September, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Washington-Bred Slew’s Tiz Whiz Voted Emerald Downs’ 2022 Horse Of The Meeting

Longacres Mile champion Slew's Tiz Whiz was voted 2022 Emerald Downs Horse of the Meeting for the 52-day season that concluded Sunday.

A 4-year-old Washington-bred gelding by Slew's Tiznow, Slew's Tiz Whiz went 3-1-1 in seven starts and earned a meet-leading $142,112 for owner/breeder K D Thoroughbreds of Oak Harbor, Wash. Slew's Tiz Whiz captured two stakes including an authoritative 2 ¾-length score in the $150,000 Longacres Mile.

Slew's Tiz Whiz is the 17th Washington-bred to be honored with the track's top award and combined with the brilliantly fast Papa's Golden Boy to deliver the first Washington-bred one-two Longacres Mile finish in 27 seasons at Emerald Downs.

Trained by Tom Wenzel and ridden throughout the season by Jose Zunino, Slew's Tiz Whiz also won honors as Top Older Horse, Top Sprinter, and Top Washington-bred. The bay gelding is expected to return in 2023 to hopefully continue his budding rivalry with Papa's Golden Boy, the 6-year-old Harbor the Gold gelding who edged Slew's Tiz Whiz in Sunday's thrilling Muckleshoot Tribal Classic.

Wenzel enjoyed a smashing 2022 season, clicking at 27 percent wins and finishing third in earnings ($541,081) with only 81 starters. Wenzel swept juvenile honors with 2-year-old colt Lloyds Logic and 2-year-old filly Aloha Breeze, both campaigned by Washington Racing Hall of Fame member Dr. George Todaro.

A Kentucky-bred by The Factor, Lloyds Logic romped by 7 ¼ lengths in the $70,000 Gottstein Futurity and edged out double stakes winner Runnin Out of Days in the 2-year-old Colt & Gelding category. Aloha Breeze, also by The Factor, was 2-1-0 in three starts and delivered a 4 ¼-length triumph in the Barbara Shinpoch Stakes and is Top 2-Year-Old Filly.

Mike Phillips' Zippin Sevenz took honors as Top Older Filly or Mare. A 4-year-old Washington-bred by Coast Guard conditioned by Alan Bozell, Zippin Sevenz scored a $49 upset in the $75,000 Emerald Distaff and finished a close second to 2021 Washington Horse of the Year Blazingbellablu in Sunday's hard-fought Washington Cup Fillies & Mares Stakes.

Wil Win Stables and trainer Debbie Van Horne authored the meet's biggest underdog story with You're the Cause, an unlikely tale that saw the Creative Cause gelding voted Top 3-Year-old Colt or Gelding and Van Horne voted Top Training Achievement. Claimed for $8,000 on July 9, You're the Cause won, in order, a $15,000 claiming race for non-winner of two, the $75,000 Muckleshoot Derby, and a $10,000 starter allowance. Winning $2 mutuels on those wins paid $39.40, $115.60, and $16.20.

Ten Broeck Farms' Slack Tide is the meet's Top 3-Year-Old Filly. Trained by Blaine Wright, the daughter of Shaman Ghost scored dominant victories in the Seattle Stakes and Kent Stakes and, attempting two turns for the first time, finished second to Tiz a Macho Girl in the $75,000 Washington Oaks.

Prospera was voted Top Claimer, compiling a 4-1-0 record in five starts with earnings of $45,075. A 4-year-old Twirling Candy gelding, Prospera finished the season on a four-race winning streak including the last three with trainer Candi Cryderman and owner John Parker.

Alex Cruz won a third straight riding title with 90 wins, joining Rocco Bowen as the only riders in Emerald Downs history to win three consecutive titles. Cruz, Kevin Radke (77 wins), and Juan Gutierrez (70) dominated the proceedings, winning nearly 57 percent of the races at the meeting. Radke led all riders with five stakes wins while Gutierrez upped his all-time Emerald Downs' win total to 1,567.

