Downs<\/a> presents the $60,000 Bank of America Emerald Challenge Championship for 3-<\/p>\n<\/p>\nyear-olds and up at 440 yards.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sponsored by the American Quarter Horse Association, the race drew 10<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
runners, and the winner automatically qualifies for the $350,000 Bank of America<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Championship Final on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Los Alamitos in Cypress, CA.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In making a morning line for Sunday\u2019s race, Emerald Downs line maker Rob Rao<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
is faced with quite a challenge. The track only recently added Quarter Horse racing\u2014<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
running 14 races to date in 2011\u2014and most of the horses Sunday have not raced<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
against each other.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Rao said Southern California shipper Simons Wonder Choice might get the<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
favorite\u2019s role on his morning line. The 4-year-old gelding exits a pair of Grade I races at<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Los Alamitos, including a fourth in which was only two necks behind Freaky in a 400-<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
yard race. That would be like a Thoroughbred shipping in for the Longacres Mile after<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
showing competitive races against Breeders\u2019 Cup type horses.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Moreover, Carlos Huerta, a top rider at Los Alamitos, will accompany Simons<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Wonder Choice to Emerald Downs with trainer Valentin Zamudio.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Bcr Buds for All would appear to be the top local hope after winning a trial race at<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
350 yards on Aug. 21. Javier Matias has the ride for trainer Bill Hoburg, whose runners<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
are 2-2-1 in six Quarter Horse races at the meet.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Bank of America Emerald Challenge Championship is Race 8 at 5:48<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
p.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022 The AQHA will present a blanket and bronze statue to the winning owners,<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
and belt buckles for the winning trainer and jockey.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u2022 Race 10 Sunday is the $15,000 Pfizer Emerald Starter Allowance Challenge<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
for 3-year-olds and up that have started for a claiming price of $5,000 or less<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
in the last year. A field of eight including Snow Patrol, a Texas-bred that has<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
won five-of-nine the last two years, will race 350 yards.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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The field for the 1st running of the $60,000 Bank of America Emerald Challenge<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Championship: 1-Vodka With Ice, Manuel Garcia, 124 lbs, 2-The Bounty Man, Vince<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Guerra, 124; 3-Bcr Buds for All, Javier Matias, 124; 4-Srqh Stylinmochaman, Leonel<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Camacho-Flores, 124; 5-Vodka Soda No Fruit, Jesse Chavis, 124; 6-A Royal Dervish,<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jeff Jerman, 124; 7-Eyez On Brimmer, Brian Merrill, 124; 8-Simons Wonder Choice,<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Carlos Huerta, 124; 9-Winning Colours, David Reyes-Frisby, 124; 10-Devon Dat Cash, Luis Torres, 124.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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J P JAMMER ADDS INTRIGUE TO SUNDAY\u2019S SUB-FEATURE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\nTRAINER KARYN SEAL PULLS DOUBLE-DUTY<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
With no open stakes races left for older horses at the meet, some of the top local<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Thoroughbreds entered into Sunday\u2019s $21,000 allowance race at 1-1\/16 miles.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The sub-feature attracted several familiar faces, in fact, 6 of the 7 starters<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
average nearly 25 career starts at Emerald Downs. J P Jammer, however, can only<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
account for one, a sixth-place finish in the Aug. 21 Longacres Mile (G3).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
That was good enough for owner Clifford Dean Street, who claimed the<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
California-bred by Old Topper for $62,500 specifically to cross The Mile off his list of<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
things to accomplish. Now it\u2019s time to recoup some of that claiming expense, which<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
leads the 5-year-old J P Jammer to Sunday\u2019s event. Trainer Karyn Seal said she<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
expects J P Jammer to improve off his Mile effort.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s been jogging and galloping well lately,\u201d Seal said. \u201cHe should run a little<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
better now that he\u2019s had more time to adjust to the track. Still, it\u2019s not an easy race.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Quite possibly the meet\u2019s toughest allowance race, the field includes four stakes<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
winners and two Mile champions. Collectively, the field has earned $1,790,382\u2014an<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
average of $223,798 per starter.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
That\u2019s mere pocket change compared to the money earned by horses that Seal<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
works with on a weekly basis, while still maintaining a 14-horse stable at home. As a<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
