AUBURN, Wash. (Sept. 12, 2021) – Cobra Jet, a Washington-bred son of California stallion Curlin to Mischief, won Sunday’s $50,000 Washington Cup Juvenile Colts & Geldings Stakes at Emerald Downs.
Cobra Jet, out of the Ata Boy Roy mare Atta Gal Val, ran the 6 ½ furlongs in 1:17.28 and won by 5 ¼ lengths. Ridden by Juan Gutierrez at 121 lbs, Cobra Jet ran 6 ½ furlongs in 1:17.28 and paid $4.80 as second choice in a field of six. Frank Lucarelli is the winning trainer and co-owner with Roy Schaefer and Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners.
Cobra Jet stalked A View From Above through fractions of :21.85 and :44.35 for the quarter and half-mile, engaged from the outside into the lane and blew past the 1 to 2 betting favorite and powered home for a convincing victory.
Cobra Jet earned $27,500 for the win and boosted his career total to $65,918. The dark bay or brown gelding is 3-1-0 in four starts including stakes victories in the King County Express and Washington Cup. His three wins have all been blowouts: 6 ¾, 13 ½ and 5 ¼ lengths.
The victory also turned the tables from the WTBOA Lads Stakes three weeks ago in which A View From Above raced to a 1 ¼-length victory while handing Cobra Jet his first career loss.
Diamond Willow, an 18 to 1 longshot, ridden by Alex Cruz, closed ground late to finish second while A View From Above weakened in the stretch and finished third.
A View From Above had been undefeated before Sunday, scoring gate to wire victories in a maiden special weight and the WTBOA Lads Stakes.
Closing out the order of finish were Big Paper Daddy, Hickory Wind and Neumeister. Tiger Mountain was scratched.
Lucarelli now has 55 stakes wins at Emerald Downs, No. 2 all-time. Gutierrez has ridden 71 stakes winners at Emerald Downs, good for No. 3 all-time.