8/31/2025
(Auburn, WA) Sorry folks this is going to be rather short. High school sports begins this week and that is our busy time but I will be at the races both Saturday and Sunday to complete the season and have a lot of end of season coverage.
The re-caps are very short, we do have Vince Bruun’s feature race story. Let’s get to it!
The Numbers
Sunday had 9 races with 58 starters for a 6.4 starter average, well below the 7.3 season average. Bettors were a little below average of the season long average handle per race and per day. They bet $1,254,008 for an average of $139,334 or about 20k below the season average per race.
The Betting Window
The tote board exploded with new high returns for the $2 win, $1 exacta, 50-cent trifecta, 10-cent superfecta and 50-cent pick 3. All due to 53-1 Stay Lit winning the 7th race with Allyssa Morales aboard giving trainer Sarah Jennings her 2nd career win for owner Terry Johnson.
The new high $2 win is now $109.94 which beat Poker Alice’s $69 which was set just last week and Allyssa Morales was aboard for that upset as well. The $1 exacta to the 4-5 favorite Dennard still was the top pay of the season at $340.08.
44-1 J T’s Watch ran 3rd returning a season high trifecta pay of $1,386.92. Add the 25-1 Mount Pelliar and the 10-cent superfecta paid $5,109.53. The $1 pick 3 paid a season high using this race as the middle leg. In the 6th, 5-2 Spectacular Tiger won followed by Stay Lit and 3-5 Cap It Daddy completed the pick 3 paying $2,649.19.
We’re a little surprised the 5th-7th race pick 3 with an 8-1 winner to 5-2 to 53-1 paid the lowest involving Stay Lit at just under $765. The final pick 3 also paid less beginning with the 53-1 to 3-5 to 5-1, that returned $1,700.
Carryovers
It should be np surprise that the pick 6 is carrying over to Friday now up to $33, 279. Only 4 of 6 winners was needed to win $108.47.
After no pick 5 carryovers’ all season, this will be the 3rd since the Longacres Mile. On Friday bettors will get a $10,779 head start on the pick 5 pot. 4 of 5 returned $48.12.
8th and Feature Race
The speedy Cap It Daddy held off Impassable and scored a one-length victory in Sunday’s $21,000 Muckleshoot Casino Purse at Emerald Downs.
Ridden by Silvio Amador, Cap It Daddy zoomed six furlongs in 1:08.33 and paid $3.26 as the betting favorite. Elodio Madrigal is the winning trainer for Cold Boy Stables.
Winning his second straight, Cap It Daddy set fractions of :21.35 and :43.77, shook off Slew o’ Mischief into the stretch, and held sway over Impassable to the wire.
A 3-year-old California-bred by Dads Caps, Cap It Daddy is 3-1-1 in six career starts, all this season at Emerald Downs.
Pay-Outs
1 Cap It Daddy (Amador) $3.26 $2.74 $2.18
7 Imapassable (Alvarado) $3.74 $2.50
6 Calmcoolcollected (Castellanos) $3.04
$1 Ex 1-7 $5.20
$1 Tri 1-7-6 $14.30
$1 Super 1-7-6-5 $44.60
$1 DD 3-1 $436.21 Consolation DD 3-2 $92.81
50-cent Pick (3) 5-3-1 $2,649.19
Race Replay
The rest of the Sunday card
1st Race
After a late scratch 4 went 6-furlongs with 1-1 Lucky’s Loaded and Silvio Amador winning clear in a time of 1:09.87. Lucky’s Loaded races for Carol Anderson and is trained by Isidro Tamayo.
With only 4 starters there was no show wagering.
Pay-Outs
5 Lucky’s Loaded (Amador) $4.04 $3.06
3 Lucky’s Sniper (Orozco) $5.80
4 Towhee (Alvardo)
$1 Ex 5-3 $13.97
$1 Tri 5-3-4 $18.04
$1 Super 5-3-4-2 $25.70
Race Replay
2nd Race
Unbridled Scholar went to the lead under Kevin Orozco and never looked back finishing the 1 mile gate to wire in a time of 1:34.63. Unbridled Scholar races for Mona Hour and trained by Blaine Wright.
Pay-Outs
2 Unbridled Scholar (Orozco) $5.50 $3.06 $2.22
3 Sexzie (Cruz) $3.22 $2.48
1 Nephele (Montalvo) $2.54
$1 Ex 2-3 $6.80
$1 Tri 2-3-1 $13.18
$1 Super 2-3-1-5 $31.80
$1 DD 5-2 $6.46
Race Replay
3rd Race
Oliver Tiz cruised to an easy 5+ length victory with a front running effort guided by Manny Americano. They covered the 5-furlongs in 58.03. Oliver Tiz, the 2-year-old broke his maiden for owner Gary Marrone and trained by Michael Lenzini.
