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Puhich and his old warhorse Background continue to fight on

Puhich and his old warhorse Background continue to fight on

Trainer Michael Puhich was hospitalized with a faulty liver in 2024, when his world got even worse. One of hi…

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Gibson, Chuckanut Bay a super tough duo

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By Mike Seely Verified
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Howie Gibson is having the year of his life. Not only did the 33-year-old trainer get his first Emerald Downs stakes win in 2026, but he followed that up by capturing last Sunday’s Longacres Mile with 32-1 longshot Adios Jojo. Heading into Saturday’s races, Gibson was tops among Emerald trainers with 29 wins and second in earnings with nearly $450,000.
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Popular claimer Roll Dem Bones faces tougher

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By Mike Seely Verified
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Roll Dem Bones is far from the best horse at Emerald Downs, but he might be the most popular – at least to the racetrack’s trainers. In each of his last five races, which have yielded three wins and two seconds for the 7-year-old son of Freedom Child, Roll Dem Bones has been claimed by new connections – twice for $3,500 and three times for $5,000.
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Adios Jojo ($67.82) wins Longacres Mile after Touchy disqualified to second

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By Mike Seely Verified
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Touchy, the Wesley Ward-trained Kentucky shipper who most people thought would win the Longacres Mile, did cross the wire first in that race on Sunday. But after a successful objection from the jockey on 32-1 longshot Adios Jojo, who got nosed out in a photo finish, Touchy was demoted to second, with Adios Jojo declared the winner of the $125,000 race at Emerald Downs. It was the first time in the race's 91 years that disqualification decided its winner.
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