Flatirons Raceway (Arabians)
April 25, 2003
All-Maiden Game

# Horses: 137
Weather: mostly sunny, 68 degrees.
Track condition: dirt track fast, turf track yielding

Purse Breakdowns
purse----1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th /5th
$2500----1250/500/375/250/125
$9000-----4500/1800/1350/900/450
$12,000----6000/2400/1800/1200/600
$20,000---10000/4000/3000/2000/1000

1A. Mdn 3yo fillies 6f T $2500, all carry 118#
Winner: Tikonda, 2000 Bay Filly EJE(Sam Tiki-r x Elconda-r,El-Gazi ) bred by (real) Cre Run Farm, VA , trained by Scott McConnell, winning time=1:25.0
1/7 Tikonda, 00 b f, EJE, ns, *pp2, by 4L, w-t-w untouchable!
2/7 Josie, 00 b f, SMR, ns, pp7, by nose,pressed leader, challenged in stretch
3/7 Mon Serra,00 g f, MHK, ns, pp6, by 1L, pressed early, fought for 2nd
4/7 RA Gazelle,00 b f, PBR, ns, pp1, by 1/2L, slow break, good late efforts
5/7 Espada, 00 ch f, ABE, ns, pp4, by head, out fast, started to weaken late
6/7 Narek Romana,00 ch f,BGU, ns, pp3, by 1L, close to lead early, starting to fade
7/7 Isabeau ,00 g f, CWA, ns, pp5, steadily midpack

1B. Mdn 3yo fillies 6f T $2500, all carry 118#
Winner: Zany Baby, 2000 grey filly JRD(Marc x ZT Jasmine,ET Crown Prince-r) bred by Norwood Farms(CA), winning time=1:26.5
1/7 Zany Baby,00 g f, JRD, ns, pp3, by neck, tucked in behind leader, won dramatic stretch battle
2/7 Quill, 00 ch f, SMR, ns, pp7, by head, stalked, coming up fast late to challenge
3/7 Shamisar, 00 ch f, MAJ, ns, pp4, by 1/2L, stalked, strong late move
4/7 CL Elentari, 00 ch f, CMI, ns, pp1, by head, challenged in stretch, but slipped back
5/7 Hearts Afire, 00 ch f, LBA, ns, *pp5, by neck, pinched back at start, gaining late
6/7 NA Serenity, 00 bl r f, EJE, ns, pp2, by 1L, set pace, couldn't maintain speed
7/7 Silver Jadzendar,00 g f, DSM, ns, pp6, weaved at break, gained ground late

1C. Mdn 3yo colts/geldings 6f T $2500, all carry 119#
Winner: Aquilino SP , 2000 bay colt MAJ( Azulejo x Estrella De Valle, *Vallehermoso-r) bred by Tres Deseos [Spain], trained by Cass de Leon, ridden by Patrick LaRoche , winning time=1:25.9
1/6 Aquilino SP, 00 b c, MAJ, ns,pp5,by 2L, won brutal early speed battle, pulling away
2/6 Pawel, 00 ch c, DSM, ns,*pp2,by neck, out fast with lead, best of second flight
3/6 Indian Prince, 00 ch c, CWA, ns,pp4, by neck, out fast with leaders, almost had better
4/6 Reachforthestars,00 ch c, BGU, ns,pp3, by 2L, strong challenger early, kept trying
5/6 RA El-Razi, 00 g c, PBR, ns,pp1, by 1/2L, tried for lead early, tiring
6/6 Calam, 00 bl g, SMR, ns,pp6, caught behind wall of horses
NOTES: Everybody went for the lead early except Calam, who didn't get worn out in the up-front battle but didn't really fire late either... Ferociously fast early fractions!

