. On Sunday Dr Harwood sent Lucinda Rella to the gates in the 3rd and Kevin Radke went wire to wire on the 7-5 betting choice. Better Dr Harwood owns both horses and he and his wife bred both for a true family affair.
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