Jorge Rosales won his first Emerald Downs' training title by a 36-29 margin over perennial powerhouses Blaine Wright and Frank Lucarelli. Rosales had been knocking on the door, finishing second in 2020 and third in 2021 and 2019. Wright led trainers with six stakes wins, the fourth time in six years he has led the category.

The yellow and black silks of John Parker monopolized the winner's circle with 25 wins—third highest single-season total in track history. For Parker, fourth all-time with 175 wins, it was his fifth leading owner title in seven years.

Trainer Debbie Peery received the Martin Durkan Award for leadership and cooperation, and fellow jockeys voted Radke the Lindy Aliment Award for sportsmanship and accomplishment throughout the meeting.

Abraaj was the leading stallion with 20 wins, ending a run of eight straight titles by Harbor the Gold.

LG Racing's Dr Tool captured the meet's top event for Quarter Horses, scoring by a neck in the $54,972 Bank of America Emerald Downs Championship Challenge Stakes.

Emerald Downs 2022 Season Honors

Horse of the Meeting: Slew's Tiz Whiz
Top Older Horse: Slew's Tiz Whiz
Top Older Filly or Mare: Zippin Sevenz
Top 3-Year-Old Colt or Gelding: You're the Cause
Top 3-Year-Old Filly: Slack Tide
Top Sprinter: Slew's Tiz Whiz
Top Washington-bred: Slew's Tiz Whiz
Top 2-Year-Old Colt or Gelding: Lloyds Logic
Top 2-Year-Old Filly: Aloha Breeze
Top Claimer: Prospera
Race of Meeting: Longacres Mile
Leading Jockey Wins: Alex Cruz (90)
Leading Jockey Stakes Wins: Kevin Radke (5)
Leading Trainer: Jorge Rosales (36)
Leading Trainer Stakes Wins: Blaine Wright (6)
Leading Owner: John Parker (25)
Leading Horse Wins: 4 (tie) Antecedence, Collecting Stars, Crooked Finger Ray, Prospera, Willing to Burn, You're the Cause, Zatter
Leading Horse Stakes Wins: 2 (tie) Papa's Golden Boy, Runnin Out of Days, Slack Tide, Slew's Tiz Whiz
Top Riding Achievement: Alex Cruz third straight title
Top Training Achievement: Debbie Van Horne with You're the Cause
Martin Durkan Award: Debbie Peery
Lindy Aliment Award: Kevin Radke
Leading Sire Wins: Abraaj (20)
Leading QH Trainer Wins: Edwin Rosales (3)
Leading QH Jockey Wins: Guilermo Suarez (3)

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New Racing Analyst: OptixEQ’s Emily Gullikson Joins Hawthorne For Fall Meet

Emily Gullikson, a founding partner in the equine analytics company OptixEQ, will join the team of on-air analysts at Hawthorne Race Course for the Fall Thoroughbred meet beginning Sept. 23 and running through Dec. 31, racing Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. A highly respected handicapper and racing analyst, Emily is also an experienced contest player who has qualified multiple times for the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) and will use this expertise to provide valuable insights to players throughout the Club Hawthorne network of off-track betting bars and within Hawthorne's race day simulcast.

“Emily has a unique perspective on handicapping that goes beyond identifying the opinions about why selections will finish in the money. She wants to help players build better tickets to win more money no matter how the race sets up. By expanding our team of on-air analysts we can have real integration of wagering expertise at our OTBs and at the track,” said John Walsh, assistant general manager of Hawthorne Race Course.

Since the closure of Arlington Park and its off-track betting facilities, Hawthorne has opened and remodeled eight new betting bars, bringing its total number of venues to 16 throughout Chicagoland, Rockford (northwest Illinois) and Peoria (central Illinois). As the track itself prepares for a $400 million redevelopment to add casino gaming, Club Hawthorne betting bars have become high-impact destinations for horse players and sports bettors. Three of Hawthorne's facilities include cash sports betting through its partnership with PointsBet, with a fourth location set to open in October pending final regulatory approval.

