5/31/2025

(Auburn, Wa) First of all, this is one of Eli Sports’ busiest weekend of the year. We live stream high school sports and we were at 7 different locations this weekend from Bellingham to Tacoma to Yakima. It was the final weekend of prep sports and we did all the Championships for Baseball, Soccer and 12 state Track meets.

So the coverage this week is going to be shorter than most weeks as we not only live video stream those events and this year we have done about 1,500 live events in 9 months, we also write stories and add highlights to our coverage. We’re not complaining but sometimes we simply run out of time.

Looking at what happened on Saturday and then the Sunday card and Grandparents race we’re sorry to miss this weekend.

Enough of our sob story let’s get to the Saturday races and highlights.

7th Race Feature Race

A field of 7 older fillies and mares went 5 1/2-furlongs and the odds-on favorite Grease Missile with Isaias Enriquez were sent off at the odds of 3-5. Enriquez and Grease Missile went straight to the lead and quickly drew off to a 2 length lead. Missile would set all the fractions going 22.09 and 44.47.

Turning for home Grease Missile had a 4 length lead over her stablemate 6-1 Zippin Sevenz with Alex Cruz who had been in the stalking position for the entire trip. Zipp didn’t have enough to catch Grease Missile and she cruised to a 4 1/4 length victory in a final time of 1:02.66. Zippin Sevenz was a clear 2nd to complete the Frank Lucarelli trained exacta finish.

9-2 Crystal Proof and Kevin Orozco ran an even 3rd with 7-1 Our Lyla Grace and Javier Matias completing the superfecta.

Grease Missile is owned by Coastal Racing Stable. She earned $10,260 to push her career earnings to $141,835. The 4-year-olds career record is now 5-0-2 from 15 starts for a 33% career rate. The Lucarelli exacta paid $6.25, not folling the bettors.

Pay-Outs
7 Grease Missile (Enriquez)  $3.44  $2.52  $2.10
8 Zippin Sevenz  (Cruz)  $4.46  $2.74
4 Crystal Proof (Orozco)  $2.44
$1 Ex  7-8 $6.26
$1 Tri  7-8-2 $19.38
$1 Super  7-8-4-2 $58.20
$1 DD  5-7 $9.45
50-cent Pick (3)  4-5-7 $20.98

Race Replay

The rest of Saturday’s Races

1st Race
The betting choice Clay’s Opal Indy and Silvio Amador ran a perfect stalking trip going the mile sitting in 3rd til the quarter pole as the ealry speed both faded and Clay’s Opal Lady got first run to pull out to a 1 1/2 length lead then held off the late charge of 3-1 She’s a Bossy Girl with Akatsuki Tomita by 3/4′ of a length in a final time of 1:38.57. 2-1 Bold Daughter with Manny Americano ran on for a clear 3rd with 5-2 Pacific Zip and Kevin Krigger took 4th. Clay’s Opal Indy races for and is trained by Sergio Perez.
Pay-Outs
2 Clay’s Opal Indy (Amador)  $5.78  $2.98  $2.14
1 She’s a Bossy Girl (Tomita)  $3.32  $2.48
5 Bold Daughter (Americano)  $2.32
$1 Ex  2-1 $13.23
$1 Tri  2-1-5 $24.14
$1 Super 2-1-5-6 $49.50

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2nd Race
After 2 scratches the field was reduced to 5 starters of maiden 3-year-olds and up going 5 1/2-furlongs. The bettors were split with the favorite at 9-5 and the 4th favorite at 3-1. 3rd favorite 3-1 Spectacular Tiger and Manny Americano went to the lead and showed he should have been an overwhelming favorite blowing out the field by 8 1/4 lengths in a final time of 1:02.65. The other 3-1 Five Twenty Sunset with Francisco Duran made a nice run from last to be a clear second best while 9-5 favorite Dominate and Alex Cruz ran 3rd and 7-1 longshot Ride for Gold and Frank Alvarado took 4th. Spectacular Tiger gave both trainer Michael Lenzini and owner Gary Marrone their first Emerald Downs victories.
Pay-Outs
1 Spectacular Tiger (Amricano)  $8.60  $4.46  $2.66
7 Five Twenty Sunset (Duran)  $4.34  $2.76
5 Dominate (Cruz)  $2.18
$1 Ex  1-7 $35.51
$1 Tri  1-7-5 $140.96
$1 Super 1-7-5-4 $360.20
$1 DD  2-1 $21.21

