Longacres Mile Handicap at Emerald Downs August 17
Twelve race horses will run in the 73rd running of the $300,000 Longacres Mile Handicap (gr. III) at Emerald Downs Sunday, August 17.
As part of the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Challenge “Win & You’re In” series of horse races, the Longacres Mile Handicap winner will automatically be one of the Breeders’ Cup horses for the October 25 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile to be held at Santa Anita Park.
Raced at 1 mile, Emerald Downs’s Longacres Mile Handicap field of race horses with jockeys, weight and morning line odds line up as follows:
- Southern Africa ridden by jockey Russell Baze carries 113 lbs. with morning line odds of 20-1
- Tropic Storm ridden by jockey Aaron Gryder, 118 lbs., 5-2
- Luhuk’s Dancer ridden by jockey Kevin Radke, 115 lbs., 6-1
- Wasserman ridden by jockey Jennifer Whitaker, 118 lbs., 5-1
- Schoolin You ridden by jockey Gallyn Mitchell, 110 lbs., 30-1
- Diligent Prospect ridden by jockey Kate Repp, 112 lbs., 20-1
- Nationhood ridden by jockey Seth Martinez, 119 lbs., 6-1
- Flamethrowintexan ridden by jockey Gary Baze, 116 lbs., 15-1
- Honour the West ridden by jockey Leslie Mawing, 113 lbs., 20-1
- Assessment ridden by jockey Juan Gutierrez, 113 lbs., 20-1
- True Metropolitan ridden by jockey James McAleney, 122 lbs., 3-1
- Call On Carson ridden by jockey Ricky Frazier, 115 lbs., 20-1
The Longacres Mile Handicap is the 8th race in Emerald Downs’s August 17 horse racing program. Longacres Mile post time is 5:30 pm.
Tags: Assessment, Call On Carson, Diligent Prospect, Flamethrowintexan, Honour the West, Luhuk's Dancer, Nationhood, Schoolin You, Southern Africa, Tropic Storm, True Metropolitan, Wasserman
"Longacres Mile Handicap at Emerald Downs August 17" was posted on 16 August 2008 10:23 AM under Horse Racing News, Horses, Racing Picks & Betting Tips, Stakes Races

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