{"id":20512,"date":"2011-06-19T17:08:55","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T00:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/nominations-for-pepsi-cola-handicap-and-irish-day-handicap-emerald-downs\/"},"modified":"2016-10-23T03:25:30","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T10:25:30","slug":"nominations-for-pepsi-cola-handicap-and-irish-day-handicap-emerald-downs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/nominations-for-pepsi-cola-handicap-and-irish-day-handicap-emerald-downs\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominations for Pepsi Cola Handicap and Irish Day Handicap | Emerald Downs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sophomores stretch out around two turns when Emerald Downs presents a stakes double-header for 3-year-olds Sunday, June 26. Colts and geldings race one mile in the Pepsi Cola Handicap and fillies take their turn in the Irish Day Handicap.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Showme Yourfriends and Winter Warlock, first and second in the May 30 Auburn Handicap at 6-\u00bd furlongs, are among 11 colts and geldings nominated to the Pepsi Cola. Class Included, three-length winner of the May 29 Seattle Handicap at 6-\u00bd furlongs, headlines seven fillies nominated to the Irish Day Handicap.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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Registering the second biggest stakes upset in the track\u2019s 16-season history, Showme Yourfriends came from slightly off the pace for a half-length victory over Winter Warlock in 1:15.05. Only No Giveaway at $122 in the 2005 Longacres Mile exceeds the $102.40 payoff on a $2 win ticket.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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Doris Harwood could win the Pepsi Cola for the fourth straight year overall and the third straight year with a \u201cBeach.\u201d It would take a form reversal, but Avalon Beach, could follow in the hoof prints of Noosa Beach (2009) and Koala Beach (2010). Harwood also nominated Gdanz Xpress, a Liberty Gold gelding stakes-placed twice as a juvenile in 2010.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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In the Irish Day, trainer Jim Penney and owners Michael and Amy Feuerborn could win the race for the second straight year. Sis\u2019s Sis scored by a half-length last year en route to honors as Top 3-Year-Old Filly. Class Included carries their colors this year and is the horse to beat after her dominant victory in the Seattle.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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Seventyprcentcocoa is the lone Washington-bred nominated to the Irish Day and comes off consecutive head defeats on the turf at Golden Gate Fields.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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Nominations for the 16th Pepsi Cola Handicap-Sunday, June 26 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nominee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Owner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trainer<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Avalon Beach (3-WA)\u00a0Stogie Stable & Jeff Harwood — Doris Harwood<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Big Bad Brown (3-WA)\u00a0R & R Warren LLC\u00a0 —\u00a0 Jim Penney<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Come Away Home (3-WA)\u00a0Rick Beal — Larry Ross<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Gdanz Xpress (3-WA)\u00a0Vital Signs Stable\u00a0 — Doris Harwood<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Landed On the Moon (3-KY)J. Stoddard & G. Lamay\u00a0 — John A. Holmes<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Madoff With It All (3-WA)One Horse Will Do & Brewer Tbreds — Chris Stenslie<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Rainier Ice (3-KY)\u00a0Northwest Farms & C & M Racing — Tom Wenzel<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Seattle Sniper (3-KY)\u00a0Northwest Farms & C & M Racing — Tom Wenzel<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Showme Yourfriends (3-WA)One Horse Will Do & T & S Saxwold — Chris Stenslie<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Winter Warlock (3-WA)\u00a0Warlock Stbls\/Horseplayers\/Broussard — Tim McCanna<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Zayda (3-KY)\u00a0\u00a0Nelson Family Racing\u00a0 — Blaine Wright<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nominations for the 16th Irish Day Handicap-Sunday, June 26 <\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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Nominee\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Owner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Trainer<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Class Included (3-KY)\u00a0Michael & Amy Feuerborn — \u00a0 Jim Penney<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Debbie\u2019s Striker (3-KY)\u00a0Crystal Ridge Farm\u00a0 — Vann Belvoir<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Elusive Noise (3-KY)\u00a0D. Paxton & Northwest — Farms\u00a0Tom Wenzel<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

For You My Heart (3-KY)\u00a0Coal Creek Farm\u00a0 — Vann Belvoir<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Seventyprcentcocoa (3-WA)John & Janene Maryansk\u00a0 –i\u00a0Blaine Wright<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Versailles Song (3-KY)\u00a0SF Racing LLC\u00a0 — John A. Holmes<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Wings of Pegasus (3-KY)\u00a0Oak Crest Farms LLC\u00a0 —\u00a0 Vann Belvoir<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sophomores stretch out around two turns when Emerald Downs presents a stakes double-header for 3-year-olds Sunday, June 26. Colts and geldings race one mile in the Pepsi Cola Handicap and fillies take their turn in the Irish Day Handicap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-20512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20512"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20512\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20512"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=20512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}