1D. Mdn 3yo colts/geldings 6f T $2500, all carry 119#
Winner: Nicks Jazz,2000 chestnut colt DSM(Jadzendar x Nickacoral, Nickadaaz ) bred by O Rashid Arabians, USA, winning time=1:26.7
1/5 Nicks Jazz, 00 ch c, DSM, ns, pp5, by nose, up in final strides for heartstopping win
2/5 Tikkanon, 00 ch c, JRD, ns, pp3, by 1/2L, tried for wtw, just caught at the last second
3/5 RA Steel Light,00 g c, PBR, ns, pp1, by head, closing fast from dead last to challenge
4/5 Sabio SP, 00 ch c, EJE, ns, *pp2, by neck, stalked, couldn't gain late
5/5 Plennearun RUS,00 b c, ABE, ns, pp4, gearing up late

2A. Mdn 3yo fillies 6f, $2500, all carry 118#
Winner: Ro Taj, 2000 Black Filly EJE(Rolek x Mira Taj, Protégé) bred by Nightstar Arabians, CA, trained by Scott McConnell, winning time=1:18.1
1/7 Ro Taj, 00 bl f, EJE, ns,pp2,by 2L, impressively w-t-w
2/7 BL Zen, 00 b f, CWA, ns,pp4,by 1 1/2L, chasing RT determinedly all the way
3/7 Shawanna Wanna,00 g f,JRD, ns,*pp6,by 1L, gaining late
4/7 RA Rhodaa, 00 g f,PBR, ns,pp1, by 1/2L, stalked leaders all the way
5/7 Mazika, 00 ch f, DSM, ns,pp7, by head, slow break, passing horses late
6/7 Amsira, 00 g f, ALO, ns,pp5, by head, out fast but starting to tire
7/7 Jairaena,00 g f, BGU, ns,pp3, out fast but couldn't keep it up

2B. Mdn 3yo fillies 6f, $2500, all carry 118#
Winner: Pixie Dust IRE, 2000 bay filly CMI(Ibn Odette x Pixie Gold ,Gold Rimini ) bred by Carrigaline Stud [ Ireland], trained by C.Miskell , ridden by Chris Kelley, winning time=1:22.4
1/6 Pixie Dust IRE,00 b f, CMI, ns,pp2, by neck, pressed pacesetter,took over in final turn
2/6 All that Jazz ,00 ch f, DSM, ns,*pp5, by neck, closing fast to challenge late
3/6 Delinquantmoon,00 g f, SMR, ns,pp6,by head, closing quickly late
4/6 WH Silk FR, 00 b f, MAJ, ns,pp4, by 1L, pressed pace, couldn't advance late
5/6 Kamka RUS,00 g f, ABE, ns,pp3,by 1L, set pace, couldn't hang on
6/6 Ziyadar Amirah,00 bl f, ALO, ns,pp1, stalked, didn't fire when asked

2C. Mdn 3yo colts/geldings 6f, $2500, all carry 119#
Winner: Promises Promises, 2000 black colt LBA(Centennial x CRR Promise Me Love,Amarna Rose Nasrullah) bred by Cross R Ranch, MI, trained by Scotti Harris, ridden by Dee Garrett, winning time=1:20.3
1/6 Promises Promises,00 bl c, LBA, ns,pp5, by 1L, set pace, hard-fought w-t-w
2/6 Da Bat, 00 g c, SMR, ns,pp6, by nose, challenged PP strongly, couldn't pass him
3/6 Indian Mystry, 00 g c, BGU, ns,pp2, by 1L, charging up late to almost get better
4/6 RA Sambuk, 00 b c, PBR, ns,pp1, by head, stalked, moving up late
5/6 CL Hindu Legends,00 ch c, CWA, ns,pp3, by 1L, pressed pace, couldn't advance late
6/6 My Big Boy, 00 g c, JRD, ns,*pp4, blew the first turn, kept trying

