5/10/2025

(Auburn, WA) Day 4 of the live racing season was Saturday with 8 races and 62 total starters. This was a 7.75 average per race and it paid off with a strong nearly 1.2-million in handle or just shy of $150,000 per race. The 8 winners truly was from odds-on to boxcars. We’ll dive more into the pay-offs and other news and notes in our Track Wire feature later next week.

In this post we re-cap Saturday’s races with full pay-outs and race replays. Let’s get to Saturday’s races!

7th Race Feature Race

The largest field of the season saw 11 fillies and mares break from the gates under starter Mark Gibson going 5 1/2-furlongs. The large field did not fool the betting public as Attracted went off as the 7-5 favorite.

Attracted broke 8th out of the gates from her 4 post position and jockey Silvio Amador made sure she didn’t get involved in a h0t early pace that set fractions of 21.40 and 44.01. Miss Dynamic with Juan Gutierrez and Victoria’s Charge with Manny Americano were duking it out while Creme de Menthe and Kevin Krigger were just behind.

Down the backstretch Amador positioned Attracted closer in 5th place and moved toward the outside. The top trio were hammer and tongs to the quarter pole when Attracted and Amador made their move. Amador swung Attracted to the outside of the early speed and hjad a 1/2 length lead at the top of the stretch.

Amador gave Attracted a couple of taps and she responded by quickly operning up a clear lead and extended it to nearly a 6 length victory. Attracted stopped the clock in a quick 1:02.01.

The early speed in this race did well to hold on as Victoria’s Charge held 2nd, Creme de Menthe was 3rd and Miss Dynamic completed the superfecta.

Peter Redekop owns Attracted and the gray filly is trained by Blaine Wright. Attracted earned $14,250 to push her career total to $52,250. This was just her 4th career start and 1st at Emerald. Attrated hasn’t run out of the exacta yet with 3 wins and a place, a 75% win rate.

Pay-Outs

4 Attracted (Amador)  $.4.84  $2.98  $2.40
2 Victoria’s Charge (Americano)  $4.72  $3.22
11 Creme de Menthe (Krigger)  $3.00
$1 Ex 4-2  $9.84
$1 Trifecta 4-2-11 $34.08
$1 Superfecta 4-2-11-10  $122.70
$1 DD 7-4 $5.76
50-cent Pick 3 8-7-4 $11.48

Feature Race Replay

The Rest of Saturday’s Card

1st Race

Seven 3-year-olds and up went 5-furlongs in the opener. Odds-on 3-5 favorite Ada Thorne with leading rider Kevin Krigger up won his 5th race of the early season. Rigger and Ada went straight to the lead and won opening up by more than 5 lengths at the finish in a final time of 57.70. Ada Thoprne races for Harris Farms Inc and trained by Debbie Peery.

7-2 Solo Un Beso and Juan Gutierrez ran a clear 2nd while 18-1 Linchpin’s Locket with Francisco Diaz-Lopez got up for 3rd by a head over 6-1 Parker’s Fifteen and Alex Cruz.

Pay-Outs

6 Ada Thorne (Krigger)  $3.54  $2.68  $2.50
3 Solo Un Beso (Gutierrez)  $4.58  $3.60
1 Linchpin’s Locket (Diaz-Lopez)  $5.26
$1 Ex 6-3 $7.22
$1 Trifecta 6-3-1 $86.42
$1 Superfecta 6-3-1-5  $248.50

Ada Thorne blitzes the field

2nd Race

8 older filly and mares went 5 1/2-furlongs and the complete opposite of the 1st race lit up the toteboarxd when 31-1 Lovely Bride and Kevin Orozco nearly went wire-to-wire and won by a head. Lovely Bride broke 2nd but quickly took the lead and held a length lead turning for home after setting fractions of 22.11 and 45.57.