“I think Hawthorne has a really bold outlook on the future of horse racing overall and is approaching long-term player development with a lot of innovation,” said Gullikson. “From contests to content marketing, I'm excited to join a team that is so clearly dedicated to re-establishing Illinois racing and showcasing the excitement of handicapping for new kinds of bettors in such a big market.”

HAWTHORNE INVITATIONAL

Gullikson will join Hawthorne's lead analyst and Director of Racing, Jim Miller, and guest host Nancy Holthus from Oaklawn Park, for a live stream of the Hawthorne Invitational presented by the Daily Racing Form on Saturday, October 1st. 50 of the top players in the country, including NHC and BCBC winners, Tour Champions, and Hall of Famers, will share their selections and betting strategies in real-time for anyone watching on Hawthorne's YouTube channel. The contest will focus on 6 mandatory races, culminating with the $100,000 Hawthorne Derby. Top prizes include entries to the NHC, BCBC, Pegasus Betting Challenge, $10,000 cash, and a $1,000,000 bonus for winning the 2023 NHC.

OPTIXEQ

Throughout its Fall meet, Hawthorne and Gullikson will feature OptixEQ plots for every Hawthorne race and Club Hawthorne players will have special access to OptixEQ subscriptions of proprietary handicapping data. “If you're a player who loves data and sees each race as a puzzle to solve, the trip notes and analysis behind the OptixEQ race graphs are really compelling. I've been betting races for 40 years and this is a whole new way of looking at pace dynamics that reveals betting opportunities that I might not have considered otherwise. I'm really excited for more of our players to see this,” said Walsh.

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Curly Jack Has ‘Good Foundation Under Him,’ May Train Up To Breeders’ Cup Juvenile

Iroquois Stakes winner Curly Jack may train up to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, trainer Tom Amoss told the Daily Racing Form on Monday. The 2-year-old son of Good Magic was making his fourth start in the Grade 3 contest at Churchill Downs.

“I don't have an issue with running a horse like him off a layoff,” Amoss told DRF. “He's got a good foundation under him with four starts already.”

Bred in Kentucky by Betz/J.Betz/Burns/Camaquiki/C.Kidder/et. al., Curly Jack was a $180,000 yearling purchase at the Keeneland September sale. Owner Mike McLaughlin sent the colt to Amoss and he won at first asking, taking a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight at Churchill on June 2, 2022. From there, Curly Jack tried graded company at Saratoga in the G3 Sanford, but faded to fifth after vying for the early lead.

Amoss brought him back to Kentucky and sent him out to finish second in the Ellis Park Juvenile over seven furlongs, beaten just a head after a rough start and long stretch battle. He returned to win the G3 Iroquois by a length on Saturday.

Record Amount Raised As Real Rider Cup Comes Home To Fair Hill

Following a record-setting turnout in Lexington in July, the Real Rider Cup returned to its home in Fair Hill to complete the 2022 series of events, welcoming 32 horse and rider combinations along with hundreds of spectators to Fair Hill Thoroughbred Horse show for an evening of lively competition and entertainment. Created by Anita Motion, the charity show jumping competition brings together personalities from across the breeding and racing industry to increase awareness and raise funds for Thoroughbred aftercare, with each rider pledging to raise at least $1,000.

Riders, mounted on off-track Thoroughbreds and wearing the silks of their employers, colleagues, and clients contended a winding course of fences with the fastest clear rounds taking home top honors. Connections and institutions represented included Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Maryland Jockey Club, 1/ST Racing, Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center, Equine Veterinary Care, Country Life Farm, Hillwood Stables/Rodney Jenkins, Whitney Stables, and more.