2D. Mdn 3yo colts/geldings 6f, $2500, all carry 119#
Winner: Le Bengale FR, 2000 Chestnut Rabicano Colt EJE(Bengali D'Albret-r x Motif, Nadji-r) bred by Delongpre Stud [France], trained by Scott McConnell, winning time=1:20.6
1/5 Le Bengale FR, 00 ch r c, EJE, ns,pp3, by head, closed with a rush at the last moment
2/5 Ishmael, 00 ch c, SMR, ns,*pp1,by 1L, early leader, almost held on!
3/5 RA Mars, 00 b c, PBR, ns,pp2,by 1L, pressed leader, held off others to keep place
4/5 Mystic Prince, 00 bl c, DSM, ns,pp5,by 1L, pressed RAM, couldn't pass him
5/5 WH Falcon FR, 00 b c, MAJ, ns,pp4, advanced midway but fell back

3A. Mdn 4/up fillies/mares 6f, $2500, 4yos 119#, 5/up 120#
Winner: Rose Rijeka, 1998 bay filly DSM(The Roman x Rijeka, Sayeed -r ) owned by Dana Smith, bred by Nightstar Farms, CA, winning time=1:18.4
1/8 Rose Rijeka, 98 b f, DSM, ns,pp5, by head, stalked, solid move in turn to take over, held on
2/8 Le Kharma, 99 ch f, EJE, pl,*pp4,by 1L, out with pacesetter, almost held off latecomer
3/8 BL Naufaa , 99 b f , MAJ, pl,pp7, by 2L, stalked, flying past horses late
4/8 Dacja POL, 98 g f, ABE, pl,pp8, by head, set pace, couldn't hold on
5/8 Piecza POL, 97 g f, CWA, pl,pp1, by head, close to pace early, shuffled back
6/8 Merrika, 98 ch f, SMR, pl,pp6, by neck, starting to advance late in game
7/8 Winter, 99 g f, JRD, ns,pp2, by neck, closing fast but too much to make up
8/8 RA Queen Tiy, 99 ch f, PBR, pl,pp3, closing fast but too much to make up

3B. Mdn 4/up fillies/mares 6f, $2500, 4yos 119#, 5/up 120#
Winner: Winter Dove, 1999 bay filly JRD(Marc x Winter Song,*Bask-r ) bred by Norwood Farms, CA, winning time=1:18.9
1/7 Winter Dove, 99 b f, JRD, unpl,pp3,by 1L, stalked pace, took over in final turn
2/7 Marcs Magic, 98 g f, DSM, unpl,pp6,by 3/4L, pressed WD until last strides
3/7 Mylanta, 99 b f, EJE, pl,*pp8,by head, closing fast, ran out of track
4/7 Kiroshima, 99 b f, ACR, unpl,pp5,by neck, set pace, tired late but kept trying
5/7 RA Setepenra, 99 bl f, PBR, unpl,pp4,by 1L, pressed, couldn't get ahead late
6/7 Czubrosa, 99 g f, SMR, unpl,pp7, by 4L, gaining ground late
7/7 Centennia Shaymaa,99 g f, CKU, pl, pp2, pressed pace, jockey broke stirrup leather and pulled up

3C. Mdn 4/up colts/geldings 6f, $2500, 4yos 120#, 5/up 122#
Winner: CL Night Skkye , 1999 black gelding CMI(Raun x Vanilla Skkye , ZT Ali Baba-r ) bred by Celtic Legends Farm, MI, trained by C. Miskell , ridden by Tyler Miskell, winning time=1:17.0 EQTR!
1/8 CL Night Skkye, 99 bl g, CMI, ns,pp8,by 2L, wtw under pressure, held off everyone
2/8 Dassous, 99 bl c, ALO, pl,*pp4,by 1 1/2L, stalked, strong challenge in stretch
3/8 RA Abu Simbel, 99 ch g, PBR, unpl, pp1,by neck, up to challenge in final turn, held on for show
4/8 Jaimoni, 99 g g, CWA, unpl, pp7,by head, pressed early, weakening late
5/8 Grzegorz, 99 b c, DSM, unpl,pp6, by 1L, made best move too soon, falling back,
6/8 Elec POL, 98 g c, ABE, pl, pp5, by head, traffic troubles today
7/8 Dark Falcon, 98 ch c, SMR, pl, pp3, by 1L, starting to close gap late
8/8 Spell, 98 bl g, LBA, unpl,pp2, stumbled at break, not pushed