Pay-Outs
6 Oliver Tiz (Americano) $8.02 $3.38 $2.52
1 Hacksaw Mountain (Orozco) $2.82 $2.30
4 More than Ordinary (Haldar) $4.20
$1 Ex 6-1 $8.20
$1 Tri 6-1-4 $33.74
$1 Super 6-1-4-3 $78.80
$1 DD 2-6 $12.44
50-cent Pick (3) 5-2-6 $11.05
Race Replay
4th Race
After a slow start 1-5 Riding By with Alex Cruz rolled by the field for a clear win in a final time of 1:38.10 for the 1-mile. Owner/trainer Justin Evans sent this runner to the gates.
Pay-Outs
2 Riding By (Cruz) $2.40 $2.10 $2.10
1 Arnie Boy (Alvardo) $2.98 $2.32
5 Let Me Help You (Americano) $2.72
$1 Ex 2-1 $2.34
$1 Tri 2-1-5 $7.20
$1 Super 2-1-5-3 $66.80
$1 DD 6-2 $5.32
50-cent Pick (3) 2-6-2 $7.29
50-cent Pick (4) 5-2-6-2 $12.75
Race Replay
5th Race
Pharoahs List and Allyssa Morales broke fast and pulled away running the 6-furlongs in a blazoing 1:08.75 never really being challenged. Pharohs List at 8-1 is owned by Ramon Chavarria-Delgado, Kevin Chavarria and Rosales Racing F1 and trained by Jorge Rosales.
Pay-Outs
1 Pharoahs List (Morales) $18.40 $9.00 $3.74
2 Louie the First (Haldar) $6.72 $3.32
4 Jullian in Paris (Enriquez) $2.86
$1 Ex 1-2 $67.07
$1 Tri 1-2-4 $198.90
$1 Super 1-2-4-3 $441.50
$1 DD 2-1 $12.20
50-cent Pick (3) 6-2-1 $23.61
Race Replay
6th Race
5-2 Spectacular Tiger blew out the other 5 contrenders by nearly 8 lengths. Manny Americano got the Tiger rolling early and stopped the clock in a speedy 1:08.56 for 6-furlongs. Spectacular Tiger is owned by Gary Marrone and trained by Michael Lenzini the 2nd win for both owner and trainer.
Pay-Outs
5 Spectacular Tiger (Americano) $7.15 $4.72 $3.26
2 Bourbon Dancer (Castellanos) $6.20 $3.64
6 True Mantra (Alvarado) $3.26
$1 Ex 5-2 $18.22
$1 Tri 5-2-6 $146.32
$1 Super 5-2-6-3 $723.80
$1 DD 1-5 $37.57
50-cent Pick (3) 2-1-5 $18.75
50-cent Pick (4) 6-2-1-5 $89.30
7th Race
Allyssa Morales continue her late eason surge with yet another win and for the second time in a week set the new hgh $2 win pay of the season. Morales brought Stay Lit from 2nd last early in the 1 1/16 mile run to run by the 7 in front of him at huge odds of 53-1 in a time of 1:43.26. Stay Lit is owned by Terry Johnson and trained by Sarah Jennings.
Pay-Outs
3 Stay Lit (Morales) $109.94 $18.36 $9.56
1 Dennard (Americano) $2.88 $248
2 J T’s Watch (McGregor) $11.58
$1 Ex 3-1 $340.08
$1 Tri 3-1-2 $2,773.84
$1 Super 3-1-2-6 $51,095.30
$1 DD 5-3 $123.45
50-cent Pick (3) 1-5-3 $764.55
Race Replay
9th Race
Lula Bella with Frank Alvarado won the finale on Sunday covering the 5 1/2-furlongs in 1:03.66. Lula Bella is owned by 509 or Jennier Nunnally and trained by Nunnally.
Pay-Outs
2 Lula Bella (Alvarado) $13.72 $6.64 $5.04
3 Bob’s Vai (Timentwa) $7.02 $4.62
1 Princess Payton (Morales) $7.02
$1 Ex 2-3 $45.92
$1 Tri 2-3-1 $232.60
$1 Super 2-3-1-4 $1,974.40
50-cent Super High Five 2-3-1-4-8 no winner carryover $1,396
$1 DD 1-2 $20.96
50-cent Pick (3) 3-1/2-2 $1,731.38
50-cent Pick (4) 5-3-1/2-2 $5,502.20
50-cent Pick (5) 1-5-3-1/2-2 (4 correct) $48.12 carryover $10,779
20-cent Pick (6) 2-1-5-3-1/2-2 (4 correct) $108.47 carryover $33,279
Race Replay
