Jebrica

$200,000 LONGACRES MILE (G3) 79th RUNNING, 3-YEAR-OLDS & UP

Track & Stakes Record: 1:33, Sky Jack (7), 123 lbs, Aug. 24, 2003

Most Wins

Trainer: 5
Jim Penney (Silver Mallet, 1973; Theologist, 1977; Edneator, 2000;
Sabertooth, 2002; Flamethrowintexan, 2006)
Jockey: 5,
Gary Baze (Trooper Seven, 1980-81; Chum Salmon, 1985; Judge Angelucci, 1987; Adventuresome Love, 1993)
Owner: 5
Bob Hutchinson (Campus Fusser, 1941; Lavengro, 1942; Prince Ernest, 1945;
Kings Favor 1967; Steel Blade, 1968)
Purse: 1st $110,000 2nd $40,000 3rd $30,000 4th $15,000 5th 5,000
Favorites Overall: 30-for-78 Odds-On: 6-for-15
Favorites @ Emerald Downs (1996-2013): 4-for-18 Odds-on @ Emerald Downs: 0-for-2
Track condition: Fast 67, Sloppy 5, Good 2, Muddy 2, Slow 2
Largest $2 Win: No Giveaway $122, 2005; Smallest $2 Win: Judge Angelucci $2.60, 1987
Avg. $2 Win: $14.20
Largest field: 16, 1935 (1st Running) Smallest: 7, 1987 & 1997
Total starters 1935-2013: 857 Average field size: 10.8
Gate-to-wire winners: 18
Largest win margin: 6 ¼ lengths, Sky Jack, 2003
Smallest win margin: nose-multiple, most recent L.J. Express,1995

OWNERS HOMETOWNS
1—Jebrica (15) Dr. Mark Dedomenico, Redmond, WA;
N American Thoroughbred Racing Company Inc. (Glen Todd, Surrey, BC)
2—Dontmesswithkitten (20) Henry Leong, Seattle, WA; Daniel Lew, Seattle, WA
3—Prohibition (3) Dr. Mark Dedomenico, Redmond, WA;
N American Thoroughbred Racing Company Inc. (Glen Todd, Surrey, BC)
4—Twistgrips (20) Gordon Christoff, Tsawwassen, BC
5—Disruption (12) Nelson Family Racing (Heidi Nelson, Bothell, WA)
6—Boyett (12) Dr. Rodney Orr, Silverton, ORE
7—Title Contender (9-2)  Peter Redekop, BC Ltd. (Peter Redekop, Langley, BC)
8—Scat Daddybaby (15)   Mike & Amy Feuerborn, Maple Valley, WA
9—Stryker Phd (5-2) Jim & Mona Hour, Bellevue, WA
10—Mysterious Soul (15)  Lois & R.J. Bennett, Vancouver, BC
11—Mr. Bowling (8) Dr. Mark Dedomenico, Redmond, WA;
N American Thoroughbred Racing Company Inc. (Glen Todd, Surrey, BC)
12—Shooting Jacket (20) Swift Thoroughbreds Inc. (Mark & Naudia Mache, Vancouver, BC;
Horatio & Jacqueline Kemeny, Vancouver, BC)

LONGACRES MILE SERIES
May 18-$50,000 Governor’s Handicap, 6 ½ Furlongs, Why Not Be Perfect ($59.80), 1:13.72
June 15-$50,000 Budweiser Handicap, 1 Mile, Stryker Phd ($10.80), 1:34.15
July 20-$50,000 Mt. Rainier Handicap, 1 1/16 Mile, Stryker Phd ($3.80), 1:40.20
Aug. 24-$200,000 Longacres Mile (G3), 1Mile
Sept. 7-$50,000 Muckleshoot Tribal Classic (WA Bred) 1 1/16 Mile

FAB 5 HANDICAPPERS
Joe Withee (EmD1): Stryker Phd, Disruption, Prohibition (7-18; $151.70)
Robert Geller (EmD2): Stryker Phd, Disruption, Twistgrips (11-18; $184.50)
Jacob Pollowitz (EmD3): Stryker Phd, Title Contender, Mysterious Soul (11-18; $175.40)
Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): Stryker Phd, Title Contender, Disruption (5-18; $157.40)
Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form): Boyett, Stryker Phd, Twistgrips (7-18; $152.60)
Consensus: Stryker Phd (22), Boyett (5), Disruption (5) (10-18; $164.30)

