{"id":34991,"date":"2018-06-01T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/riser-shines-in-50000-governors-stakes\/"},"modified":"2018-06-01T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T01:30:00","slug":"riser-shines-in-50000-governors-stakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/riser-shines-in-50000-governors-stakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Riser shines in $50,000 Governor’s Stakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Riser took the lead at once and cruised to a sharp 4¼-length victory Sunday in the $50,000 Governor’s Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at Emerald Downs.<\/p>\n

Barkley, the defending champion, rallied from last to finish second while Mach One Rules took third in the five-horse field.<\/p>\n

In capturing the first stakes on the road to the 2018 Longacres Mile, Riser ran six furlongs in a meet-best 1:08.23 and paid $4.60, $3.20 and $2.20. Juan Hernandez rode the winner at 118 pounds for trainer Blaine Wright and owner Jared Chappell of Sugar City, Idaho.<\/p>\n

The track’s Top 3-Year-Old of 2017, Riser improved to 4-1-0 in five career starts at Emerald Downs, scoring victories at three different sprint distances – 5½, 6 and 6½ furlongs – along with a win at 1 1\/8 miles in the Emerald Downs Derby.<\/p>\n

“I have a lot of respect for those horses (Riser) ran against today,” Wright said. “He got away with a :22 1\/5 first quarter, which was nice considering 2-year-olds went :21 and change earlier today.”<\/p>\n

Breaking from the No. 3 post-position, Riser sped to the lead at once and held a clear advantage while setting fractions of :22.23, :44.61 and :56.16, and was three lengths clear into the lane. From there, Riser had plenty left to turn back Barkley and Mach One Rules.<\/p>\n

“My horse was ready to go and broke sharply,” Hernandez said. “When I asked him in the stretch, he responded.”<\/p>\n

An Ohio-bred 4-year-old by Mizzen Mast, Riser is 5-1-1 in 11 starts overall with earnings of $147,933.<\/p>\n

Barkley and Mach One Rules both ran their usual good races, but simply had too much to overcome Sunday.<\/p>\n

Last early, Barkley hugged the rail throughout and finished strongly for second, returning $3.20 and $2.10. Regular rider Javier Matias was aboard at 119 pounds.<\/p>\n

Mach One Rules, Kevin Orozco riding at 122 pounds, raced four-wide on the turn and finished well for third, a half-length behind Barkley.<\/p>\n

Dedicated to You and So Lucky, who raced closest to Riser on the backstretch, rounded out the order of finish.<\/p>\n

Barkley is now 8-3-1 in 14 starts with $229,150 in earnings, and Mach One Rules is 7-8-3 in 21 starts with $298,526.<\/p>\n

Although he didn’t win, Barkley finished ahead of Mach One Rules for the eighth time in 11 career matchups.<\/p>\n

Next for 3-year-olds and up is the $50,000 Budweiser Stakes at 6½ furlongs on Sunday, June 24, followed by the $50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes at 1 1\/16 miles on Sunday, June 24, and the 83rd running of the $200,000 Longacres Mile (Grade 3) on Sunday, Aug. 12.<\/p>\n

Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hernandez, currently fourth with 78 wins at Golden Gate Fields, is 2 for 2 in stakes at Emerald Downs. He rode City by the Bay to a victory in the 2014 Seattle Stakes for trainer Billy Morey. … Wright is now tied with Larry Ross for eighth place all-time in Emerald Downs’ stakes wins with 24. … Wright’s record the last two seasons in EmD stakes races: 35-13-6-4-$471,945. … Sunday’s card also featured the season’s first 2-year-old races, one each for fillies and colts and geldings. In the fillies race, Profound Legacy ($8.80) rolled to a 7¾ -length victory in :57.86, and in the colts and geldings race Jackwain ($9.80) rallied to win by 3 ¾ lengths in :59.25. … A Kentucky-bred by Proud Citizen-El Fasto, Profound Legacy is a full sister to 2012 Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Believe You Can. … A Washington-bred by Kafwain, Jackwain is the first foal out of Music and Me, a sister of Emerald Downs’ stakes winners Grace Bay and Irene’s Bonus Baby. … Jockey Anne Sanguinetti was 2 for 2 Sunday with two more long shots – Endangered ($17.60) in race two and Natural Marina ($37.20) in race seven. Sanguinetti has nine wins from 48 mounts including four win payoffs higher than $37. … Eswan Flores also rode two winners including a $24.60 upset aboard Tumac Mountain in the ninth race finale. Tumac Mountain’s victory capped a 3 for 3 week for trainer Jose Navarro. … Rocco Bowen returned to action and scored a victory on Colleen’s Diamond ($7) in race eight for $20,000 claiming fillies and mares. Bowen owns a 31-20 lead on Kevin Orozco in the standings and needs three wins for 500 at Emerald Downs. … Jeff Metz tops the trainers with 17 wins including a second straight victory by Hill Croome ($10) in the Sunday opener. … Wright also had a one-two finish Sunday in a $27,000 allowance race at Golden Gate Fields, with Sheeza Sassy Girl ($5) defeating Reginella by a half-length in 1:44.45 for 1 1\/16 miles on turf. … Live racing resumes Friday with first post 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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