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3rd Race

7 maiden 3-year-old fillies broke from starter Mark Gibson’s gates and 3-1 Ruby Rendezvous with Javier Matias went straight to the lead from her outside post position. Early speed was holding on Saturday with another gate to wire win by nearly 2 lengths. Matias gave Ruby a little break in the second quarter mile and had plenty to resist the close from odds-on choice Toodle Loo with Manny Americano to win by 2 lengths. 5-1 Lotsa Salita and Alex Cruz got up for 3rd and 27-1 Danzing Zella and Carlos Montalvo was 4th.

Ruby Rendezvous handed owner John Parker and trainer Candi Cryderman their first wins of 2025. This was Parker’s 202nd career win at Emerald Downs trailing only Ron Crockett in total wins at Emerald. Parker and Cryderman also did it with a Washington bred as Ruby Rendezvous by Gold Aly out of Emeraldcity Kitten by Kitten’s Joy and was bred by Steve Meredith.
Pay-Outs
8 Ruby Rendezvous (Matias)  $8.88  $3.20  $2.38
7 Toodle Loo (Americano)  $2.56  $2.10
6 Lotsa Salita (Cruz)  $2.56
$1 Ex  8-7 $9.24
$1 Tri  8-7-6 $18.68
$1 Super 8-7-6-2 $139.00
$1 DD  1-8 $15.49
50-cent Pick (3)  2-1-8 $37.91

Race Replay

4th Race

The 6-furlong dash had 6 older fillies and mares and the bettors couldn’t have been more wrong. The longest shot on the board, and by a long ways, Settler’s Cove at 28-1 went to the front setting soft fractions of 22.48 and 45.89. Jockey Jennifer Whitaker actually lost the lead to 8-5 favorite Caly Bali and Silvio Amador by a head at the top of the stretch and most figured that be it for the longshot but they were incorrect.

Settler’s cove dug back in on the rail and eased away from Caly Bali and kept Parker’s Fifteen with Kevin Orozco at bay to pull the stunning upset. English Meadow with Pablo Castillo would finish 4th.

Settler’s Cove gave Whitaker her 1st win since September 17th, 2023 when she brought Muncey to the winners circle. She missed all of last year with a severe leg injury and this was her 4th ride back from her injury. Settler’s Cove is owned, trained and bred by HOF conditioner Howard Belvoir. The 5-year-old mare by Coast Guard out of Port Wakefield by Katowice. This was also the first win of 2025 for Belvoir as a trainer and owner.
Pay-Outs
5 Settler’s Cove (Whitaker)  $58.96  $16.86  $7.08
4 Caly Bali (Amador) $4.00  $3.02
7 Parker’s Fifteen (Orozco) $3.12
$1 Ex 5-4 $116.35
$1 Tri 5-4-7 $523.64
$1 Super 5-4-7-1 $3,159.50
$1 DD 8-5 $81.77
50-cent Pick (3) 1-8-5 $403.43
50-cent Pick (4) 2/3-1-8-5 $2,784.12