4A. Mdn 4/up fillies/mares 1 1/2 m, $2500, 4yos 119#, 5/up 120#
Winner: Mon Bijou, 1999 Chestnut Filly EJE(Makzan-r x Halali Orinda-r, *Nestorr ) bred by (real) Cre Run Farm, VA , trained by Scott McConnell, winning time=2:56.7
1/6 Mon Bijou, 99 ch f, EJE, pl, pp2,by 1/2L, closed strongly at top of stretch
2/6 RA Rick-Rack, 99 b f, PBR, unpl, pp1, by nose, moved late, fought hard to keep 2nd place
3/6 Emblema SP, 99 ch f, MAJ, pl, *pp5, by nose, stalked,up to challenge for 2nd in stretch
4/6 Ashes Ashes, 98 g f, LBA, pl, pp4, by 1/2L,closed to challenge for 2nd
5/6 Simile, 99 bl f, BGU, pl, pp3, by 1L, set slow pace, not enough left to hold on
6/6 Gold Sarema, 99 ch f, DSM, ns, pp6, pressed S, fell back with her

4B. Mdn 4/up fillies/mares 1 1/2 m, $2500, 4yos 119#, 5/up 120#
Winner: Persephone RUS, 1998 bay filly CWA(Bard x Palla , Pike ) bred by Oktober Stud [Russia], trained by Mark Wallbruch, winning time=2:56.0
1/5 Persephone, 98 b f, CWA, pl,*pp5,by neck, closed sharply in stretch to grab win
2/5 Ruminaja Apollo,99 b f, CKU, pl,pp4,by 2L, set pace, almost held off closer
3/5 Shawzendar, 99 g f , DSM, ns,pp3,by 1/2L, up late to challenge in stretch
4/5 Rosa Myst, 98 ch f, SMR, pl,pp2,by 1L, challenged in turn, slipped back late
5/5 Red Red Rose, 99 ch f, DSM, ns,pp1, closing move coming too late

4C. Mdn 4/up colts/geldings 1 1/2 m, $2500, 4yos 120#, 5/up 122#
Winner: Various, 1998 black colt JHO(Numair x Vaerana,*Tuhotmos-r ) bred by Flyin Lion Stables, TX, trained by "Doc" Friday, ridden by John Johnson, winning time=2:56.4
1/7 Various, 98 bl c, JHO, Sp, *pp2, by neck, stuck to K's heels, finished strong to hold onto lead
2/7 Lie For Me, 99 b c, SMR, unpl, pp3, by nose, closed rapidly to challenge for lead
3/7 Sam I Am, 95 ch g, EJE, pl, pp1, by neck, closed strongly to challenge leaders late
4/7 Kupal RUS, 99 b g, CWA, unpl, pp5, by 3/4L, set slow pace, tried hard to finish well
5/7 Delerio SP, 99 ch c, ALO, pl, pp4, by 3/4L, found another gear late in stretch
6/7 CRR Sing Sing Sing,99 ch c,CMI, ns, pp6, by 1/2L, stalked, couldn't gain late
7/7 Hal, 98 b g, SMR, pl, pp7, closing hard from too far back

