6/14/2025

(Auburn, WA) Day 2 of the Muckleshoot Gold Cup Indian Relays is in the books. We will be doing a comprehensive separate story on the full event. Look for it by Monday. In the meantime, fast times and several doubling up in different ways was the story of the day.

The Numbers

 Another great crowd on hand Saturday and just a preview to the expected huge crowd for tomorrow. It’s Championship Sunday of the Gold Cup and Father’s Day.

There were 58 runners over the 8 races on Saturday for an average of 7.25 per race. Bettors laid put $904,059 in handle betting $113,007 for the 8 races.

From the Saddle

Alex Cruz was the lone rider to double on Saturday taking the 2nd and 6th races. Cruz moves into 3rd place in the standings all alone with 14 wins.

Meantime, Juan Gutierrez, Frank Alvarado and Kiaman McGregor all won and all three won races on back-to-back days for the first time this season. It was the 3rd win of the year for both Gutierrez and Alvarado and McGregor’s first wins of the season. David Haldar also won on both days and moves into 6th placed in the jockey standings with his 9th victory.

The Streaks

Two streaks were on the line with Kevin Krigger  wasting no time to push his winning streak to 12 straight days with at least 1 win. Manny Americano was 1 behind in the streak and in overall wins. It came down to the final race where he left no doubt winning by more than 11 lengths to extend his streak to 11 days in a row and remains 1 behind Krigger in the jockey standings 25-24.

From the Barn

Jockey’s weren’t the only ones to double, Justin Evans bookended wins in the 1st and last races to take his 1st lead in the trainer standings and 1st one to double digits with 11 wins. He’s 2 in front of Tim McCanna, Howie Gibson and Blaine Wright. Just behind them are Frank Lucarelli and Jorge Rosales with 8 and Isidro Tamayo has 7. The top 7 trainers are all within 4 wins of each other.

Friday night Rosie Simkins and Ian Jewell both got their 1st wins of the year and on Saturday they both picked up win #2.

The Betting Window

Let’s start with the Jackpot Pick 6 where there were 2 winning tickets that paid nearly $1,200 which means the carryover i up to $12,912 for Sunday. The other 1k+ pay-off was the first pick 4 which paid $1,013.32.

The early part of the card had the better pay-offs all-around with the 1st 5 races averaging a $12.48 $2 win pay or 5-1. The final 3 races fell to a 6-5 average or $4.53 win pay.

Let’s get to the Saturday Races!

5th Race and Feature Race The Muckleashoot Casino Resort Purse

The 3rd 6-1 shot won in a row on Saturday when Kiaman McGregor clearly put the spill he was involved in earlier in the day with a brilliant front running win on Slew o’ Mischief winning every pole of the 5 1/2-furlong sprint. 

Slew went to the lead and cleared immediately setting sizzling fractions of 21.57 and 43.92 as they entered the stretch with a 2 1/2 length lead. McGregor knew he had plenty of gas in the tank cruising to a 2 length lead in a final time of 1:02.70.

5-2 2nd choice West Coast Bull and Alex Cruz in the saddle sat just behind the front runner all the way around waiting for Slew o’ Mischief to hit the wall but just never did and had to settle for 2nd.

7-1 Big Bowie and Isaias Enriquez ran on for 3rd with favorite Red Leader and Kevin Krigger with an even effort taking 4th.

Slew o’ Mischief races for owner Mike Hill and is trained by Frank Lucarelli who also trained 3rd place Big Bowie. Slew earned $11,400 to push his bank account to $32,130 and now has a lifetime record of 2-2-0 from 7 starts.

Pay-Outs
5 Slew o’ Mischief (McGregor)  $14.58  $7.14  $5.18
3 West Coast Bull (Cruz)  $4.56  $3.70
1 Big Bowie (Enriquez) $4.72
$1 Ex 5-3 $29.52
$1 Tri 5-3-1 $119.30
$1 Super 5-3-1-7 $377.40
$1 DD 6-5 $58.40
50-cent Pick (3) 1-6-5 $204.35

Race Replay

The rest of the Friday night races.

