Flatirons Raceway (Arabians)
July 2, 2005
Champions Day

# Horses: 63
Weather: Hot, dry, 90 degrees
Track condition: dirt track fast, turf track firm

Purse Breakdowns
purse----1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th /5th
$2500----1250/500/375/250/125
$5000---2500/1000/750/500/250
$12,000----6000/2400/1800/1200/600
$100,000----50000/20000/

1A. Mdn 3yo 1m $2500 - fillies 118#, colts 119#
Winner: Erina 2002 grey filly MHK
(Endor POL x Amarna Rose Alaana, Amarna Rose Nasrullah)
bred by Port Royal Stud, GA
winning time= 1:55.2
1/8 Erina, 02 gf, MHK, pl, pp1, by head, stalked, up in final turn to win
2/8 Notoneredcent,02 blc, CWA, pl, pp2, by head, stalked, solid closing move, almost
3/8 Ezkina, 02 chf, CPO, pl, *pp5, by 1/2L, pressed pace, gaining late
4/8 WH Zolar Eclipse,02 bf, MAJ, pl, pp4, by 1L, set pace, weakening late
5/8 RA Flaming Light,02 chc, PBR, unp, pp8, by 1/2L, closing strongly late
6/8 Briahna, 02 bf, CMO, pl, pp3, by neck, stalked, no late rally
7/8 PWF Vampire,02chsabc, JHO, unp, pp6, by 1L, pressed, shuffled back
8/8 Talnik, 02 bf, LLY, fts, pp7, midpack, just starting to gear up

1B. Mdn 3yo 1m $2500 - fillies 118#, colts 119#
Winner: Minnosence 2002 bay filly BGU
(Minotaur-r x Silence, Chant-r)
bred by North Star Stud, CA
winning time= 1:55.0
1/7 Minnosence, 02 bf, BGU, pl, pp3, by 1L, stalked, moved midway to take command
2/7 Rose and Thorns,02 blf, LBA, pl, pp4, by nose, closing well but couldn't match winner
3/7 Try Denim, 02 bc, BGU, unp, pp7, by 1L, closing fast but ran out of track
4/7 Dahliq, 02 chf, MHK, pl, *pp2, by neck, won speed duel, couldn't hold on
5/7 PWF Sun, 02 chf, JHO, fts, pp1, by neck, dueled early, tiring in stretch
6/7 Belle Din, 02 gf, CWA, pl, pp6, by 1L, content midpack today
7/7 PWF Nightengale,02 bf, JHO, fts, pp5, steadily today, some gains late

2. Mdn 4/up 1 1/2m $2500- 4yo 119#, 5/up 120#
Winner: Sufaraa 2001 bay rabicano roan filly BGU
(Fa-Obair x Abrisa, Alturf)
bred by Rainbow Dreams Stables, CO
winning time= 2:56.1
1/8 Sufaraa, 01 brabf, BGU, pl, *pp2, by 1/2L, daring late railside move to win it
2/8 BL Zen, 00 bf, CWA, pl, pp5, by neck, set solid pace, almost held on
3/8 RA Helios,00 chc, PBR, pl, pp8, by 1/2L, stalked, good finish
4/8 Tradiscantia FR,01 chf, JHO, pl, pp4, by head, closed willingly
5/8 Singing Hisaan, 01 gf, JHO, pl, pp6, by head, stalked, great gains late
6/8 Lune d'Avril FR,00 chf, LBA, unp, pp7, by 1L, closiing well too late
7/8 Hollihymad, 01 chg, JHO, unp, pp1, by 2L, pressed pace, dropping back late
8/8 Wapattan, 99 gc, CWA, pl, pp3, wide for running room, looked tired

3. Allowance 3yo 7fT $5000 -fillies 118#, colts 119#
Winner: Ensula 2002 grey filly MHK
(Endor POL x Sulaana, Sulamon)
bred by Port Royal Stud, GA
winning time= 1:40.4 NTR!
1/6 Ensula, 02 gf, MHK, mw, *pp2, by 2L, pressed, gamely through traffic to win
2/6 Wikelidor, 02 gc, JHO, pl, pp1, by head, pressed, close all the way
3/6 Heaven Leigh, 02 bf, CWA, unp, pp6, by 1L, got to lead in traffic but weakened
4/6 PWF Nile, 02 blf, JHO, Sp, pp5, by 1L, set pace, slowly gave way
5/6 SS Moonstruck, 02 bc, LBA, mw, pp3, by 1/2L, out fast, clipped heels, settled back
6/6 PWF Halloween, 02 blc, JHO, pl, pp4, clipped heels in early rush, eased

4. Allw 4yo 4fT $5000 - fillies 119#, colts 120#
Winner: Teskey 2001 grey filly CPO
(Tron Ku II x Guarding Tess, By Golly-r)
bred by Norwood Farms , CA
winning time= :58.9
1/8 Teskey, 01 gf, CPO, mw, pp6, by 3/4L, solid wtw victory
2/8 SH D Anton FR,01 chc, JHO, pl, pp7, by head, pressed, could only chase today
3/8 Lucy in the Sky,01 bf, PBR, mw, pp8, by head, pressed, game effort
4/8 Carnivale, 01 bc, LBA, mw, *pp5, by 1L, pressed, weakened slightly in stretch
5/8 Silver Fashioned,01 blc, JHO, unp, pp2, by neck, steadily, some late gains
6/8 Egyptian Stone, 01 gg, CWA, mw, pp3, by 1/2L, pressed, slipped back late
7/8 Gwavia, 01 gf, LLY, mw, pp1, by 1L, boxed in on rail most of race
8/8 Houston, 01 bg, JHO, pl, pp4, pressed, shuffled back in stretch