5A. Mdn 4/up fillies/mares 1 1/4mT, $2500, 4yos carry 119#, 5/up 120#
Winner: Silent Game, 1999 black Arab filly ALO(Silent Monarch x Bint Kubriya, Ramleh ) bred by Sleepy Pines Acres, MI, trained by Skye MacDonald, ridden by Cassandra Evans, winning time=2:18.5
1/7 Silent Game, 99 bl f, ALO, pl,*pp4, by 1L, stalked leader, away handily in stretch
2/7 Beazara, 99 g f, EJE, pl, pp1, by nose, screaming up from dead last, ran out of room
3/7 Tigre Tiki, 98 ch f, DSM, pl, pp7, by 1L, sent to the front too soon, couldn't hold
4/7 Rasputin Razza,99 g f, SMR, unpl, pp6, by head, challenged in final turn, fell back
5/7 Magic Mystrys, 98 ch f, BGU, pl, pp3, by head, starting to close late
6/7 Tikaki, 99 ch f, JRD, unpl, pp5, by 2L, moving up late
7/7 Sunshine Ice, 98 g f, SMR, pl, pp2, caught midpack, traffic trouble

5B. Mdn 4/up fillies/mares 1 1/4mT, $2500, 4yos carry 119#, 5/up 120#
Winner: Genuine You, 1999 chestnut filly JRD(Marc x Cassels Genuwine,Samtyr-r) Bred by Norwood Farms, CA, winning time=2:16.8
1/7 Genuine You, 99 ch f, JRD, unpl, pp1, by 1/2L, stalked, huge late move to take over
2/7 WH French Lace FR,98 g f, MAJ, pl, pp3, by head, set pace, held off all but one
3/7 Tymeupinlove, 99 g f, DSM, ns, pp7, by nose, stalked, strong late challenge
4/7 Bizre, 99 g f, ALO, pl, pp5, by 2L, closing fast to get close
5/7 Josta, 99 b f, ACR, pl, pp4, by neck, pressed pace, couldn't advance late
6/7 Maracat, 99 b f, SMR, unpl, pp6, by 1L, closing the gap too late
7/7 Tara, 99 b f, ABE, pl, *pp2, ran midpack, seemed distracted

5C. Mdn 4/up colts/geldings 1 1/4mT, $2500, 4yos carry 120#, 5/up 122#
Winner: Nabanaas Lie, 1999 black colt CMI( Whywouldilie x Nabanaa ,Nabiel -r ) bred by Cross R Ranch, MI, trained by C. Miskell , ridden by Ian Curtis, winning time=2:16.4
1/6 Nabanaas Lie, 99 bl c, CMI, pl, pp6, by 1L, rapid closing move stole the win
2/6 Pedran, 98 g c, CWA, pl, *pp5, by neck, took over in final turn but surprised by closer
3/6 Dawleigh,98 g g, CWA, unpl, pp1, by head, set pace, fought hard when passed
4/6 Faizullah,98 g g, MAJ, pl, pp3, by 1/2L, closing fast, ran out of ground
5/6 Dice, 98 ch g, LBA, unpl, pp2, by neck, stalked, kept trying even when passed
6/6 Manhattan Double,99 g c, DSM, unpl, pp4, closing the gap too late

6A. 2T Ranch Stakes 4/up NSW 1 1/2 T $9000, 4yos carry 122#, 5/up 124#, females -1#
Winner: RA Tutankhamen, 1998 bay colt PBR(RA Lights and Siren II x RA Nefertiti, Faleh EGY-r) bred by Richmondtown Arabians, NY winning time=2:55.1
1/7 RA Tutankhamen,98 b c, PBR, mw, pp1, by 2L, workmanlike wtw today
2/7 Sabinnial, 97 bl g, LBA, allw, pp5, by neck, closing fast, caught all but one
3/7 Tad, 98 bl g, SMR, Spw, *pp7, by nose, stalked, couldn't get past RAT
4/7 Asamaurdha, 98 g c, CMI, Spw, pp4, by neck, stalked, trying hard to pass T
5/7 Sulania, 97 bl f, ALO, mw, pp3, by head, closing strongly but too late
6/7 Emichi, 99 ch f, BGU, mw, pp2, by neck, pressed, kept trying even when passed
7/7 Trzyn, 98 b g, CWA, mw, pp6, pressed, shuffled back late

