Toutlelew moved leading rider Ricky Frazier a step closer to a new single-season riding record with a three-length victory Thursday in the Stanislaw Ashbaugh Purse for older horses at Emerald Downs.
For Frazier, who has clinched his fourth riding title in six years, it was his 151st victory at the 88-day-old meeting. He needs seven wins in the final three days to break his own mark of 157 wins set in 2007.
A 6-year-old Washington-bred by Slewdledo, Toutlelew ran 5-½ furlongs in 1:minute, 2.54 seconds on a fast track and paid $3.80, $2.60 and $2.10. Bonnie Jenne is the trainer for owner Jon Sather of Manson, Wash. Frazier, Jenne and Sather also combined with Ladyledue to win four stakes at the meeting.
Candyman Slew, Javier Matias riding, led past mid-stretch but was overhauled by Toutlelew and settled for second place. Candyman Slew paid $3.60 and $2.20. Devilish Fact finished third and Box Top was fourth and last.
Tijuana Tuesday and Mr. Makah were scratched.
Toutlelew has compiled a 7-4-4 record in 31 starts with earnings of $68,915.
In the trainers’ race, meanwhile, Tim McCanna leads Doris Harwood 59-58, as both saddled a winner Thursday.
Track notes:
• Get You ($4.60) romped in the sixth race, running six furlongs in 1:08 4/5 for his third victory of the season, all with Gallyn Mitchell riding.
• Mitchell rode three winners, his ninth triple of the season, and is second with 110 wins. It’s the second highest single-season total for Emerald Downs’ all-time leading rider.
• Leonel Camacho-Flores picked up his first Emerald Downs victory on Brite City Lights ($17.80) in the first race. The 26-year-old apprentice began riding earlier this month in Walla Walla.
• Brite City Lights is trained by Vince Gibson, who remains red-hot after winning four races last week.
• Four Emerald Downs-based horses are entered in Sunday’s $275,000 British Columbia Derby (GIII) at 1 1/8 miles at Hastings Racecourse , Winning Machine and Noosa Beach from the Doris Harwood barn, Rooster City from trainer Tim McCanna and Quinalt from the Carlos Moreno stable. Gallyn Mitchell is named on Winning Machine as regular rider Ricky Frazier will remain at Emerald Downs and attempt to break the record.
• Gallon faces Teide and four others in Sunday’s $50,000 Winston Churchill Handicap, also at 1 1/8 miles at Hastings.
• And Holy Nova, the mare that dead-heated Elusive Horizon in the Boeing Handicap, faces the boys in the $50,000 Derby Bar & Grill Express. Mile sixth-place finisher Bank Emblem also goes in the six-furlong dash….
• Seth Martinez was fined $100 for failing to maintain a straight course in the third race last Saturday.
• Racing continues Friday with the final night program of the season. First post is 6 p.m.
