{"id":35373,"date":"2018-06-18T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/sippin-fire-explodes-to-the-fore-in-coca-cola-stakes\/"},"modified":"2018-06-18T07:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T14:30:00","slug":"sippin-fire-explodes-to-the-fore-in-coca-cola-stakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/sippin-fire-explodes-to-the-fore-in-coca-cola-stakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Sippin Fire explodes to the fore in Coca-Cola Stakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Sippin Fire overhauled Freiburg into the lane and drew clear for a convincing 3½-length victory in Sunday’s $50,000 Coca-Cola Stakes for 3-year-old colts and geldings.<\/p>\n

With Rocco Bowen riding at 120 pounds, Sippin Fire ran 6½ furlongs in 1:15.41 and paid $7.60, $4.40 and $3.20. Steve Bullock is the winning trainer for How We Roll #4, composed of David Israel, Joe Withee, Al Adams, Charlie Clark, Angela Wilson and Steve Pilgrim.<\/p>\n

A Washington-bred gelding by Harbor the Gold-Bahati, Sippin Fire is 3-1-0 in six career starts with earnings of $76,013, including $26,950 for Sunday’s victory. He now has two stakes wins – 2017 Washington Cup Juvenile and 2018 Coca-Cola Stakes.<\/p>\n

The victory made amends for a fifth place finish in last month’s Auburn Stakes, the gelding’s first start of 2018.<\/p>\n

Breaking alertly from the outside No. 7 post, Sippin Fire stalked Freiburg around the turn, gained command three-wide into the lane and powered through the stretch to victory.<\/p>\n

“Steve (Bullock), Lance (Bullock) and Abbie (Johnson) do an awesome job with this horse,” Bowen said in a jubilant winner’s circle. “I don’t want to take credit for the win today.”<\/p>\n

Freiburg, improving rapidly for trainer Jose Navarro, was clearly second best and paid $9.40 and $5 for place and show. Ridden by Eswan Flores at 119 lbs, Freiburg set fractions of :22.75 and :45.35, and finished well after relinquishing command to Sippin Fire.<\/p>\n

Boundary Bay, ridden by Julien Couton at 118 lbs, rallied for third and paid $3.40 to show. Auburn Stakes winner Whatwasithinking, the 2-1 favorite, finished fourth, followed by Golden Cowboy, Elliott Bay and Vicente’s Shadow.<\/p>\n

Next for 3-year-olds is the $50,000 Seattle Slew Stakes at 1 1\/16 miles on Sunday, July 8.<\/p>\n

Regazze Cat wins “not in any rocking chair”<\/strong> <\/p>\n

The first ever “Not in any Rocking Chair Starter Allowance” was taken in gate-to-wire fashion by Regazze Cat in 1:09.45 for six furlongs.<\/p>\n

It was undoubtedly the most unique race in Emerald Downs’ 22-year history. The field was limited to 3-year-olds and up which have started for a claiming price of $3,500 or less in 2017-18 and whose trainer was born on or prior to June 6, 1928.<\/p>\n

Arturo Arboleda – 94 years old – took first and third with Regazze Cat and Cats Gulch, while Trelawny finished second for 90-year-old Bob Meeking, and Ryan Walt was fourth for 91-year-old H.R. Pat Mullens.<\/p>\n

With Kevin Orozco riding, Regazze Cat sprinted clear from the No. 1 post and held off a dogged challenge by 11-year-old Trelawny through the stretch for the victory. Regazze Cat has won two straight for owner\/trainer Arboleda, who watched the race from the winner’s circle with his fellow nonagenarians.<\/p>\n

“This was a lot of fun, I hope we can do it again,” Arboleda said. “I’m the oldest in the bunch, so it’s fun to beat the young guys.”<\/p>\n

Veteran owner Glyn Kelly, 84, presented all five trainers with a $500 voucher.<\/p>\n

Trelawny and Regazze Cat shared favoritism at 3-2. (Trelawny had $10,267 in the win pool, Regazze Cat $10,242).<\/p>\n

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

Bowen is No. 6 all-time with 27 stakes wins at Emerald Downs, while Bullock is tied for No. 9 with 22 stakes wins at EmD. … Blaine Wright saddled three more winners, including a one-two finish with Baja Sur ($10.20) and Helaman in the $18,500 maiden special for 2-year-olds. A Washington-bred by Smiling Tiger-Premo Copy, Baja Sur won by 5 ¼ lengths while covering five furlongs in :57.36. … Bowen and Julien Couton rode two winners apiece on the 10-race card…2018 Portland Meadows Mile winner Grinder Sparkasglo ($16.20) rallied to edge Oh Marvelous Me in the $18,500 supporting feature for 3-year-olds and up. Ridden by Couton, for trainer Robbie Baze and owner Richard Sena, the 7-year-old Grindstone gelding ran 6½ furlongs in 1:15.15. … Razor-sharp 5-year-old Iron Rob ($9.80) rallied from far back to win the $11,200 John Parker Racing Purse in 1:14.99 for 6 ½ furlongs. A star-studded field of older claimers included 2017 claimer of the meet Wine At Nine and 17-time Emerald Downs’ winner Mike Man’s Gold. … 2017 Longacres Mile winner Gold Rush Dancer finished off the board in Sunday’s $80,000 Siren Lure Stakes won by Bombard on the downhill turf course at Santa Anita. … Racing resumes Friday with first post 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

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