1st Race
3-1 Always a Diva was sent to the lead by Kevin Krigger and they never looked back winning by 1 1/2 lengths and covering the 6-furlongs in 1:10.94. Favorite Nephele and Frank Alvarado closed from last to place with 9-2 Lotsa Solita and Manny Americano taking 3rd with 8-1 Peg’s Choice and Silvio Amador running 4th.

Always a Diva races for Grasshopper Stable and trained by Justin Evans. The 3-year-old filly is a Washington bred by Conveyance out of Special Holiday by Private Gold and was bred by Connie Belshay.

Pay-Outs
2 Always a Diva (Krigger)  $8.04  $4.70  $3.58
3 Nephele (Alvarado)  $3.30  $2.60
1 Lotsa Salita (Americano)  $3.12
$1 Ex 2-3 $11.51
$1 Tri 2-3-1 $49.74
$1 Super 2-3-1-4 $161.30

Race Replay

2nd Race
Alex Cruz had a well timed ride aboard 7-2 Beskar holding off a fast closing 6-1 Mongolian Spring and Carlos Montalvo by a neck for the win. Had Beskar been cught, he would have won anyway as the Stewards DQ’d Mongolian Spring for pushing Rimrock Lake into the path of Senor Del Campo clipping heels and unseating jockey Kiaman McGregor.

Neither Senor Del Campo and McGregor both were injured in the mishap. Mongolian Spring was relegated to 6th place.

After the DQ, Beer Begone and Manny Americano were moved up to 2nd, Stay Lit and Pablo Castillo were 3rd and moving up to 4th completing the superfecta was Rimrock Lake with Francisco Monroy up.

Beskar races for Jorge Maravilla ands Angel Alonso and trained by Maravilla.

Pay-Outs
2 Beskar (Cruz)  $9.34  $4.76  $3.32
5 Beer Begone (Americano)  $5.50  $3.90
6 Stay Lit  (Castillo)  $3.42
$1 Ex 2-5 $31.45
$1 Tri 2-5-6 $116.66
$1 Super  2-5-6-3 $479.90
$1 DD 2-2 $31.49

Race Replay

3rd Race
Juan Gutierrez the all-time leading rider at Emerald Downs is heating up winning his 2nd race in as many days with Little Boy Lute in a wire-to-wire 6-furlong dash in a final time of 1:10.90. Little Boy Lute is owned by Horse Haven Creek Farm and Barking Dogs and trained by Rosie Simkins. Simkins picks up her 2nd win of the season after getting her first one last night. Little Boy Lute is a Washington bred by Lutes Gift out of Little Lyph by Sultry Song and was bred by the owners.

3-1 Cause for Divorce and Kevin Orozco were a clear 2nd, 11-1 Lucky’s Loaded ridden by David Haldar got up for 3rd by a neck over 5-1 Golden Affair with Kiaman McGregor.

Pay-Outs
1 Little Boy Lute (Gutierrez)  $15.48  $6.42  $4.30
6 Cause for Divorce (Orozco)  $4.74  $3.16
5 Lucky’s Loaded (Haldar)  $6.86
$1 Ex 1-6 $36.81
$1 Tri  1-6-5 $232.96
$1 Super  1-6-5-7 $594.40
$1 DD  2-1 $29.79
50-cent Pick (3) 2-2-1 $93.87

Race Replay

4th Race
A field of 7 went a flat mile nd 6-1 Let’s Go Champ gave Frank Alvarado his 2nd win in as many days with a perfect stalking run. Let’s Go Champ eventually ran down front runner R Barrcuda and Isaias Enriquez to win by a length in final time of 1:35.93. Let’s Go Champ also gave WYN Racing Stables and trainer Ian Jewell their 2nd win of the year and in as many days.

Klinkerbrick with Manny Americano got up for 3rd and completing the superfecta was Calmcoolncollected with Alex Cruz.

