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$65,000 Washington Oaks

Saturday, Aug. 13

32nd running, 3-year-old fillies, 1-1/8 mile

Track Record: 1:45 2/5, Flying Notes (3), Sept. 2, 2002

Stakes Record: 1:47 1/5, Flirtacious Girl, 1999

Most Wins

Trainer: 3, Grant Forster (Youcan’ttakeme, 2003; Bianconi Baby, 2004; A Classic Life, 2005)

Owner: 2, Michael and Amy Feuerborn (Bianconi Baby, 2004; A Classic Life, 2005);

Northwest Farms LLC (Firesweeper, 1986; Elusive Horizon, 2008)

Jockey: 6, Gary Baze (Lady Marion, 1980; Cadette Stevens, 1991; Happy La, 1994; Crossatyourownrisk, 2000; Graceful Cat, 2001; Youcan’ttakeme, 2003)

The following statistics are from 1996-2010 at Emerald Downs:

Favorites: 4-for-15; Odds-on Favorites: 4-for-10

Largest $2 Win: $23.60, Rivoltella, 2001; Smallest $2 Win: $2.80, Youcan’ttakeme, 2003, No Flies On Doodle, 2009

Average Field Size: 7.8 (largest 11, 2010; smallest 4, 1999)

Gate-to-wire winners: 8-of-15

Smallest Win Margin: head, She’s All Silk, 2006

Largest Win Margin:  9 ½ lengths, Flirtacious Girl, 1999

Purse: $65,000 1st*$35,750 2nd*$13,000 3rd*$9,750 4th*$4,875 5th*$1,625

Owners Hometowns

1*Elusive Noise (4)     Debbie Paxton, Yakima, WA & Northwest Farms LLC (Jerre Paxton, Yakima, WA)

2*Carrabelle Harbor (2) Bar C Racing Stable (Pam & Ken Christopherson, Hermiston, Ore.); Desert Rose Racing LLC (D.H.   Walker, Kennewick, WA)

3*Judging Mimi (10)     Carlos Cerna, Kent, WA & Bill Trabold, Bellevue, WA

4*The Gang and I (8)    Homestretch Farms (Jim Penney, Kay Cooper, Jack & Jill Fabulich, Edgewood, WA) & Bill Follett,                                                     Renton, WA

5*Class Included (7-5)  Michael & Amy Feuerborn, Maple Valley, WA

6*Playful Argument (8)  Robert A. Clary, Shelby, MT

7*Soul in One (10)              Perfect Soul Brothers LLC (Al Hodge, Clyde Hill, WA & partners)

WASHINGTON OAKS SERIES

May 29 *$50,000 Seattle Handicap*Class Included*6 ½ F*1:15.68*$6.00

June 26 *$50,000 Irish Day Handicap*Elusive Noise*1M*1:37.11*$8.00

July 17 * $50,000 Kent Handicap*Carrabelle Harbor*1 1/16M*1:42.73*$15.00

Aug. 13*$65,000 Washington Oaks, 1 1/8 Mile

Sept. 18*$35,000 John & Kitty Fletcher Stakes ®, 1 1/16 Mile

FAB 5 HANDICAPPERS

Joe Withee (Emerald Downs): Carrabelle Harbor, Class Included, Elusive Noise (4-16*$113.40)

Robert Geller (Emerald Downs): Class Included, Carrabelle Harbor, Playful Argument (5-16*$155.20)

Gary Dougherty (Seattle Times): Carrabelle Harbor, Class Included, Elusive Noise (5-16*$177.20)

Vic Cozzetti (Predictorsays.com): Class Included, Carrabelle Harbor, Judging Mimi (7-16*$139.60)

Nick Rousso (Daily Racing Form): Carrabelle Harbor, Class Included, The Gang and I (5-16*$167.60)

Consensus: Carrabelle Harbor (19), Class Included (16), Elusive Noise (2) (6-16*$155.80)

ETC.*The Washington Oaks is the championship event for 3-year-old fillies*Perfect Soul Brothers LLC and Tim McCanna (Soul in One) finished third in last year’s Oaks with Soul Custody, who after being claimed from McCanna in July, captured a $37,000 claiming race on Wednesday at Del Mar*Class Included’s dam, A Classic Life, captured the 2005 Oaks for owners Michael and Amy Feuerborn*Gallyn Mitchell and Doris Harwood have combined for five stakes wins this season including the July 17 Kent Handicap aboard Carrabelle Harbor. Mitchell is tied with Ricky Frazier for the most EmD stakes wins with 72*Broodmare Mimi’s Racine could earn her ninth winner*eighth Emerald Downs’ winner*if maiden Judging Mimi wins the Oaks. The Tribunal filly would also become the first maiden to win the featured championship event*She’s All Silk (2006) was the last Oaks winner to be selected as the track’s Top-3-Year-Old Filly.