5/24/2026

(Auburn, WA) Day 2 of the 3 day Memorial Day weekend schedule had 8 races set to go with some great early season showdowns. The free Family Fun continued in the Park.

This Re-cap is going to be on the short side and Emerald Downs’ Vince Bruun is helping out with great Feature race reporting.

Quick Notes

Jockey’s Day

On Saturday there were only 3 jockeys that found the winner’s circle. Silvio Amador 4 times, Kevin Krigger twice and Allyssa Morales once. On Sunday with 8 races 7 riders got their picture taken with Amador the only double winner taking the 4th on Si That Tiger and the 7th aboard Too Sassy sweeping the double feature.

Other winners included Krigger, Karlo Lopez, Lenny Seecharan, Isaias Enriquez, Jose Rosriguez and Kevin Orozco.

Rodriguez got his 2nd win of the season and his 2nd win with House of Lords and beat Benny Buckets for the 2nd time as well. House of Lords joins My Vino and Prowling Cat with 2 wins on the year.

Kevin Orozco got his 1st win since last season after injuring his shoulder. Orozco began riding again just last week.

Amador now leads Krigger in the jockey standings 12-9.

McCanna re-takes Trainer lead

Trainer Tim McCanna’s hot start continued on Sunday winning the 3rd race when Brother O’ Brien beat Background by a nose. McCanna picked up his 5th win from just 10 starts to lead Howie Gibson by one, 5-4.

Frank Lucarelli got his 3rd win on Sunday while Joe Toye, Rigoberto Velasquez and Blaine Wright got the 2nd victories while Rosie Simkins, Victor Trujillo and Sam Scolamieri all got their 1st wins. Scolamieri getting his first win at Emerald Downs.

The Betting Window

When Tiger Lady won the 5th race many thought that may clear the way for a potential single winning ticket in the pick 6. Tiger Lady went off at 13-1 and paid $29.20 which was the highest $2 win pay of the season.

But it did not create a Jackpot win as multiple winners again cashed in paying a season high $838.66. The pick 6 now has a carry-over for a single winner of $6,735. Monday’s card looks challenging maybe a few more upsets will give us the first Jackpot winner of 2026.

Let’s get to Sunday’s card.

4th Race Feature Race #1

Si That Tiger delivered another sparkling performance Sunday at Emerald Downs, leading all the way for a 1 ¼-length victory over stablemate Executive Chef in the $26,000 Olympic Eagle Purse for 3-year-olds and up.

Ridden by Silvio Amador at 123 lbs., the winner ran 5 ½ furlongs in 1:02.56, fastest of the meet, returning $3.40 as the betting favorite. Blaine Wright is the trainer for owners John and Janene Maryanski and Gerald and Gail Schneider.

It’s the sixth straight sprint victory for Si That Tiger and makes the 4-year-old son of Smiling Tiger-Ros’s Girl the likely favorite in the $50,000 Budweiser Stakes on June 21, first stop on the road to the $125,000 Longacres Mile on Aug. 16.

Breaking from the inside box, Si That Tiger set splits of :22.26, :44.79, and :56.45, and had plenty left to hold off Executive Chef in the final furlong.

Si That Tiger earned $14,820, increasing his life mark to $128,970.

Executive Chef, also owned by the Maryanskis and the Schneiders, finished well for second and the steady 7-year-old is 8-6-1 in 17 career starts at Emerald Downs.

Two-time Washington Horse of the Year Slew’s Tiz finished third in his 2026 debut and is 12-6-5 in 30 career starts. The 8-year-old older brother of Si That Tiger traditionally needs more ground for his best effort.

Rondelito and Jin Tong rounded out the order of finish.

• $1.00 EXACTA 1-2 $6.83
• $0.50 TRIFECTA 1-2-3 $4.98
• $0.10 SUPERFECTA 1-2-3-5 $1.97
• $1.00 DAILY DOUBLE 4-1 $9.59
• $0.50 PICK 3 3-4-1 $30.70
• $0.50 PICK 4 4 OF 4 5-3-4-1 $247.98

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7th Race Feature Race #2

In the seventh race, $26,000 Muckleshoot Casino Resort Purse for 3-year-old fillies, California shipper Too Sassy rallied for a three-length victory over Bewitching Joy in 1:03.30 for 5 ½ furlongs. Amador, riding his sixth winner of the weekend, was aboard for Windy Ridge Stables and trainer Sam Scolamieri.

A California-bred by Om, Too Sassy is 3 for 7 lifetime including a victory in the Generous Portion Stakes last summer at Del Mar.

Falling Leaves finished third with Storm Harbor, South Bay and Code of Valor rounding out the order of finish. The race was a prep for the $50,000 Seattle Stakes on June 21.

• $1.00 EXACTA 4-2 $11.96
• $0.50 TRIFECTA 4-2-1 $30.53
• $0.10 SUPERFECTA 4-2-1-3 $12.06
• $1.00 DAILY DOUBLE 8-4 $29.44
• $0.50 PICK 3 6-8-4 $118.48

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The rest of Sunday’s races

1st Race

A field of 5 went a mile and 5-2 2nd favorite Yogya under Karlo Lopez sat just off the early speed of 13-1 Thirsty Nic with Jose Rodriguez and those two set all the fractions going 24.14, 48.40 and 12.73 for the 3/4’s. Turning for home Lopez guided Yogya to the outside and got by a stubborn Thirsty Nic to win by a length in a time of 1:44.38. Ypgya races for Wayne Williams and Terra Firma Farm and trained by Joe Toye.

8-1 Roses R Blue with Blake Nunnally was a clear 3rd while 1-1 favorite Diamond Dee ran a flat 4th with Adrian Castellanos in the saddle.

