December

12/28/03
Results posted from Daily Racing Form

Horse name	Thunder Zoot
Notes	Demons Begone-Zoot de Zoot
Activity type	Result
Activity date	12-27-2003
Track	Portland Meadows
Surface	Dirt
Distance	1 Mile
Track Condition	Sloppy
Race number	6
Purse	PURSE: $4,300
Claim Price	CLAIM: $6,250
Race type	Claiming
Finish position	1
Jockey	Gutierrez J M
Race Chart	drf.com (See race 6)

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12/8/03
Results posted from Daily Racing Form

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October

10/19/03

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September

9/2003

Griffin Place bred runners had a successful end to the 2003 meet at Emerald Downs.

On the inaugural running of Washington Cup Day, Griffin Place bred runners placed in two stakes.

Congratulations to Elttaes Stable and trainer Doris Harwood for Silver Screen Girl’s 3rd in the Belle Roberts.

Mashiko’s flying finish garnered second in the Trooper Seven. Mashiko is owned by Once Stable and Howard Belvoir, trainer. He is a half brother to Washington 2-year-old Champion, Best Judgement.

The final day of racing had Madame Commish winning nicely for trainer Dan Markle.

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9/21/03

Griffin Place bred Silver Screen Girl takes third in 1st annual Washington Cup
Results posted from DRF.com

Horse name	Silver Screen Girl
Activity date	09-21-2003
Track	Emerald Downs
Surface	Dirt
Distance	1 1/16 Miles
Race number	4
Purse	PURSE: $50,000
Finish position	3
Jockey	Saito S T
Race Chart	drf.com (See race 4)

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9/21/03

Griffin Place bred Mashiko takes second in 1st annual Washington Cup
Results posted from DRF.com

Horse name	Mashiko
Activity date	09-21-2003
Track	Emerald Downs
Surface	Dirt
Distance	1 Mile
Race number	7
Purse	PURSE: $40,000
Finish position	2
Jockey	Whitaker J
Race Chart	drf.com (See race 7)

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9/3/03

Griffin Place bred Panorama Village takes a win
Results posted from DRF.com

Horse name	Panorama Village
Notes	Atoyac-Judge TC
Activity type	Result
Activity date	09-01-2003
Track	Emerald Downs
Surface	Dirt
Distance	6 1/2 Furlongs
Track Condition	Fast.
Race number	5
Purse	PURSE: $4,600
Claim Price	$6,250
Race type	Maiden Claiming
Finish position	1
Jockey	Whitaker J
Race Chart	drf.com (See race 5)

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July

7/30/03

Griffin Place owned Campanita takes 2nd at Santa Rosa
Results posted from the Brisnet.com

Horse name	Campanita
Notes	CAMPANITA set a pressured pace to the end and was denied in the final stride by EVITAN NATIVE.
Activity date	07-30-2003
Track	Santa Rosa
Surface	Dirt
Distance	6 Furlongs
Track Condition	Fast.
Race number	5
Purse	PURSE: $25,120
Race type	Starter Allowance for 3 and up
Finish position	2
Jockey	Rollins Chance J.
Race Chart	Brisnet.com (See race 5)

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7/24/03

Darling Demon wins at Del Mar
Results posted from the Daily Racing Form

Horse name	Darling Demon
Notes	Demons Begone - Noname Justfame f.
Activity type	Result
Activity date	07-24-2003
Track	Del Mar
Surface	Dirt
Distance	1 Mile
Track Condition	Fast.
Race number	6
Purse	PURSE $30,000
Race type	Starters Allowance
Finish position	1
Jockey	Desormeaux K J
Race Chart	DRF.com (See race 6)

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7/20/03

Griffin Place bred Silver Screen Girl wins the Boeing Handicap
Results posted from the Brisnet.com

Horse name	Silver Screen Girl
Notes	SILVER SCREEN GIRL saved ground setting the pressured pace, opened a clear lead nearing the eighth pole and held a safe advantage to the wire.
Activity date	07-20-2003
Track	Emerald Downs
Surface	Dirt
Distance	1 1/16 Miles
Track Condition	Fast.
Race number	9
Purse	PURSE: $40,000
Race type	3 Year Olds And Up Stakes
Finish position	1
Jockey	Saito S T
Race Chart	Brisnet.com (See race 9)

Silver Screen Girl Wins Boeing Handicap
Article from Emeralddowns.com, July 20th, 2003

Day 55 of 92

It turned into an Alhadeff weekend at Emerald Downs.

One day after watching his brother Michael win the Emerald Express Stakes with Sundance Circle, Ken Alhadeff registered a stakes victory of his own on Sunday by winning the $40,000 Boeing Handicap with Silver Screen Girl.

The 5-year-old Silver Screen Girl went wire-to-wire under jockey Scott Saito and defeated Tamarack Bay by three-fourths of a length to win her first career stakes race.

