Say Say prevails in NWCCA Fall Extravaganza Purse | Emerald Downs

Say Say blew past Sweet Saga into the lane and held off Jaz Unlimited for a 3 1/4-length victory Friday in the featured NWCCA Fall Extravaganza Purse for fillies and mares at rainy Emerald Downs.

Say Say blew past Sweet Saga into the lane and held off Jaz Unlimited for a 3 1/4-length victory Friday in the featured NWCCA Fall Extravaganza Purse for fillies and mares at rainy Emerald Downs.

With Javier Matias riding, Say Say ran one mile in 1 minute, 36.54 seconds on a wet-fast track and paid $10.40, $2.40 and $2.10. Howard Belvoir is the trainer for owner Sauci Belvoir.

The $2 win price ballooned to double-digits, as a $5,000 win wager came off Say Say as the horses loaded into the starting gate.

Jaz Unlimited, ridden by Debbie Hoonan, rallied into contention and appeared a threat to the winner in mid-stretch, but Say Say held sway for the victory. Jaz Unlimited paid $2.40 and $2.10.

Sweet Saga, ridden by Isaias Enriquez, led to the quarter-pole but weakened late and finished third. Sweet Saga paid $2.60. Lumen Took It and House of Hope completed the order of finish. Inquiry Miss was scratched and is re-entered in Saturday’s seventh race.

A 3-year-old Washington-bred by Private Gold-Knight Weave, Say Say finished runner-up to Madame Pele in the Washington Cup on September 8, her first local start this year after four races in California. Her overall record is 3-1-0 in eight starts with earnings of $38,353, including $5,486 for Friday’s win.

Notes

Trainers Howard Belvoir and Robbie Baze saddled two winners each on the seven-race card… Frank Lucarelli (0-for-1) and Jeff Metz (0-for-2 with two seconds) remain tied atop the trainers’ standings with 38 wins apiece… Enriquez was winless and remains two behind Juan Gutierrez, 96-94, in the jockeys’ race. Gutierrez is sidelined this week with a concussion… Trainer Rigoberto Velasquez is on a 10-for-18 roll and, after a 1-for-24 start, is up to 25 percent wins for the meet. The latest triumph was a gate-to-wire score by War Wizard ($14.80) in Friday’s fourth, as the 4-year-old gelding zipped 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:15.58 under Ronald Richard… Joe Toye won a six-way shake for Southern Influence in race four. The 3-year-old gelding finished fourth after a slow start, and is 3-1-0 in five starts at the meet… Heavy rain began to fall just as the horses came on the track for the first race, and the track surface was changed to wet-fast for race two… Live racing continues Saturday with first post 2 p.m.