flight attendant for Air Equine, Seal routinely oversees some of the nation\u2019s best horses<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
on flights across the country. The Montana-native regularly ships horses for top trainers<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Bob Baffert, Jerry Hollendorfer and Graham Motion.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s such a great job,\u201d Seal said. \u201cI like petting million-dollar horses.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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The field for Sunday\u2019s allowance race: 1-He\u2019s All Heart, Gallyn Mitchell, 120<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
lbs, 2-Assessment, Juan Gutierrez, 120; 3-J P Jammer, Connie Doll, 120; 4-Winning<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Machine, Leslie Mawing, 122; 5-Mr. Mad Max, Joe Crispin, 120; 6-Wasserman, Jennifer<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Whitaker, 120; 7-Seven Torrents, Pedro Terrero, 120.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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NOTES:<\/strong> Week 20 Honors\u2014Jockey-Leslie Mawing (25-9-1-4) Trainer-Larry Ross (6-3-<\/p>\n<\/p>\n1-1) Owner-Riverbend Stable (Sweet Saga, Barbara Shinpoch Stakes) Groom- (Jesus<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Gonzalez, Sweet Saga)\u2026Owner Herman Sarkowsky said Emerald Distaff winner Hard<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Way Ten would make her next start Sept. 5 in the $50,000 Delta Colleen Stakes at<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Hastings Racecourse\u2026Co-owner Craig Fredrickson said Couldabenthewhisky will<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
run in the $200,000 British Columbia Derby (G3) on Sept. 10 at Hastings\u2026Jebrica\u2019s<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
connections have already confirmed that the Emerald Derby winner will also ship up for<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
the race\u2026In Friday\u2019s sixth race both Buddy Dave (5-for-9) and Untilifindyou (5-10) have<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
a chance to tie Touch of Elegance (6-for-7) for most wins at the meet\u20262010 Longacres<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Mile runner-up Jersey Town is entered in Saturday\u2019s $250,000 (G1) Forego Stakes at<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Saratoga Racecourse\u2026The 16 wins by Frank Lucarelli in August tied the track record<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
for most wins in a month set by Doris Harwood in July 2009\u2026The \u201cPaddock Preview<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Show\u201d, hosted by Jacob Pollowitz of the media relations department, runs from 1-1:20<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
p.m. at the Emerald Downs\u2019 paddock. Jockey Javier Matias will stop by on Sunday<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
to discuss his mount aboard Quarter horse Bcr Buds for All in the $60,000 Bank of<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
America Emerald Championship Challenge.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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QUARTER HORSE STANDINGS\u2014THRU SUNDAY, AUG. 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Leading Jockeys<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\nName Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Win% $% Purses<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Connie P. Doll 11 4 0 1 36 45 $9,050<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A.L. Gutierrez 11 3 3 0 27 55 $10,455<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Joe A. Crispin 10 3 0 3 30 60 $7,865<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Deborah Hoonan-Trujillo 12 1 4 2 8 58 $8,195<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Matt Hagerty 11 1 3 2 9 55 $7,002<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Leonel C. Flores 8 1 2 1 13 50 $5,070<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Javier Matias 6 1 1 1 17 50 $4,200<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
J. Luis Torres 2 1 0 0 50 50 $1,675<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Shawna Whiteside 6 0 0 1 0 17 $1,400<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jorge Rosales 4 0 0 1 0 25 $1,070<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ruben Camacho 3 0 0 1 0 33 $438<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Tad Wayne Skaggs 1 0 0 1 0 100 $500<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jose Luis Zunino 1 0 0 0 0 0 $200<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jake Samuels 1 0 0 0 0 0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Stephanie Keever 1 0 0 0 0 0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Current Meet Leading Trainers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\nName Sts 1st 2nd 3rd Win% $% Purses<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
John R. Harris 9 3 0 1 33 44 $6,838<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Bill C. Hoburg 6 2 2 1 33 83 $6,975<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Scott Raley 7 2 0 3 29 71 $6,035<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Donald David Young 6 2 0 0 33 33 $4,300<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Baxter E. Andruss 7 1 1 3 14 71 $4,750<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Robert Austin 4 1 1 1 25 75 $3,500<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Jose Ariel B. Lozano 6 1 1 0 17 33 $3,682<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Karyn Seal 3 1 0 1 33 67 $3,050<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ben Root 1 1 0 0 100 100 $2,200<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Carrie Hoburg 1 1 0 0 100 100 $1,500<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Billy Christian 13 0 1 1 0 15 $3,515<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Eloy Mendoza 2 0 1 1 0 100 $1,650<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Richard C. Carver 2 0 1 0 0 50 $1,200<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Robbie Baze 2 0 1 0 0 50 $1,200<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Dayson Lavanway 2 0 1 0 0 50 $1,100<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Bill Tollett 1 0 1 0 0 100 $1,100<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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