From Emerald Downs Publicity
AUBURN, Wash. (July 27, 2025) – Providing conclusive evidence that he’s king of the local 3-year-olds, California-bred Si That Tiger powered to a four-length victory over Candy Caballo in Sunday’s $50,000 Irish Day Stakes at Emerald Downs.
Si That Tiger is by Smiling Tiger, out of the Rosberg mare Ros’s Girl, was bred by Darlyne Krieg, is owned by John Maryanski, Janene Maryanski, Gerald Schneider and Gail Schneider and trained by Blaine Wright.
With regular pilot Silvio Amador carrying high weight of 123 lbs. Si That Tiger ran 6 ½ furlongs in 1:15.58 and paid $2.74 as the prohibitive betting choice.
With the victory, Si That Tiger improved to three for three this season while becoming the meet’s first two-time stakes winner.
Si That Tiger has an overall mark of 5-0-0 from seven starts with earnings of $114,150 including $27,500 for Sunday’s triumph. He was coming off a win in the June 22 Auburn Stakes.
Wright has now won the Irish Day Stakes a record seven times, including five wins in the last six years and six in the last eight. The Maryanskis and Schneiders have been a big part of Wright’s dominance, scoring Irish Day wins with Baja Sur (2019), Top Executive (2021), and now Si That Tiger.
Sunday’s outcome was never really in doubt. Breaking from the outside in a nine-horse field, Si That Tiger stalked Adios Jojo and Candy Caballo through a half-mile in :44.64, surged to the lead at the quarter pole and widened the margin to the wire.
The handicappers left little doubt in their preference, with Si That Tiger accounting for $38,628 of $63,865 in the win pool.
Candy Caballo, ridden by Carlos Montalvo at 119 lbs., battled gamely through the stretch, but was no match for the winner in the final furlong. It’s the fourth stakes placing for the son of Twirling Candy, a resume that features thirds in the Gottstein Futurity, Auburn Stakes and Irish Day Stakes at Emerald Downs and a third in the Lost in the Fog Juvenile at Turf Paradise.
He’s Not Talking, ridden by Kevn Krigger at 119 lbs. was three lengths farther back in third place while rounding out the order of finish were Adios jojo, My Vino, Big Bowie, F B I Bob, Kiss the Tiger, and Goin South.
The 3-year-olds reconvene Sunday, Aug. 17, in the $50,000 Muckleshoot Derby at 1 1/16 miles. In his only previous race around two turns, Si That Tiger ran fourth in the 2024 Gottstein Futurity.