Noteworthy horses included Henry S. Clark Stakes winner Talk Show Man, who was ridden by both Maggie Morley and Penelope Miller, who once again faced off against on-track rival, back-to-back winner of the Maryland Million Turf Stakes Phlash Phelps, who was piloted by his long-time exercise rider Sabrina Morris. Multiple graded stakes placer turned event horse Adirondack King was ridden by Keira Nygaard. Additional black-type runners included Flash McCaul, Virginia Peach, Grandiflora, and hard-knocking campaigner Greek God, piloted by Maryland Jockey Club outrider Kaymarie Kreidel. The field also included 11 Thoroughbred Makeover graduates. Handicapper Jessica Paquette served as emcee, providing color commentary.

Cassie Lively put in a bold round, taking all the inside turns and wasting no time to clinch the individual win. Awards were given for individual results, as well as teams (riders were given the option of forming their own team or to be assigned to one based on their industry background).

Individual results: Win: Cassie Lively on Quite a Journey, Place: Chelsea Buttermore on Fantastic Omen, and individual Place rider from Lexington, Keira Nygaard, returned to ride again in Fair Hill to take the Show placing on Aidrondack King.

Team Results: Win: Team GSVH Pony Camp (Lively, Shore, Pfeiffer), Place: Team Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center (Bellgrave, Pennington, Buttermore), Show: Team Animal Kingdom (Fewster, Crowell, Chubb).

Two overall awards will be determined in the coming days: Cassie Lively and Lexington individual winner, Jesslyn Woodall will face off in a “Who Jumped It Best?” jump-off, where members of the public may vote for their favorite round through 11:59 PM on Wednesday, September 21 to determine the overall winner of the event. Vote now at therealridercup.com/2022-real-rider-cup-champion-jump-off/.

An award for Highest Earner will also be given to the individual who raised the most funds towards their pledge as of the close of jump-off voting. Will John Ennis ($15,190) close in on Larkspur Carroll's commanding lead of $16,200? Pledges are still open at www.therealridercup.com/make-a-donation/

As of this writing, a total of 63 entered riders have raised over $160,000 this year. When combined with corporate sponsorships, the 2022 event has raised over $173,000, which more than triples any previous annual total for the event, and brings the overall total to $410,000 raised for Thoroughbred aftercare since the event's inception in 2017.

“It's been an honor to have been a beneficiary of the Real Rider Cup since the beginning,” said Retired Racehorse Project executive director, Kirsten Green. “Aftercare is a critical stage in a racehorse's life, one that is made successful by many different types of organizations working synergistically towards the same result. Anita's selection of beneficiaries recognizes the essential need to fund aftercare organizations who serve the horses in a variety of ways.”

“After two years of having The Real Rider Cup as a virtual event, we were thrilled to go live again,” said Anita Motion. “The two-event format paid off: We had a record number of riders and that equated to a record amount of money raised. This is surely testament to how much our community cares about aftercare, retraining and the versatility of Thoroughbreds.”

Vote in the jump-off, view full results, and learn more at www.therealridercup.com.

Proceeds of the Real Rider Cup benefit the Retired Racehorse Project, New Vocations Thoroughbred Adoption and the Fair Hill Thoroughbred Show.

Fair Hill Thoroughbred Show is a 501c3 organization supporting riders of Thoroughbreds by providing affordable show fees, scholarships, stakes classes and prizes in every division. By supporting their riders, we are helping more OTTBs find second careers.

The Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) is a 501(c)3 charitable organization working to increase demand for off-track Thoroughbreds in the equestrian world. In addition to producing the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium the world's largest and most lucrative retraining competition for recently-retired racehorses, the organization also publishes Off-Track Thoroughbred Magazine, produces the Master Class retraining clinic series, and presents programming at major horse expos and events around the country. The RRP maintains an educational library of content to empower more equestrians to ride a Thoroughbred.

Founded in 1992, New Vocations has grown into the largest racehorse adoption program in the country. Its mission to rehabilitate, retrain and rehome retired Thoroughbred and Standardbred racehorse has led to the placement of over 7,000 individuals, with 500 retirees entering the program each year. With facilities in Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania, New Vocations serves over 40 racetracks, working directly with owners and trainers in need of aftercare options.

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