Lovely Bride had to hold off a strong closing Burnin at Midnight with Francisco Duran as the 8-5 second favorite. Burnin at Midnight sat in 4th and made her move inside the 1/4 pole but could not get by the stubborn longshot in an all out finish. They were clear of 6-1 Harry’s Big Dream with Manny Americano while 6-5 favorite Savita and Julien Couton took 4th.

Lovely Bride races for Alberta Rivera and trained by Pablo De Jesus. The 4-year-old filly ran the 5 1/2-furlongs in 1:04.52.

Pay-Outs

8 Lovely Bride (Orozco)  $65.30  $35.44  $9.02
3 Burnin At Midnight  $4.08  $3.24
4 Harry’s Big Dream  $3.54
$1 Ex 8-3 $232.83
$1 Trifecta 8-3-4 $854.98
$1 Superfecta 8-3-4-2 $1,220.30
$1 DD 6-8 $202.33

Lovely Bride lights up the Tote Board

3rd Race

7 older horses went 6 furlongs in the 3rd race and we’ll finish the first pick 3 of the day the Goldilocks way. The first race was too hot with the odds-on choice winng, 2nd race too cold as the longest shot on the board took the top finish and here in the 3rd it was just right with 9-1 Candy’s Wildcat closing from last to get up in time for the win by a neck.

In a perfectly timed ride by Kevin Krigger Candy ran by the field to record the victory and the 6th winners circle picture for Krigger in 3 days. Candy’s Wildcat ran the 3/4’s in 1:10.40. The 5-year-old gelding races for Circle T Racing and gave trainer Scott Tubbs his 2nd win of the season.

3-2 favorite Pedal to the Metal with Manny Americano up just missed getting the win, 2-1 Don Juan Bubba and Juan Gutierrez ended up 3rd after setting the early paced and 6-1 KR Rules was 4th.

Pay-Outs

1 Candy’s Wildcat (Krigger)  $21.78  $7.32  $4.46
7 Pedal to the Metal (Americano)  $3.34  $2.38
3 Don Juan Bubba (Gutierrez)  $2.82
$1 Ex 1-7 $25.45
$1 Trifecta 1-7-3 $117.20
$1 Superfecta 1-7-3-2 $259.20
$1 DD 8-1 $689.80
50-cent Pick 3 6-8-1 $911.38

Candy’s Wildcat gives Kevin Krigger a double

Race 4

Front speed was holding well on Saturday and 4-1 A View From Above his 2nd win by a neck on the day by holding onto the early lead. Orozco and View broke well and quickly took the lead setting a quick pace with splits of 21.84 and 44.38. Turning for home A View From Above had shaken off the other early speed and needed go hold off 5-1 veteran and win machine Dirt Road Red and Javier Matias.

The duo went to the wire with View never allowing Red to get by and notched the neck win. 7-1 Sanger with Silvio Amador ran an even 3rd holding onto to the show by a nose over 1-1 favorite Smiling Goodbye who broke slow and had to come from last.

A View From Above races for William Stenberg and trained by Kay Cooper. The 6-year-old Washington bred by Abraaj, out of Deja Views by Forest Camp was bred by Frederick and Debbie Pabst and ran the 6-furlongs in 1:09.31.

Pay-Outs
6 A View From Above (Orozco)  $10.76  $4.00  $4.44
1 Dirt Road Red (Matias)  $5.28  $3.94
2 Sanger (Amador)  $5.28
$1 Ex 6-1 $35.50
$1 Trifecta 6-1-2 $166.08
$1 Superfecta 6-1-2-3 $506.70
$1 DD 1-6 $56.57
50-cent Pick 3 8-1-6 $1,460.66
50-cent Pick 4 (3 correct) 6-8-1-6 $49.93

A View From Above goes wire-to-wire

5th Race

8 older filly and mares went a mile and once again front speed was tough on the engine with 3-1 Poker Alice going wire-to-wire in a final time of 1:37.15. The win gave jockey Silvio Amador his 2nd win of the day and 4th of the season winning clear by more than a length. Poker Alice is owned and trained by Sergio Perez.

