Clemens Brook continued her hard-hitting ways Friday night at Emerald Downs.
The 6-year-old mare hugged the rail and notched a 1 ¼-length victory in the $12,050 feature race for older fillies and mares. With Eliska
Kubinova riding, Clemens Brook ran six furlongs in 1:09.58 and paid $8.20, $4.40 and $3. David Tollett is the winning owner and trainer
A Washington-bred by Petersburg, Clemens Brook has finished first or second in 15 of 23 career starts, including a 5-4-1 mark in 14 races at Emerald Downs. Friday’s victory, worth $6,353, pushed her career bankroll to $44,727.
Clemens Brook led through hotly contested fractions of :21.99 and :44.60, drew 2 ½ lengths clear past mid-stretch and held off a late bid by Just Have’n Fun.
Just Have’n Fun, ridden by Jennifer Whitaker, rallied belatedly for second place and paid $4.60 and $3.40. Touch of Elegance, Javier Matias riding, was 2 ¼ lengths back in third and paid $4.60.
NOTES: Debbie Hoonan wrenched a knee in a training mishap Friday morning and was off her six scheduled mounts Friday. Hoonan, who escaped serious injury in a paddock mishap Sunday, is tied with Anne Sanguinetti for sixth place in the jockeys’ standings with 14 wins apiece*Isaias Enriquez rode two winners and pulled within five wins*40-35*of Juan Gutierrez atop the jockeys’ standings*Gutierrez is gone Friday and Saturday to attend his daughter’s graduation from University of California Davis, but returns Sunday and rides Rocky’s Quest in the $50,000 Budweiser Handicap for 3-year-olds and up*In the trainers’ race, Jeff Metz and Chris Stenslie each had one win, and Metz continues to lead Stenslie by a 19-17 margin. Those figures reflect Thoroughbred events only*Fifth race winner Last Diamond ($8.80) was claimed by trainer Sharon Balcom. There were six claims in for fourth-place winner Cresent McGain, with Roy Lumm winning the shake for the 5-year-old gelding*Corrinas Seeker ($16.60) led all the way in race two, giving trainer Chris Brownlee his first Emerald Downs victory. Brownlee most recently trained at Les Bois Park in
Boise*Live racing continues Saturday with first post 2:15 p.m.
