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| Older horses |
Trainer |
Comment |
| Poker Brad |
T. McCanna |
Has won the Mount Rainier Breeders' Cup Handicap the past two years but finished a disappointing 8th in last year's Longacres Mile as the 3-1 lukewarm favorite. |
| Willie The Cat |
T. McCanna |
Crack sprinter who tied the 5 ½-furlong world record last year (1:01-1/5); won his first three starts in 38 days last year, but lost his next four. |
| Flamethrowintexan |
J. Penney |
Local connections made a bundle last year after claiming him for $62,500; he won an EmD stakes and the Grade III B.C. Derby; early Longacres Mile favorite? |
| Slewicide Cruise |
R. Baze |
Won three sprints last year in quick times, including the Chinook Pass Sprint. |
| Mr. Makah |
B. Jenne |
Finished at least third in three Emerald stakes races last year, including a gutsy third in the Longacres Mile. |
| Best on Tap |
D. Driever |
May have won the most exciting race last year as he prevailed by a nose in 6 ½-furlong optional claimer; he set the track record (1:13-3/5) in that race. |
| Turban |
J. Penney |
Was a rocket ship back in 2003, as he won the Fox Sports and the Bud-Emerald handicaps; he hasn't started since July 2003. |
| Salt Grinder |
J. Penney |
Gave trainer Jim Penney his first Governor's Handicap win since 1973 (Silver Mallet) last year; also finished second in the 2003 rendition. |
| Older fillies |
| Aunt Sophie |
C. Barth |
Named champion Washington-bred older filly-mare last year, as she won two Emerald stakes races in dramatic style. |
| Swingn' Notes |
B. Klokstad |
Won two stakes races here last summer but disappointed in the Oaks (at 7-2 odds). |
| Karis Makaw |
B. Meeking |
Finished a game second in the Oaks last year as the 2-1 favorite, and also ended up second in the Kent Handicap as the 2-1 pick. |
| Arco Iris |
J. Penney |
She's got the talent (won the Jack & Kitty Fletcher Stakes) but seems to be quite quirky when the chips are down. |
| Sariano |
S. Bullock |
This deep closer is always fun to watch as she rolls by her competitors in the lane. |
| 3-year-olds |
| Seattles Best Joe |
H. Belvoir |
Named top 2-year-old Washington-bred last year after winning a stakes at Santa Anita. |
| Typhoon Aaron |
J. Fergason |
He's shipping in from Portland, where he was the talk of the town over the winter while winning four of five starts, including three stakes. |
| No Giveaway |
G. Forster |
Won three of five starts last year as a 3-year-old and was brilliant at times; look for him to win a stakes this year. |
| Jazzinaroundnightly |
C. Bouslaugh |
Hasn't started since winning the Trooper Seven Stakes. |
| Mr. Phantom Slew |
F. Lucarelli |
Claimed for $6,250 here last year, and then reeled off four consecutive wins while moving up the class ladder at Turf Paradise this winter. |
| Source: Gary Dougherty, Seattle Times handicapper |
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