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QUEEN’S RUSH CLICKS AGAIN FOT KAZ & BARCLAY,
GIANT DAY FOR TACOMA OWNER JOHN PARKER
AUBURN, Wash. (May 1, 2016) – Queen’s Rush sprinted to an early lead and rolled to a convincing 3 ¼ -length victory Sunday in the $15,200 feature race for older fillies and mares at Emerald Downs.
Ridden by Erick Lopez, Queen’s Rush ran six furlongs in 1:09.81 and paid $3.80, $3.40 and $2.60.The winning connections—trainer Len Kasmerski and owner Roz Barclay—improved to 6-for-11 at the meet, and already have two of the meet’s four double winners: Native Causeway and Queen’s Rush.
A 4-year-old Louisiana-bred by Old Fashioned, Queen’s Rush set fractions of :22.35, :45.46 and :57.47 en route to victory. Her overall record is 2-0-2 in five starts with earnings of $20,920, including $8,360 for Sunday’s victory.
Mylast Sweet Pea, ridden by Leslie Mawing, rallied for second place and paid $5 and $3.20, and Our Silver Lining, ridden by Jorge Rosales, finished third and paid $3.60.
Let It Flo, Alpine Heir, Sunshine Serenade and Mystic appeal completed the order of finish.
GOLD RUSH DANCER PREVAILS IN SILKY SULLIVAN!
Gold Rush Dancer took to the turf like a champion Sunday at Golden Gate Fields.The 2015 Gottstein Futurity winner—owned and bred by John Parker of Tacoma—raced to a $19.80 upset over 4-5 favorite Tough It Out in the $100,000 Silky Sullivan Stakes for 3-year-old California-breds.
Ridden by Flavien Prat for trainer Vann Belvoir, Gold Rush Dancer ran one-mile on firm turf in 1:37.07, finishing 1-¼ lengths clear of Tough It Out.
Prat said Gold Rush Dancer momentarily struggled while trying to settle on the backstretch but added, “When I asked him, he was...