• $1.00 EXACTA 5-2 $30.28
• $0.50 TRIFECTA 5-2-4 $65.68
• $0.10 SUPERFECTA 5-2-4-3 $28.89

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2nd Race

After 2 late scratches a field of 4 went 5-furlongs. It ended up in a match race with betting favorite Inorbit with Karlo Lopez and 3rd choice 5-2 Shes a Rare Beauty and Lenny Seecharan battling on the front end from the start. Down the lane the 2 squared off and there was bumping between both runners and Shes a Rare Beauty got the neck down for the win in a time of 1:01.39. 2nd favorite Sweet Smile and Frank Alvarado were a distant and clear 3rd while Gig Street Victory and Silvio Amador ran 4th.

After a Stewards inquiry they ruled both runners interfered with each other at points in the stretch and did not make any changes. Shes a Rare Beauty is owned by Celeste, Brady and John Kvinsland and trained by Rosie Simkins.

• $1.00 EXACTA 3-6 $8.95
• $0.50 TRIFECTA 3-6-4 $7.45
• $0.10 SUPERFECTA 3-6-4-1 $1.92
• $1.00 DAILY DOUBLE 5-3 $22.15

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3rd Race

The 3rd race could have easily been considered a feature race as well. This race featured a former Longacres Mile Champion the 8-5 favorite with Alex Cruz in the irons, 5-2 Wood Ceiling and Isaias Enriquez, 3-1 Brother O’Brien piloted by Kevin Krigger and 3-1 The Black Strat and Silvio Amador were all close and 9-1 You’re the Cause is a former Stakes winner at Emerald with Javier Matias.

In the end, Wood Ceiling set all the fractions on the engine in this 1 mile and 70 yards but just inside the 1/8th pole the Ceiling hit the wall as Backvground and Brother O’Brien went on by and it came down to a nose in favor of Brother O’Brien. Wood Ceiling held 3rd and was well in front of You’re the Cause who took 4th.

Brother O’ Brien races for Hern/LePley Racing and trained by Tim McCanna. The final time was 1:40.80.

• $1.00 EXACTA 4-3 $11.10
• $0.50 TRIFECTA 4-3-5 $12.41
• $0.10 SUPERFECTA 4-3-5-1 $4.20
• $1.00 DAILY DOUBLE 3-4 $16.39
• $0.50 PICK 3 5-3-4 $81.10

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5th Race

The biggest price of the year paid off with the upset win of 13-1 Tiger Lady with Isaias Enriquez. Tiger Lady sat just behind the speed of 3-1 Prancin Lady under Kevin Krigger. Top of the stretch Lady Tiger took a slight lead and then pulled away for the 1 1/2 length clear win in a final time of 1:03.72. Tiger Lady races for Lucarelli Racing, Karen Clark and Jerry Ackerman and trained by Frank Lucarelli.

4-5 favorite Annika’s Song with Silvio Amador ran 2nd, 7-1 Swift Caro and Frank Alvarado took 3rd and Prancin Lady held 4th.

• $1.00 EXACTA 6-7 $39.95
• $0.50 TRIFECTA 6-7-5 $107.67
• $0.10 SUPERFECTA 6-7-5-3 $68.54
• $1.00 DAILY DOUBLE 1-6 $29.32
• $0.50 PICK 3 4-1-6 $80.51

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6th Race

In a well matched field of 8 going a mile had one big favorite in 4-5 Benny Buckets who was coming off a win but had lost to House of Lords on opening day. House of Lords was back to take on Benny and Jose Rodriguez was back to ride him. Rodriguez sat back in 4th early and used the same playbook getting after Benny Buckets and this time winning by a 1/2 length in a final time of 1:36.60.

The pair were well clear of 4-1 Street Vendor under Karlo Lopez and 18-1 Mount Pelliar and Frank Alvarado completed the superfecta. House of Lords is owned by Rancho Viejo and Jerry Carmody and trained by Jesse Velasquez.

• $1.00 EXACTA 8-2 $15.70
• $0.50 TRIFECTA 8-2-6 $15.30
• $0.10 SUPERFECTA 8-2-6-5 $41.72
• $1.00 DAILY DOUBLE 6-8 $133.84
• $0.50 PICK 3 1-6-8 $84.83
• $0.50 PICK 4 4 OF 4 4-1-6-8 $550.78

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8th Race

In the finale 7 went 6 furlongs and Kevin Orozco got his first win of the season with a perfectly timed ride on 7-2 Fae Allannah. Fae and Orozco made their move in mid-stretch and surged past 3-1 Leah’s Lute who had led from the gate but couldn’t resist the winner. Fae Allannah races for Kehner Thoroughbreds and trained by Victor Trujillo.

Leah’s Lute and Blake Nunnally held 2nd , 9-1 Oh My Vron and Allyssa Morales ran 3rd, 4th went to favorite My Eliana and Adrian Castellanos and 30-1 O’Ravenna with Taliyah Timentwa took 5th to complete the Super Hi 5.

• $1.00 EXACTA 4-2 $16.85
• $0.50 TRIFECTA 4-2-7 $55.09
• $0.10 SUPERFECTA 4-2-7-1 $25.73
• $0.50 SUPERHIGHFIVE 4-2-7-1-3 $520.98
• $1.00 DAILY DOUBLE 4-4 $9.20
• $0.50 PICK 3 8-4-4 $36.32
• $0.50 PICK 4 4 OF 4 6-8-4-4 $333.19
• $0.50 PICK 5 5 OF 5 1-6-8-4-4 $821.70
• – PICK 6 CarryOver $6,734.55
• $0.10 PICK 6 6 OF 6 4-1-6-8-4-4 $838.66

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