NOTES: Morning line favorite Stryker Phd ran the meet’s fastest times at one mile (1:34.15) and 1 1/16 miles (1:40.20) while scoring wins in the Budweiser Handicap and Mt. Rainier Handicap. . .Awesome Gem in 2011 is the last horse to win The Mile after finishing second in his previous Mile start (2009). . .British Columbia-breds have won two straight Miles (Herbie D, 2013; Taylor Said, 2012); Twistgrips is the lone B.C.-bred this year, but the field includes several Canadian-based runners—Title Contender,Mysterious Soul, Shooting Jacket and Twistrgrips. . . Herbie D earned a 100 Beyer in the 2013 Longacres Mile, winning gate-to-wire under Amadeo Perez in 1:35.12. . . Taylor Said got a 98 Beyer in 2012, running one mile in 1:33.79. . .Leslie Mawing (Stryker Phd) is the meet’s leading rider (78 wins) and stakes rider (8 wins) but is 6-0-0-0 in the Longacres Mile. His best finishes are fourths on Schoolin You in 2007 and St Liams Halo in 2012.

More Mile Horses!

Another beautiful day at Emerald Downs! The Mike Puhich trainees, Jebrica, Mr. Bowling, and Prohibition took advantage of the sunshine and crowd to school in the Paddock during the 3rd race.

jebrica2 — Jebrica, relaxing in the Paddock

mr-b — Mr. Bowling, 11th in the 2013 Mile

proh — Prohibition, racing at Emerald Downs for the first time Sunday

Draw Breakfast 2014

The Post Positions for the 2014 Longacres Mile!

Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	WGT	ML
1	Jebrica	Alex Bisono	Mike Puhich	116	15
2	Dontmesswithkitten	Rocco Bowen	Chris Stenslie	116	20
3	Prohibition	Isaias Enriquez	Mike Puhich	118	3
4	Twistgrips	Amadeo Perez	John Snow	115	20
5	Disruption	Eliska Kubinova	Monique Snowden	116	12
6	Boyett	Agapito Delgadillo	Mark Glatt	117	12
7	Title Contender	Rico Wolcott	Anita Bolton	121	9/2
8	Scat Daddybaby	Gallyn Mitchell	Robbie Baze	115	15
9	Stryker Phd	Leslie Mawing	Larry Ross	121	5/2
10	Mysterious Soul	Richard Hamel	Barbara Heads	116	15
11	Mr. Bowling	David G. Lopez	Mike Puhich	117	8
12	Shooting Jacket	Felipe Valdez	Dino Condilenios	115	20

hosts — Hosted by Robert Geller and Joe Withee

The 2014 Mile Draw Breakfast was a heavily attended event in the Emerald Room at Emerald Downs. Hosted by announcer Robert Geller and Broadcast Director Joe Withee the post positions for the Emerald Distaff and 79th Longacres Mile were drawn.

Stryker Phd, runner-up in last year’s race and undefeated this year, heads a full field of 12 older runners entered in Sunday’s 79th running of the $200,000 Longacres Mile (G3) at Emerald Downs.

Stryker Phd is the 5-to-2 favorite on Rob Rao’s morning line, followed by Prohibition at 3-to-1, and Title Contender at 9-to-2.

Those three horses reflect the eclectic nature of The Mile, as Stryker Phd is Emerald Downs’ top older horse while Title Contender has been the best older horse at Hastings Racecourse.

Prohibition, meanwhile, has been racing in New York and makes his first start for owners Dr. Mark Dedomenico and North American Thoroughbred Racing Co., who acquired the 4-year-old gelding privately after a fourth in the $200,000 Commentator Handicap at Belmont Park.

The 12-horse field marks the sixth time in eight years a full field will start in the Northwest’s premier horse race.

Trainer Mike Puhich will be the busiest man in the walking ring, saddling three three of those runners. Puhich, who won the race in 2012 with Taylor Said, sends out Prohibition, Mr. Bowling and Jebrica, the latter acquired in a track-record tying $50,000 claim on August 2.

Most eyes, however, will be on Stryker Phd, a stretch-running 5-year-old who set stakes records in both starts this year-winning the one-mile Budweiser Handicap in 1:34.15 and the 1 1/16-mile Mt. Rainier Handicap in 1:40.20. Leslie Mawing, the meet’s leading rider and stakes rider, has the mount on the co-highweight at 121 lbs.

Stryker Phd also bids to become the first local horse and Washington-bred winner since Noosa Beach in 2010.

“I’m very happy with the post,” trainer Larry Ross said after Stryker Phd drew the No. 9 post at Wednesday’s Longacres Mile Draw Breakfast . “It looks like most of the speed is on the inside, so that’s good for us.

“He should be able to get into a good position,” Ross added. “Being on the outside, Leslie (Mawing) can look in and monitor the pace. You couldn’t really ask for anything better with his training. I think he’s really good right now, for sure. I think his racing schedule will be an advantage. They say third time out of the box is the peak race.”

Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	WT
1	Stopshoppingdebbie	Rocco Bowen	Tom Wenzel	124
2	Blueberry Smoothie	Javier Matias	Tom Wenzel	117
3	She’s Stella Marie	Ronald Richard	Martin Pimentel	112
4	Goin to the Window	Juan Gutierrez	Tom Wenzel	118
5	Wando Woman	Amadeo Perez	Cindy Krasner	118

Robert Geller interviewing Monique Snowden, trainer of Distruption

JEBRICA PREVAILS IN $20,475 FEATURE RACE, IS CLAIMED FOR TRACK RECORD $50,000

Jebrica exerted his class with a powerful 2 ¾-length victory Saturday, August 2 in the $20,475 feature race for 3-year-olds and up at Emerald Downs.

Ridden by Juan Gutierrez at 120 lbs, the multiple-stakes winning gelding ran one mile in 1:35.25 and paid $3.40, $2.40 and $2.20. Jim Penney is the trainer for owners Where We At (Paul Heist and Jack Fabulich).

Upon returning to the winner’s circle, however, a red tag was placed on Jebrica to signify the 6-year-old was claimed for a track-record tying $50,000 by trainer Mike Puhich and owners Dr. Mark Dedomenico and North American Thoroughbred Racing Co.

Voted Emerald Downs’ Top 3-Year-Old of 2011, Jebrica is 8-4-6 in 31 starts lifetime with earnings of $327,567. He’s a double stakes winner at Emerald Downs and also won the B.C. Premiers at Hastings Racecourse.

“He’s just a great horse,” Puhich said. “If anybody ever stubs their toe, he’s always going to be there. We’ll check him out but the plan is to run him back in the Mile. This race sets him up perfectly for three weeks.”

The $200,000 Longacres Mile (G3) is Sunday, August 24. Jebrica has run the Mile twice, finishing eighth to Taylor Said in 2012 and fourth to Herbie D last year.

“With a horse like him, there are plenty of options,” Puhich added. “He’s done pretty much everything. Glen Todd (North American Thoroughbred Racing Co.) pointed him out when he saw him in for a price in California a couple years ago.”

Assessment, ridden by Gallyn Mitchell at 117 lbs, closed from last to finish second and paid $6.20 and $2.60. The 10-year-old gelding earned $4,095 to push his Emerald Downs’ earnings to $469,525, second highest on the track’s all-time list.

Rocky’s Quest, ridden by Rocco Bowen at 117 lbs, finished third and paid $2.40 to show. Calculated Chaos, the early leader, finished fourth and Carving was last.

FULL FIELD OF 12 ENTERED IN $200,000 Longacres Mile (G3)

An overflow field of 13 runners was entered Wednesday for Sunday’s $200,000 Longacres Mile (G3) for 3-year-olds and up at Emerald Downs. Until You won a shake with Assessment-both geldings were assigned 114 lbs-for the 12th and final spot in the 78th renewal of the Northwest’s most prestigious race

Eastern invader Politcallycorrect drew the No. 3 post-position and was installed as the 7-to-2 morning line favorite by line maker Rob Rao. The evenly matched field includes runners from virtually all points in North America-East, Midwest, California, Canada and Washington.

Herbie D, impressive winner of the July 21 Mt. Rainier Handicap, drew the No. 10 post-position and is the 4-to-1 second choice. Herbie D, a 5-year-old B.C.-bred who bids to become the second straight Canadian horse to win The Mile, is 9-1-1 in 12 lifetime starts for trainer Robert Gilker.

Politcallycorrect and Herbie D also are starting co-high weights at 121 lbs each.

Golden Itiz a 6-year-old Kentucky-bred from the powerful John Sadler barn at Del Mar, drew No. 7 and is 5-to-1, and Mr. Bowling, a recent acquisition trained by Mike Puhich, drew the No. 11 post and is 6-to-1.

Mr. Bowling, a 4-year-old Kentucky-bred, was purchased privately by Dr. Mark Dedomenico and Glen Todd (North American Thoroughbred Racing Co, Inc.), and ships to Emerald after a runner-up finish in the $101,000 Golden Bear at Indiana Downs. And, of course, Puhich and Todd teamed up to win the 2012 Mile with Taylor Said from an outside post-position.

“The Mile is the biggest race in the Pacific Northwest,” Todd said “It was the best and most gratifying day I’ve had in horse racing. “We’ve got two in (this year’s race). I don’t know if they’re as good as Taylor Said, but we can’t win if were not in the race.”

