Disruption won’t be denied in Friday feature race | Emerald Downs
Published 9:56 am Saturday, August 29, 2015
For the Reporter
Disruption wore down the leaders in deep stretch and held off a flying Jebrica late for a neck victory Friday in the $18,800 feature race for 3-year-olds and up at Emerald Downs.
Under a well-timed ride by leading rider Julien Couton, Disruption ran six furlongs in 1:09.96 and paid $7.20, $3.80 and $3. Monique Snowden, now 9-for-36 at the meet, is the winning trainer for owner Heidi Nelson (Nelson Family Racing) of Bothell.
Jebrica, a multiple stakes winner at Emerald Downs, rallied from last to finish second in his 2015 debut. The 9-to-5 wagering favorite ridden by Joe Steiner, Jebrica paid $3.60 and $3.
Memo to Mya, a 23-to-1 long shot ridden by Rocco Bowen, also finished well for third and paid $7.60 to show.
Parkers Bluff, Gross Misconduct, Memphis Mobster, Polish Dollar and Spot of Salt completed the order of finish.
Gross Misconduct broke sharply and led through fractions of :22.18, :44.86 and :57.23, but was under intense pressure from both Polish Dollar and Parkers Bluff, and gave way late.
Disruption, in fourth place early, rallied strongly through the stretch and collected his second feature race victory in two weeks. A 5-year-old Florida-bred by Street Boss, Disruption has a career record of 5-3-2 in 15 starts and earnings of $99,515.
Notes
Couton rode three winners, his ninth triple of the meet, and now leads Juan Gutierrez and defending champion Leslie Mawing 78-63 in the jockeys’ standings. … Caymus Kat ($4.40) prevailed in the nightcap to give fledgling Triumph Stables LLC its first career victory. … For Jeff Metz, trainer of Caymus Kat, it was his meet-leading 47th winner. … Friday’s $0.50 Pick 5, which included a $6,445 carryover, handled an additional $25,385, and paid $409.65 to tickets with five winners. … Wilfrido Montano notched his first career win at Emerald Downs when Ready Set Jet ($4.80) took the Friday opener gate-to-wire under Couton. … Trainer Marshall Allen saddled his first winner of the meet as Big Mama’s Talkin ($5) drew off for an easy win in race two under Rocco Bowen. … Bowen and Joe Toye combined for their 10th win of the meet when Amy Jane ($18.60) rallied from last to win race five, breaking a string that saw betting favorites win the first four races. … Live racing continues Saturday with first post 2 p.m.