5. Allw 4/up 2m $5000 - 4yos 120#, 5/up 121#
Winner: Play At Peace 1999 grey filly LBA
(RM Wargames x NA Fiana Seraph, *All Saints)
bred by Starwood Stables, IA
winning time= 4:13.5
1/6 Play at Peace,99 gf, LBA, mw, pp4, by neck, pressed, fought to lead in final strides
2/6 Shawklit, 01 bf, CPO, mw, pp5, by nose, closing, ended up wide but fought hard
3/6 Lazy Wind,98 chg, JHO, Spw, pp6, by head, set honest pace, nearly held on
4/6 Villafranco SP,00 gc, SMA, SW, *pp2, by neck, pressed couldn't get past
5/6 Shiajabil,99 gf, JHO, SW, pp1, by neck, pressed,kept fighting
6/6 Lysichiton FR,99 bc, JHO, Spw, pp3, stalked, good finish in traffic

6. Rowe Stakes 4/u 1-1/16mT $12,000 - 4yos 120#, 5/up 121#
Winner: Spanish Belle 2001 chestnut filly CWA
(Espanol x Donabella, Don Giovanni)
bred by October Moon Acres, IL
winning time= 1:57.8
1/8 Spanish Belle, 01 chf, CWA, SW, pp6, by nose, hit lead at top of stretch and just held
2/8 Little Antar FIN,99 ch c, SMA, rSW, pp7, by 1/2L, closing fast, just missed it on the nod
3/8 Admire the Fire,00 gc, MHK, MSW, pp3, by neck, bumped at break, charged up late
4/8 Beazara, 99 gf, CWA, MSW, pp1, by head, pressed pace, slight gains late
5/8 Sakalba, 00 chg, JHO, rSW, pp2, by 1L, set pace, gave way under pressure
6/8 Celestial Echo, 99 blf, LBA, rSW, pp5, by 1/2L, bumped at break, tried hard to recover
7/8 Macaya FR, 00 bf, JHO, Spw, pp8, by 1L, pressed pace, no late gains
8/8 Nasrullah Kedir,99 bc, BGU, MSW, *pp4, hit gate at break, pinballed, not pushed

7A. Longs Peak Handicap Distaff 4/u f/m 5f $12,000- 4yos 120#, 5/up 121#
Winner: Isilia 2001 grey filly MHK
(Pharaoh x Asjahna Isis, Nabiel-r)
bred by Port Royal Stud, GA
winning time= 1:18.8
1/4 Isilia, 01 gf, MHK, rSW, *pp3, by 3L, won speed duel, pulled away
2/4 Sylver Masaan,01 blf, JHO, rSW, pp2, by nose, pressed, good effort to keep 2nd
3/4 Miraje, 00 bf, CPO, Spw, pp1, by 1L, stalked, strong late challenge
4/4 Peri, 00 bf, LLY, Spw, pp4, dueled early, a bit tired

7B. Longs Peak Handicap 4/u c/g 5f $12,000- 4yos 122#, 5/up 124#
Winner: Gwandalf 1998 grey horse LLY
(Gwaine POL x Gwyfala, Falat POL-r)
bred by Flyin Lion Stables, TX
winning time= 1:19.4
1/7 Gwandalf, 98 gc, LLY, Spw, pp2, by 1/2L, stalked, late rush earned the win
2/7 East End Babu, 98 bc, JHO, SW, *pp7, by 5L, pacesetter, almost held on in stretch battle
3/7 CL Hindu Legends, 00 chc, CWA, Spw, pp6, by 1/2L, pressed, best of second flight
4/7 Rave Party, 98 blc, LBA, Spw, pp4, by neck, slow break, gaining ground in stretch
5/7 Reachforthestars,00 chc, BGU, rSW, pp1, by 1/2L, no move from midpack
6/7 Indian Prince, 00 chc, CWA, alw, pp3, by 1/2L, out fast, pinched back in turn
7/7 Genuine, 01 bc, CPO, alw, pp5, bad break, gaining late

8. Battle of the Champions 7-1/2f $100,000- all 124#
Winner: BL Makepeace 1998 chestnut gelding JHO
(BL Mejure X Forensyk, Republyk-r)
bred by Blackadder Ranch, CO
winning time= 1:44.2
1/2 BL Makepeace, 98 chg, JHO, Spw, pp1, by head, set blazing pace, gamely held on
2/2 Little Juan Magic, 99 gg, SMA, rMSW, *pp2, stalked, flying up just a stride too late

Most Talked-About Horses:
Battle of the geldings in the Champions Stakes today- the game Colorado-bred BL Makepeace versus Californian Little Juan Magic, FLT Champion colt now a great gelding.

Coolest Name: Heaven Leigh, 02 bf, CWA

Sentimental Favorite:
Sufaraa, 01 brabf, BGU

Surest Bet:
Ensula, 02 gf, MHK in race 3