6B. Warburton Memorial Stakes 4/up 1 1/2 T $12,000, 4yos carry 124#, 5/up 125#, females -1#
Winner: Raun Serra, 1997 black filly MHK( Raun x *Kaychinaa, Kayahya ) bred by Port Royal Stud, GA, ridden by Carson Hammer, winning time=2:52.2
1/6 Raun Serra, 97 bl f, MHK, MSW,*pp2, by 1/2L, up in final turn, held off challenger
2/6 Bravio SP, 97 ch c, MAJ, SW, pp4, by head, moved with RS, couldn't get past her
3/6 Sky of Blue, 98 b f, CWA, SW, pp3, by 1L, set pace, gamely fought back
4/6 RA Soul Searcher,98 g c, DSM, SW, pp6, by 3/4L, pressed pace, couldn't advance late
5/6 Little Juan Shan,98 g c, JHO, SW, pp5, by 1L, starting to gear up late
6/6 Kivash Tu, 97 ch f, EJE, SW, pp1, never really fired today

7. ITR Texas Ranger 4yo c/g 1m, $20,000, all carry 123#
Winner: Sammies Dare,1999 grey colt BGU(Doubledare x Sams Love, Samesaoud ) bred by Rainbow Dreams Stables, CO, winning time=1:52.8
1/4 Sammies Dare, 99 g c, BGU, MSW,*pp3, by neck, set pressured pace, held on stubbornly
2/4 Tiki Tiki, 99 b g, ABE, MSW, pp2, by neck, pressed SD every step of the way
3/4 Reign of Fire, 99 g c, LBA, mw, pp4, by 3L, stalked top 2, challenging late
4/4 Grendel, 99 g c, LBA, allw, pp1, slow break, closing ground late

8. ITR Shooting Star 4yo fillies 1m, $20,000, all carry 122#
Winner: Penny Music, 1999 gray filly ALO(Silent Monarch x Chase the Moon, AH Gallant-r ) bred by Sleepy Pines Acres, MI, trained by Skye MacDonald, ridden by Cassandra Evans, winning time=1:53.6
1/9 Penny Music, 99 g f, ALO, Spw, pp7, by head, set pace under pressure, fought for every inch
2/9 Bifocals, 99 g f, BGU, mw, pp1, by nose, huge closing move on far outside, not enough track
3/9 Cortegana, SP 99 ch f, MAJ, Spw, pp2, by 1/2L, stuck to the rail stalking, passing horses
4/9 Morpheme, 99 g f, MHK, allw, pp9, by 3/4L, rated just off leader, trying hard late
5/9 Shawanni, 99 b f, JRD, SW, pp3, by head, flying up late from dead last
6/9 Broken Mirror, 99 bl f, LBA, pl, pp8, by 1/2L, stalked, traffic trouble throughout
7/9 Pamela, 99 ch f, DSM, unpl, pp5, by 1/2L, had to go wide for racing room late
8/9 Le Femme Nikita,99 b f, NPE, Spw, pp4, by 1/2L, caught behind horses
9/9 Rozelani 99 g f, SST, MSW, *pp6, stalked, caught in traffic when ready to move

Most Talked-About Horses:
Huge entries for the Warburton Memorial, so many excellent horses! My old family friend would have been proud. The consolation stakes is named for his ranch, and will be run whenever this main Stakes overfills.

The ITR Shooting Star also attracted very tough competition! The famous Rozelani facing challenger Shawanni and a very intense group of stakes-placed fillies- Cortegana, Penny Music and La Femme Nikita- all just waiting to grab a Stakes win!

Coolest Name: Ashes Ashes, 98 g f, LBA

Sentimental Favorites:
I saw several very good horses with seconditis- I hope some of them broke through this time!

Surest Bets:
Ishmael, 00 ch c,SMR, in race 2D
CL Night Skkye, 99 bl g,CMI, in race 3C
Raun Serra, 97 bl f,MHK, in race 6B