First three horses listed in each

race in order of predicted finish.

August 16

First race: 6 p.m.

1 6 ½ furlongs, purse $4,725, 3-year-olds and up, claiming $2,500
PP	Horse	Jockey	Line	Wt.
2	Cash Gaming	E Kubinova	8-5	119
5	Koala Beach	L Mawing	5-2	124
4	Victory Knock	J Whitaker	3	124
1	Gearing Up	Camacho-Flrs	6	124
3	Irish Rover	R Bowen	5	124

Cash Gaming drops in class after an easy win, which might be a cause for concern, but he is the horse to beat. Koala Beach, a stakes winner two years ago at age 3, has a first and a second in his two starts at this level. Victory Knock appears to be rounding into good form.

2 5 ½ furlongs, purse $6,725, 3-year-olds, maiden claiming $7,500
PP	Horse	Jockey	Line	Wt.
2	Stormin' Bubsy	E Kubinova	8-5	117
5	Tekela Reserve	D Hoonan	5-2	122
6	G Biscuit	J Whitaker	4	122
1	Lone Jack Mine	J Zunino	8	122
3	Nowlookatme	Camacho-Flrs	10	122
4	Real Premium	R Bowen	5	122

Stormin' Bubsy has good early speed and can rebound after being beaten as the favorite. Tekela Reserve has been either second or third in all five of his starts. G Biscuit finished third in his last start and seems to be improving.

3 6 furlongs, purse $5,350, 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares, maiden claiming $5,000
PP	Horse	Jockey	Line	Wt.
1	Semele	R Bowen	8-5	117
6	Royal Cantu	Camacho-Flrs	5	123
3	Plan a Game	J Gutierrez	3	123
2	Nonni's Tops	D Hoonan	12	117
4	Roses in the Sky	J Whitaker	6	123
5	Kendall Christine	J Matias	9-2	117
7	Laser Dance	J Zunino	10	123

Semele deserves one more chance after finishing second as the 2-5 favorite. Royal Cantu drops in class and should improve against this group. Plan a Game has been in the money in five of nine starts.

4 6 furlongs, purse $4,400, 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares, claiming $2,500
PP	Horse	Jockey	Line	Wt.
3	T Shot	J Gutierrez	5-2	120
2	Sovereign Bay	E Kubinova	4	118
6	Miss Magnability	J Matias	3	117
1	Bar Room Baby	R Bowen	10	123
4	Mt Peak	J Zunino	10	123
5	Port Wakefield	J Whitaker	7-2	117
7	Look At Maddie Go	Camacho-Flrs	8	120

T Shot has been third in three straight races but can move forward today with a jockey switch to the leading rider, Juan Gutierrez. Sovereign Bay should improve in her second start against winners, and is a big threat to the top pick. Miss Magnability recorded the best speed figure of her career while finishing second in her last race.

5 5 ½ furlongs, purse $7,450, 3-year-olds and up, claiming $5,000/$4,000
PP	Horse	Jockey	Line	Wt.
5	A K Racer	L Mawing	4	124
1	Immigration	J Whitaker	8	120
3	Olympic Lights	Antongeorgi	5-2	120
2	Gdanz Xpress	J Matias	7-2	124
4	Goldledue	J Gutierrez	2	120
6	Contreve	R Bowen	10	122

A K Racer drops back to a level where he is tough. A slight edge in a very tough race where a case can be made for just about every horse in the race. Immigration drops to a career-low level, and he was hampered by traffic trouble in the stretch in his last race. Olympic Lights tries for his 14th win at Emerald.

6 6 ½ furlongs, purse $11,650, 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares, claiming $12,500/$10,000
PP	Horse	Jockey	Line	Wt.
1	The Gang and I	J Gutierrez	5-2	119
2	Montelena	R Bowen	9-2	119
3	Strategic Patience	D Hoonan	7-2	121
4	Ballistic Blonde	L Mawing	2	119
5	Tweetie Pie	Antongeorgi	3	119

The Gang and I takes a big drop in class. She began the season at Emerald in a stakes race. Montelena cuts back in distance after overcoming a slow start to finish third. She might get the early lead in a paceless race. Strategic Patience just beat a very tough horse (Champali Lace).

7 1 mile, purse $4,725, 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares, claiming $2,500
PP	Horse	Jockey	Line	Wt.
1	Miss Madavor	R Bowen	4	120
3	Atta Lora	J Matias	5-2	120
7	Skimming the Wave	E Kubinova	3	118
2	Icwhatyourlookinat	D Hoonan	5	120
4	Click It In	J Zunino	7-2	123
5	Music Is My Life	Camacho-Flrs	15	120
6	Warren's Rock Art	J Rosales	15	120

Miss Madavor has eight career wins and has had success at this distance. The drop in class will help, too. Atta Lora was a well-beaten second as the 3-5 favorite in her last race and now stretches out to a mile. Skimming the Wave is a threat to lead gate to wire.

Best bet: Stormin' Bubsy