6-1 Willing to Burn and Alex Cruz chased Poker Alice running in 2nd place all the around and was clearly 2nd best. 6-1 Bold Daughter and David Haldar closed nicely from 7th to take the show placing and 2-1 mild favorite Gold Coast Girl with Manny Americano ran an even 4th.

Pay-Outs

8 Poker Alice (Amador)  $8.72  $5.64  $3.76
7 Willing to Burn (Cruz)  $6.52  $4.10
1 Bold Daughter (Haldar)  $3.92
$1 Ex 8-7 $27.15
$1 Trifecta 8-7-1 $137.40
$1 Suprfecta 8-7-1-5 $255.30
$1 DD 6-8 $23.90
50-cent Pick 3 1-6-8 $248.68

Poker Alice led around both turns

6th Race

8 older runners lined up for 6-furlongs including Chuckanut Bay who had run the fastest 6-furlongs last year with a blazing time of 1:07.69 last August. The bettors felt he could do it again and bet him down to 1-2. Julien Couton got the call and when the gates opened Couton and Chuckanut Bay flew to the front. The duo led by 2 lengths all through the race winning by 2 lengths. They ripped the clock setting fractions of 21.84 and 43.82. Bay just got faster aznd just missed his 2024 time stopping the clock in an eye popping 1:07.77.

5-1 Horse Doctor with Silvio Amador ran a more than credible 2nd chasing just behind the entire trip for the place in a time right around 1:08 flat. Horse Doctor was 7 lengths in front of 3rd place Bedrock and Manny Americano with 12-1 Orth and Kevin Krigger running 4th.

Chuckanut Bay is owned by Remmah Racing Inc and trained by Howard Gibson. Chuckanut Bay is a Washington bred by Abraaj out of Zenovit by Private Gold and was bred by Nina and Ronaldf Hagen.

Pay-Outs

7 Chuckanut Bay (Couton)  $3.02  $2.54  $2.34
5 Horse Doctor (Amador)  $3.96  $2.74
6 Bedrock  (Americano)  $3.56
$1 Ex 7-5 $4.91
$1 Trifecta 7-5-6 $15.44
$1 Superfecta 7-5-6-4 $95.50
$1 DD 8-7 $11.39
50-cent Pick 3 6-8-7 $66.76
50-cent Pick 4 1-6-8-7 $450.48

Chuckanut Bay blazes the 6 furlongs

8th Race

In the finale thered would be another bomber came flying late with Francisco Monroy riding. Monroy dropped back to 5th early in the flat mile run with Ruler of Angels at 28-1. Pour on the Cole with Pablo Castillo took over the lead turning for home and separated from the other front runners looking like a winner at the 1/8th pole.

But the 4-1 3rd choice could not stop the freight train Ruler of Angels frfom closing with a rush at boxcar odds and rolled on by posting a length and half win in a final time of 1:37.83. Ruler of Angels is owned by Floriberta Trujillo and trained by Marcelino Trujillo both earning their first Emerald Downs wins.

Pourf on the Cole held 2nd with 7-2 Coastal Waters and Manny Americano ran 3rd, favorite The Golden Egg and Kevin Krigger took 4th with 5-1 Big Stik and Alex Cruz completing the Super Hi Five.

Pay-Outs

7 Ruler of Angels (Monroy)  $58.60  $21.56  $6.54
2 Pour On the Cole (Castillo)  $4.86  $3.08
4 Coastal Waters (Americano)  $2.82
$1 Ex 7-2 $131.84
$1 Trifecta 7-2-4 $772.06
$1 Superfecta 7-2-4-3 $1,084.80
50-cent Super Hi Five 7-2-4-3-1  no winner carry-over $1,096
$1 DD 4-7 $128.04
50-cent pick 3 7-4-7 $64.56
50-cent pick 4 6-7-4-7 $240.80
50-cent pick 5 6-8-7-4-7 $2,449.87
20-cent pick 6 1-6-8-7-4-7 (5 correct)  $239.73  carry-over $1,182

Ruler of Angels stuns from well back

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