Pay-Outs
6 Let’s Go Champ (Alvarado)  $15.00  $7.88  $4.22
1 R Barracuda (Enriquez)  $7.46  $4.24
7 Klinkerbrick (Americano)  $2.94 
$1 Ex 6-1 $61.38
$1 Tri 6-1-7 $126.56
$1 Super  6-1-7-4 $655.00
$1 DD  1-6 $70.93
50-cent Pick (3) 2-1-6 $147.32
50-cent Pick (4) 2-2-1-6 $1,013.32

Race Replay

6th Race
In the feature race they were smokin fast, but in the 6th, Company’s Dream was sizzling setting a new fast time for 6-furlongs. Alex Cruz flew to a 2+ length lead on the odds-on choice setting fractions of 21.86 and 44.19 and had nearly a 4 length lead turning for home. Company’s Dream had more to give and cranked it up flying to a 5 length win in a time of 1:07.59. 14-1 Om Fire with Frank Alvarado ran 2nd, Roll Dem Bones with Manny Americano 3rd by a nose over 10-1 Long Lance and Silvio Amador.

Company’s Dream is owned by Rosales Racing F1 and Kevion Chavarria and trained by Rosales. Company’s Dream is a Washington bred by Jersey Town out of Double Dip by French Envoy and was bred by Joseph Di Pietro.

Pay-Outs
5 Company’s Dream (Cruz)  $3.56  $2.68  $2.24
3 Om Fire (Alvarado)  $6.50  $4.48
6 Roll Dem Bones  $3.58
$1 Ex 5-3 $12.70
$1 Tri 5-3-6 $54.04
$1 Super 5-3-6-1 $250.60
$1 DD  5-6 $18.39
50-cent Pick (3) 6-5-5 $106.26
50-cent Pick (4) 1-6-5-5 $485.81

Race Replay

7th Race
A field of 8 went 6-furlongs but it was all 5-2 favorite Simply Gracious going coast-to-coast  with a perfect ride from David Haldar. The duo covered the 6-furlongs in 1:09.18 after setting some quick early times of 21.56 and 43.82, Simply Gracious is owned by Mischief Racing and trained by Blaine Wright. The 4-year-old filly is a Washington bred by Stanford out of Joyce and Me by Discreet Cat and was bred by Bar C Racing Stables.

4-1 Bobby’s Genie and Kevin Orozco gave a game chase but was a clear 2nd best, 14-1 Annie Fox and Carlos Montalvo ran on for 3rd while 13-1 Alicehouseofheart and Alex Cruz took 4th.

Pay-Outs
2 Simply Gracious (Haldar)  $7.26  $4.76  $3.12
4 Bobby’s Genie (Orozco)  $5.26  $4.22
3 Annie Fox (Montalvo)  $6.28
$1 Ex 2-4 $19.59
$1 Tri 2-4-3 $132.28
$1 Super  2-4-3-1 $563.70
$1 DD  5-2 $7.27
50-cent Pick (3) 5-5-2 $31.56

Race Replay

8th Race
This was a race for 2nd place as soon as the gates opened as 1-5 Toodle Loo and Manny Americano burst out of the gates quickly building up a 4 length lead and then laying down the law in the stretch with an 11 1/4 length win, the biggest win of the season by lengths in a final time of 1:09.62. Toodle Loo is owned by Jeff Plotkin, Paul Miller and Justin Evans and trained by Evans.

The race for 2nd went to 7-2 Harry’s Big Dream and Kevin Krigger by a neck over 24-1 Lady Mormont and Alex Cruz. Taking 4th was Lovely Story and Frank Alvarado at 17-1 and 7-1 Cantputapriceonfun with David Haldar completed the Super High 5.

Pay-Outs
4 Toodle Loo (Americano)  $2.78  $2.10  $2.10
7 Harry’s Big Dream (Krigger)  $2.50  $2.56
5 Lady Mormont (Cruz)  $4.68
$1 Ex 4-7 3.18
$1 Tri 4-7-5 $14.26
$1 Super  4-7-5-2 $45.70
50-cent Super High Five 4-7-5-2-6 $47.80
$1 DD 2-4 $6.67
50-cent Pick (3) 5-2-4 $6.78
50-cent Pick (4) 5-5-2-4 $41.88
50-cent Pick (5) 6-5-5-2-4 $264.57
20-cent Pick (6) 1-6-5-5-2-4 $1,184.89

Race Replay

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