{"id":35676,"date":"2018-07-06T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/sippin-fire-heads-nine-in-50000-seattle-slew\/"},"modified":"2018-07-06T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T20:30:00","slug":"sippin-fire-heads-nine-in-50000-seattle-slew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/sippin-fire-heads-nine-in-50000-seattle-slew\/","title":{"rendered":"Sippin Fire heads nine in $50,000 Seattle Slew"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

A Washington-bred colt or gelding by Harbor the Gold out of Bahati. Those are among the most potent bloodlines in Emerald Downs’ history, producing champions Couldabenthewhisky and Del Rio Harbor.<\/p>\n

As good as those two were, however, they both finished second in the Seattle Slew Stakes, with Couldabenthewhisky runner-up to Zayda in 2011 and Del Rio Harbor runner-up to stable mate Noosito in 2014.<\/p>\n

Sippin Fire – the latest stakes winner produced by Harbor the Gold-Bahati – is the horse to beat Sunday in the 42nd renewal of the $50,000 Seattle Slew, a 1 1\/16-mile test for 3-year-old colts and geldings. Trained by Steve Bullock for How We Roll #4, the white-faced gelding comes off a devastating 3½-length score over Freiburg in the $50,000 Coca-Cola Stakes last month.<\/p>\n

Ridden by Rocco Bowen, Sippin Fire covered 6½ furlongs in 1:15.41 and earned a career-high 74 Beyer. The Slew marks his first route test, but his older brothers handled two turns fine, and Sippin Fire worked a bullet six furlongs in 1:11 1\/5 on June 29.<\/p>\n

Whawasithinking, winner of the six-furlong Auburn Stakes, and Elliott Bay, a stakes winner last year at 1 1\/16 miles, are top contenders in a deep field.<\/p>\n

Trump Itz, runner-up to Elliott Bay in the 2017 Gottstein Futurity and a recent allowance winner, is another top contender, as is the rapidly-improving Freiburg, whose rail draw complements his sharp speed.<\/p>\n

Boundary Bay, third in both the Auburn and Coca-Cola, gets the riding services of Aaron Gryder, while Schoenhardt is a new shooter with route experience in Arkansas. Golden Cowboy, fifth in the Coca-Cola, must overcome the outside post-position.<\/p>\n

• Through nine stakes, average field size is 7.3 horses and average $2 win payoff $11.80.<\/p>\n

• Long shots have won the last two stakes: Dedicated to You ($24.20) in the Governor’s Stakes and Diamonds R ($28.20) in the Irish Day Stakes.<\/p>\n

• Washington-breds have won four of the first nine stakes this season; Boundary Bay, Elliott Bay, Sippin Fire, Trump Itz and Golden Cowboy are Washington-breds in this year’s Seattle Slew.<\/p>\n

• Karen and Mickey Taylor, owners of Seattle Slew, will again serve as honorary stewards for the race named in honor of their 1977 Triple Crown champion.<\/p>\n

The field for Sundays 42nd running of the $50,000 Seattle Slew Stakes, 3-year-old colts & geldings, 1 1\/16 miles, Race 8, 5:39 p.m.: 1-Freiburg, Eswan Flores, 118 pounds; 2-Whatwasithinking, Kevin Orozco, 124; 3-Boundary Bay, Aaron Gryder, 118; 4-Smoothee Lee, Austin Solis, 118; 5-Elliott Bay, Jennifer Whitaker, 120; 6-Schoenhardt, Javier Matias, 118; 7-Sippin Fire, Rocco Bowen, 124; 8-Trump Itz, Julien Couton, 118; 9-Golden Cowboy, David Martin, 118.<\/p>\n

Racing this week <\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday, July 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

6:30 p.m. (7 races)<\/p>\n

Brewer’s Night<\/p>\n

Saturday, July 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

5 p.m. (8 races)<\/p>\n

Twilight Saturday (through Sept. 22)<\/p>\n

Ladies Night<\/p>\n

Breakfast at the Wire (through Aug. 25)<\/p>\n

Wiener Dogs<\/p>\n

Sunday, July 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 p.m. (9 races)<\/p>\n

$50,000 Seattle Slew Stakes<\/p>\n

Wiener Dog & Wannabe Races<\/p>\n

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

Blackford, the 7-year-old gelding aboard whom Julien Couton capped his six-win night Tuesday, has won on July 3 the last three years at Emerald Downs. … Frank Lucarelli begins the week needing one win to tie Tim McCanna for most training wins in track history. McCanna is No. 1 with 928, followed by Lucarelli, 927; Howard Belvoir, 745; Jim Penney, 662; Doris Harwood, 540; Roy Lumm, 428; Bud Klokstad, 402; Tom Wenzel, 367; Dan Markle, 359, and Robbie Baze, 350. … Nominations close Saturday for the $50,000 Mt Rainier Stakes (3 & up, 1 1\/16 mile) and $50,000 Boeing Stakes (3 & up, fillies & mares, 1 1\/16 mile), both to be run Sunday, July 15. The stakes quadruple-header also features the $50,000 Angie C Stakes for 2-year-old fillies and $50,000 King County Express for 2-year-old colts and geldings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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