Race Replay

5th Race
6 older horses went 6-furlongs and getting to the front remained an important strategy. 7-2 Om Fire with leading rider Kevin Krigger broke 2nd just behind 3-1 Party with Paddy and Francisco Duran in the saddle. Those two set all the fractions but Om Fire and Krigger sat the perfect trip and rolled past Paddy for a 4 1/2 length win in a final tim of 1:09.17. Party with Paddy had plenty left to hold 2nd followed by 3-1 Beer Begone and Manny Americano 3rd with 3-1 Getemdusty and Pablo Castillo 4th. Om Fire is trained by Liz Kowalski for her 2nd win of the season and owned by Dennis Snowden and Carl Petroff.
Pay-Outs
4 Om Fire (Krigger)  $9.40  $5.58  $3.98
1 Party with Paddy (Duran)  $4.38  $2.94
2 Beer Begone (Americano)  $3.20
$1 Ex 4-1 $23.47
$1 Tri 4-1-2 $72.88
$1 Super 4-1-2-7 $192.50
$1 DD 5-4 $157.56
50-cent Pick (3) 8-5-4 $618.07

Race Replay

6th Race
7 went 5 1/2-furlongs in the 6th race and once again the front end is where you wanted to be as 8-5 favorite Mojave with Manny Americano went gate to wire setting splits of 21.90 and 44.81 before winning by nearly 3 lengths in a final time of 1:03.52. Mojave is owned and trained by Jaymie Pearman Cruz. Mojave is a Washington bred by Nationhood out of Valour Road by Honour and Glory and was bred by Oak Crest Farm.

The race was for 2nd place and Jaymie Pearman Cruz won that race as well with Khaiky’s Command and husband Alex Cruz getting up by a neck at 5-1 over 3-1 Dennard and Frank Alvarado who nosed out 6-1 Stretch Run and David Haldar for 3rd.
Pay-Outs
5 Mojave (Americano)  $5.48  $3.84  $2.58
6 Khaiky’s Command (Cruz)  $6.02  $3.72
4 Dennard (Alvarado)  $2.78
$1 Ex 5-6 $12.75
$1 Tri 5-6-4 $35.96
$1 Super 5-6-4-1 $184.40
$1 DD 4-5 $14.20
50-cent Pick (3) 5-4-5 $105.16
50-cent Pick (4) 8-5-4-5 $936.98

Race Replay

8th Race
In the finale it was as close to a triple deadheat as we’ve had in a long time. 7 broke from the gate going 5 1/2-furlongs and the 2-1 second favorite Glimpse of Gold with Carlos Montalvo but this time couldn’t hold off the closers. 12-1 Sumthintotalkabout with Kevin Orozco stalked in 4th then engaged Glimpse of Gold in deep stretch while closing from midpack was 1-1 favorite Burnin at Midnight with Frank Alvarado and the trio hit line together. After the photo finish the upset winner Sumthintotalkabout and Orozco got nose win, Glimpse of Gold just missed and held 2nd by a nose with Burnin at Midnight needing literally one more stride. 2-1 Lady Mormont and Manny Americano ran 4th with 33-1 La’ Momina and Silvio Amador completing the Super Hi Five. 

The winning time was 1:05.76 and Sumthintotalkabout runs for Patti Justice and is trained by Howard Gibson. The 4-year-old winning filly is a Washington bred by Misremembered out of Appomattox by Stravinsky and was bred by Patti and Dean Justice and Jennifer Nunnally.

3-way finish this close to a Triple Deadheat
(Sumthintotalkabout middle wins. Glimpse of gold inside 2nd, Burnin at Midnight outside 3rd)

Pay-Outs
1 Sumthintotalkabout (Orozco)  $27.42  $9.74  $4.06
8 Glimpse of Gold (Montalvo)  $4.24  $2.94
5 Burnin at Midnight (Alvarado)  $2.46
$1 Ex 1-8 $59.83
$1 Tri 1-8-5 $144.40
$1 Super 1-8-5-2 $171.00
50-cent Super High Five 1-8-5-2-9 $308.63
$1 DD 7-1 $21.02  Consolation DD 7-4 $1.67
50-cent Pick (3) 5-7-1 $35.93
50-cent Pick (4) 4-5-5/7-1 $248.21
50-cent Pick (5) 5-4-5-5/7-1 (paid 4-correct) $50.63  Carryover $9,697
20-cent Pick (6) 8-5-4-5-5/7-1 (paid 4-correct) $22.20 Carryover $1,409

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