{"id":35491,"date":"2018-06-25T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/dedicated-to-you-takes-budweiser-via-dq\/"},"modified":"2018-06-25T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T17:30:00","slug":"dedicated-to-you-takes-budweiser-via-dq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/dedicated-to-you-takes-budweiser-via-dq\/","title":{"rendered":"Dedicated to You takes Budweiser via DQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Dedicated to You collected an overdue stakes victory Sunday in the $50,000 Budweiser Stakes for 3-year-olds and up at Emerald Downs.<\/p>\n

But it took a disqualification to get the 6-year-old gelding into the winner’s circle.<\/p>\n

Riser, the 2-5 betting favorite, led all the way for an apparent 2¾-length victory in 1:15.65 for 6 ½ furlongs. But following a stewards’ inquiry and an objection by trainer Howard Belvoir, Riser was disqualified and placed fifth (last) for interfering with Barkley at the break.<\/p>\n

The stewards’ statement: “After reviewing the videos and taking testimony from the riders involved the stewards determined that No. 1 Riser came out sharply at the start of the race causing interference with No. 2 Barkley. The stewards’ decision was that the incident cost No. 2 Barkley the opportunity of a better placing and disqualified Riser from first place and placed him last.”<\/p>\n

Dedicated to You, longest shot on the board at 11-1, was elevated from second to first place, Mach One Rules from third to second, Mah Gellin from fourth to third, and Barkley from fifth to fourth.<\/p>\n

Dedicated to You, who closed strongly in the stretch to finish second, gained his first stakes victory of his 15-race career. A Washington-bred by Purim-One for You, he had several excellent races on his resume – third in the 2017 Longacres Mile, seconds in the 2016 Mt. Rainier Stakes and 2017 Muckleshoot Tribal Classic – but this was his first stakes win.<\/p>\n

“(Dedicated to You) always gives everything he has,” said owner\/breeder Barbara Ratcliff of Bellevue. “Some people might say that’s not the way to win a stakes race. But I’ve had the same thing happen to me. This is horse racing.”<\/p>\n

Ridden by Rocco Bowen at 118 pounds, Dedicated to You paid $24.20, $8.60 and $9.40. His overall record is 3-3-1 in 15 starts with $117,497 in earnings, including $27,500 for Sunday’s win.<\/p>\n

“The plan was to be more patient today,” Bowen said. “We got sacrificed last time chasing Riser, and we didn’t want that to happen again today. This horse has a bright future.”<\/p>\n

Mach One Rules, ridden by Kevin Orozco at 122 pounds, chased Riser from flag fall to mid-stretch before weakening in the final furlong. Mach One Rules paid $4.60 and $5.20, while Gellin, with Austin Solis riding 120 lbs, paid $10 to show.<\/p>\n

Riser, undefeated in three Emerald Downs’ sprints before Sunday, ran a virtual repeat of his 4¼-length victory in the June 3 Governor’s Stakes. With Juan Hernandez aboard at 124 pounds, the gray 4-year-old colt was in complete control throughout the race, setting fractions of :22.15, :44.19 and 1:08.97, and was three lengths clear into the lane.<\/p>\n

The next stakes for older horses is the $50,000 Mt. Rainier at 1 1\/16 miles on Sunday, July 15, the final prep for the $200,000 Longacres Mile (Grade 3) on Sunday, Aug. 12.<\/p>\n

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

The DQ was the first in a stakes here since Rainier Ice was disqualified and placed sixth in the 2011 Coca-Cola Handicap. … Riser accounted for $13,764 of $24,487 in the win pool. … Bowen has three stakes wins this season and is No. 6 all-time with 28 stakes wins at Emerald Downs. … Anne Sanguinetti rode back-to-back long shot winners – Tesla ($22.40) and Endangered ($20.80) – her seventh and eighth $20 or higher winners at the meet. … Curious Rumor ($3.60) became the meet’s third triple winner with an easy victory in race nine for 3-year-old fillies. Frank Lucarelli is the trainer and co-owner with Chris Randall and Nick Rossi. … Former Emerald Downs’ rider Jorge Rosales notched his first win here as a trainer with Beefcake ($8.40) in the Sunday nightcap. … Classic Leah, a filly racing against colts, debuted with a $27.20 victory in Sunday’s third race for $15,000 maiden claiming 2-year-olds. With Patrick Henry Jr. riding for trainer Vince Gibson and owner Paul Johnson, Classic Leah ran 4½ furlongs in :53.03. … Live racing resumes Friday with a twilight card at 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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