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West Point Thoroughbreds’ multi-millionaire Awesome Gem completed major preparations for Sunday’s $200,000 Lonagcres Mile, Grade 3, with a half-mile workout Tuesday in 47 2/5 seconds over Del Mar’s synthetic Polytrack surface.
Arizona, California and Florida have long been known for churning out the nation's best baseball talent thanks to year-round sun and top-notch collegiate programs.
Jebrica picked the perfect time to score his first stakes victory at Emerald Downs.
The lightly raced but rapidly improving gelding rallied from next-to-last for a convincing 2-¾-length victory over Couldabenthewhisky in the $65,000 Emerald Derby for 3-year-olds. Ridden by Pedro Terrero, Jebrica ran 1-1/8 miles in 1 minute, 48.17 secnds on a fast track and paid $23, $8.40 and $3.80.
$65,000 Emerald Downs Derby
Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011
74th Running, 3-Year Olds, 1-1/8 Miles
The same connections that brought you Sis’s Sis in 2010—trainer Jim Penney and owners Michael and Amy Feuerborn—appear to have another champion in 2011.
$65,000 Washington Oaks, Saturday, Aug. 13, 32nd running, 3-year-old fillies, 1-1/8 mile
Emerald Downs Director of Racing Bret Anderson has released a list of 28 handicap weights for the 76th renewal of the $200,000 Longacres Mile (G3) on Sunday, Sunday, Aug. 21.
Soul Patch took the lead early and held on late for a four-length victory Friday in the featured Scarff Ford Purse for older fillies and mares at Emerald Downs.
Washington Bridge, Lilly Fa Pootz and U R All That I Am—all trained by Jerry Hollendorfer—received the three highest weights for the $65,000 Emerald Distaff, to be run at Emerald Downs on Sunday, Aug. 21.
The Taylor Baseball Club, an 18U select team that includes several local players, won the United States Amateur Baseball Federation Wood Bat World Series on Saturday, Aug. 6 at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, Calif.
Mr. Mad Max collared the leaders past mid-stretch and edged away from betting favorite Dress Code late for a half-length victory Thursday in the $11,900 Ashbaugh Beal Purse for 3-year-olds and up at Emerald Downs.
Basketball fans came from around the state July 30-31 to the parking lot of the ShoWare Center for a hoop festival that is here to stay.
In its second year, the ShoWare Shootout increased by 16 teams and more than 60 players in an event that is tabbed as South King County’s premier 3-on-3 basketball showcase.
And, unlike last summer, when the tournament was held in August, the sun finally arrived.
With little doubt, Zayda, winner of the Pepsi Cola and Seattle Slew Handicaps, is the horse to beat Sunday in the $65,000 Emerald Downs Derby.
Seattle Thunderbirds general manager Russ Farwell announced the team has acquired 20-year-old defenseman Kyle Verdino from the Swift Current Broncos in exchange for a conditional fifth round selection in the 2013 Bantam Draft.
Pacific Raceways is like a second home for funny car driver Tim Wilkerson as well as Maple Valley native Brad Plourd.
Wilkerson won his third straight Northwest Nationals on Sunday while Plourd, who has relocated to Indiana but still has family here, won in the Super Comp category in Sportsman at the National Hot Rod Association’s 24th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Northwest Nationals.
In fact, Wilkerson had not lost a round at Pacific Raceways since 2007, but this is his first trip to the winner’s circle this season.
They won a district title. A state crown, too.
The Kent/Chinook Little League Senior All-Star team was unable to add a third championship to its resume, but came home from the Western Regional tournament in Ontario, Calif., with plenty to be pleased about.
A year after winning its way to the 10-team tournament, but coming up empty in the win column, Kent/Chinook returned to historic Jay Littleton Ballpark and won two of its four games, which resulted in a solid fifth-place showing for the local stars.
Emerald Downs Director of Racing Bret Anderson has released a list of 28* nominations for the 76th running of the $200,000 Longacres Mile (G3) on Sunday, Aug. 21.
The red-hot jockey-trainer combination of Deborah Hoonan-Trujillo and Chris Stenslie struck again Saturday as Feels Like Rain romped by 5-½ lengths in the Comcast Day at the Races feature race for fillies and mares at Emerald Downs.
It’s the biggest weekend of the season for 3-year-olds as Emerald Downs’ presents an important stakes doubleheader for sophomores on Aug. 13-14.