Hoist, owned by Todd and trained by Puhich, breaks from the No. 2 post with Mario Gutierrez-last year’s winner on Taylor Said-getting the mount.

Tres Borrachos, the field’s richest earner with $1,030,973, drew No. 8 and is ridden by David G. Lopez, at 10-to-1, and Jebrica, from the barn of five-time Longacres Mile-winning trainer Jim Penney, drew No. 6 and is ridden by Isaias Enriquez at 12-to-1.

Winning Machine, who missed by a head to Taylor Said in last year’s Mile, drew the No. 12 post-position and is ridden by Javier Matias at 15-to-1. A 7-year-old gelding, Winning Machine has won four stakes and three divisional honors at Emerald Downs, but only two horses-Coldwater in the inaugural running in 1935 and Assessment in 2009, have won The Mile for post-position 12.

Longacres Mile Notes:

Russell Baze, jockey on morning line favorite Politicallycorrect, is riding in his record 20th Longacres Mile, including victories on Simply Majestic, 1989; Sky Jack, 2003, and Adreamisborn, 2004.
Gerry Olguin, rider of Golden Itiz, makes his first Emerald Downs appearance since 2001 and is 0-for-13 lifetime at Emerald Downs. A 40-year-old native of Chula Vista, CA, Olguin has 1,851 career wins, riding mainly in Canada, and teamed with owner K.K. Sangara to win the 2007 B.C. Derby on Celtic Dreamin for trainer Rafael Beccera.
Ken & Sarah Ramsey, owners/breeders of Politcallycorrect, lead the nation in 2013 earnings with $6,356,860, and they have earned three Eclipse Awards-2004 Turf Horse Kitten’s Joy (sire of Politcallycorrect), 2004 Owners, and 2010 Steeplechaser Slip Away.
The remainder of Sunday’s card (excluding Longacres Mile & Emerald Distaff) will be drawn Thursday.

The Post Positions are Available!

$200,000 Longacres Mile-78th Running-Grade 3
Sunday, August 18, Race 8, 5:32 PM
PP Horse Jockey Trainer Weight Morning Line Odds
1 Until You Juan Gutierrez David Martinez 114 30
2 Hoist Mario Gutierrez Mike Puhich 117 20
3 Politicallycorrect Russell Baze Wesley Ward 121 7-2
4 Gladding Dennis Carr Vann Belvoir 116 10
5 Stryker Phd Debbie Hoonan Margo Lloyd 116 8
6 Jebrica Isaias Enriquez Jim Penney 118 12
7 Golden Itiz Gerry Olguin John Sadler 116 5
8 Tres Borrachos David G. Lopez Mike Puhich 118 10
9 Why Not Be Perfect A. Sanguinetti Jeff Metz 118 15
10 Herbie D Amadeo Perez Robert Gilker 121 4
11 Mr. Bowling Aaron Gryder Mike Puhich 117 6
12 Winning Machine Javier Matias Frank Lucarelli 117 15

Photo Courtesy of Reed Palmer — Joe Withee and The Mile Honorary Steward, Don Munger

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5-year-old bay gelding by Liberty Gold-Peaceful Wings
Bred in : Washington
Record: 21-6-3-4
Earnings: $264,405
Owner: R & R Warren LLC
Trainer: Jim Penney
Jockey: Isaias Enriquez
The track’s champion 3-year-old of 2011 has been in good form this year, finishing first, third and fourth in the division’s first three stakes races, including a $23.20 upset in the one-mile Budweiser Handicap. His winning time in the Budweiser, 1:34.72, is the fastest
mile time at the meeting. Gelding has excellent connections in his corner—trainer Jim Penney has a record five Longacres Mile wins, and newcomer Isaias Enriquez is battling with Juan Gutierrez for the 2013 Emerald Downs riding title.

2013 Longacres Mile Fun Facts

14 Graded winners nominated to Mile: Assessment, Clubhouse Ride, Commander, Drill, Fed Biz, Gladding, Golden Itiz, Hudson Landing, Liaison, Majestic City, Mr. Bowling, Summer Hit, Tres Borrachos, Winning Machine.

Kentucky-breds lead in nominations: Kentucky 19, Washington 4, Florida 2, California 1, British Columbia 1, Argentina 1.

4-year-olds comprise almost half the list: 4yo-13; 5yo-8; 6yo-4; 7yo-1; 8yo-1, 9-yo-1.

Last start at: Del Mar 10, Emerald Downs 8, Betfair Hollywood Park 4, Hastings Racecourse 3, Saratoga 1, Indiana Downs 1, Northlands Park 1.

Eight horses also nominated last year: Assessment, Commander, Gladding, Herbie D, Hudson Landing, Jebrica, Shrug & Winning Machine