“I guess it was Kenny's turn today,” said Saito, who picked up his first career Emerald Downs' stakes win with the victory. “It feels great to finally get that first stakes win here. This is an honest filly. Every time I've ridden here she has always tried and today was no exception.”

The Doris Harwood-trained Silver Screen Girl covered the 1 1/16-mile distance in 1:42 2/5 and paid $8.40, $4.60 and $4.

“I think she has what every great racehorse has and that's heart,” Alhadeff said. “I have to give all the credit to the trainer and the jockey.”

It was the sixth career victory in 24 lifetime starts for the Washington-bred daughter of Silver Ghost. She collected $22,000 to increase her earnings to $118.089.

“Halfway down the backside, they really started to pressure her,” Saito said. “She ran tough though. She felt the pressure, but she was running hard. I knew towards the end she had a little left.”

Trainer Grant Forster saddled the second- and third-place finishers in Tamarack Bay and Secondary School, respectively.

Tamarack Bay returned $4.40 and $3.20 under Ben Russell.

“She got squeezed leaving the gate,” Russell said. “I expected to stay closer. She had a good run down the backside, but just didn't have enough to catch the winner.”

Secondary School, who paid $2.80 for the show, failed to give jockey Gary Baze his fifth winner on the day.

“She had a good trip,” Baze said. “She stopped just outside the winner, but she made a good run.”

King County Handicap winner Strikes No Spares, the 3-2 favorite in the race, finished a disappointing fifth in the six-horse field.

NOTES – Jockey Connie Doll-Carriere won her first career Emerald Downs race on Sunday . . . West Ridge Ranch won a pair of races to increase their season-leading win total to 18. West Ridge Ranch, which is comprised of Larry and Veralene Hillis, are only one win away from tying the record for wins by an owner during a season. Ron Crockett, Inc. set the record in 1997 with 19 wins . . . Jockey Gallyn Mitchell and trainers Frank Lucarelli and Terry Gillihan all won two races on Sunday.
 

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7/6/03

Mashiko out of Griffin Place broodmare Bold Magestrate wins at Emerald Downs
Results posted from the Daily Racing Form

Horse name	Mashiko
Notes	Bold Magestrate-Son of Briartic
Activity type	Result
Activity date	07-06-2003
Track	Emerald Downs
Surface	Dirt
Distance	6 1/2 Furlongs
Track Condition	Fast.
Race number	8
Purse	PURSE $11,800
Race type	Maiden Claiming
Finish position	1
Jockey	Whitaker J
Race Chart	DRF.com (See race 8)

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May

5/26/03

Silver Screen Girl wins at Emerald Downs
Results posted from the Daily Racing Form

Horse name	Silver Screen Girl
Notes	Winning Trainer: Harwood Doris - Owner: Elttaes Stable
Activity date	05-26-2003
Track	Emerald Downs
Surface	Dirt
Distance	1 Mile
Race number	7
Purse	PURSE $16,300
Race type	3 years and up
Finish position	1
Jockey	Saito S T

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April

4/24/03

Darling Demon Finishes Second at Hollywood Park
Results posted from the Daily Racing Form

Horse name	Darling Demon
Notes	Demons Begone - Noname Justfame f.
Activity type	Result
Activity date	04-24-2003
Track	Hollywood Park
Surface	Dirt
Distance	1 1/16 Mile
Track condition	Fast.
Race number	3
Purse	PURSE $28,000
Claim price
Race type	Starters Allowance
Finish position	2
Jockey	Pedroza M A
Race Chart	See 3rd Race

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March

3/7/03

Thunder Zoot wins at Portland Meadows
Results posted from the Daily Racing Form

Horse name	Thunder Zoot
Notes	Demons Begone-Zoot de Zoot
Activity type	Result
Activity date	03-07-2003
Track	Portland Meadows
Surface	Dirt
Distance	1 Mile
Track condition	Sloppy.
Race number	6
Purse	PURSE $5,000
Claim price
Race type	Claiming
Finish position	1
Jockey	Gutierrez J M
Race Chart	See 6th Race

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January

1/5/03

Toccet to prep for Kentucky Derby at Gulfstream, Aqueduct
Toccet is out of Griffin Place mare, Cozzene's Angel

After racing five times in four states during the final three months of 2002, multiple Grade 1 winner Toccet is in the midst of a short break following his win in the Hollywood Futurity (G1) on December 21.

The three-year-old son of Awesome Again is scheduled to step onto the road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park on February 15, followed by starts in the Florida Derby (G1) on March 15 and the Wood Memorial Stakes (G1) at Aqueduct on April 12.

"I’m giving him a couple of weeks off now, not because he needs it, but because I need it," trainer John Scanlan told the Baltimore Sun. "He’s a monster. This horse likes his job. It looks like he’ll handle anything."

Toccet has six wins in eight career starts, including his victories in the Champagne Stakes (G1) at Belmont Park, the Remsen Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct, and the Laurel Futurity (G3) at Laurel Park, and earnings of $755,610 for owner-breeder Dan Borislow.

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