Among the Stars dominates Sunday feature race | Emerald Downs

Among the Stars took the early lead and rolled to a powerful 6¼-length victory Sunday in the $18,800 feature race for older fillies and mares at Emerald Downs.

August 3, 2015 12:57 am
Among the Stars and jockey Gallyn Mitchell dominate Sunday's $18
Among the Stars and jockey Gallyn Mitchell dominate Sunday's $18

For the Reporter

Among the Stars took the early lead and rolled to a powerful 6¼-length victory Sunday in the $18,800 feature race for older fillies and mares at Emerald Downs.

Ridden by Gallyn Mitchell, Among the Stars ran one mile in 1:36.17 and paid $6.60, $4.80 and $3.40.

Among the Stars has won three of four starts since being claimed by trainer Candi Tollett and owner John E. Parker, earning over $25,000 for her new

connections. A 4-year-old Harbor the Gold filly, she is 7-2-5 in 23 starts overall with earnings of $98,096.

Gunned to the lead from the No. 2 post, Among the Stars set fractions of :24.31, :46.88 and 1:10.73, opening a commanding eight-length lead, and pretty much coasted home unchallenged under Mitchell.

Call Me Cinderella, ridden by Joe Steiner, rallied from last to finish second and paid $5.80 and $3.80.

English Lace, ridden by Julien Couton, finished third and paid $6. Sunpenny, Krazy for Kugel and Diamonds Dena completed the order of finish.

Notes

Ain’t Tellin’ ($8.40) scored a gate-to-wire victory under Juan Gutierrez in race eight and joined Coach Royal as four-time winners at the meet. Trained by Jim Penney for owner Where We At, Ain’t Tellin’ ran one mile in 1:35.74 – second fastest clocking at the distance this meet. Stryker Phd ran one mile in 1:35.57 while winning the Budweiser Handicap on June 14. … Jockey Rocco Bowen and trainer Joe Toye combined for three wins over the weekend, including wins Sunday with Teacra ($6.80) in race four and Thanks a Million ($10.80) in race seven. … Julien Couton won the nightcap on In Private ($5.60) and finished Week 16 with a 68-55 lead over Juan Gutierrez atop the jockeys’ standings. … Apprentice Osvaldo Gonzalez had two wins Sunday – the Quarter Horse opener on Cousin Wheelz ($5.60) and race six on Surprise Sale ($4.20). … Owner/trainer Nancy Betts and jockey Janine Smith each notched their first wins at Emerald Downs as Dashing Don ($13) shipped in from Hastings Racecourse to prevail in the $21,500 allowance for 2-year-olds, as 1-to-5 betting favorite Hey Ez Money finished third. The winner, a 2-year-old California-bred gelding by Popular, is two-for-two including a 20-to-1 maiden victory last month in Vancouver. … Live racing resumes Friday with first post 6:45 p.m.