There are five scratches on the 9-race card that begins at 2:05 p.m. Pacific.

Race 2: (3) Dazzling Debbi

Race 7: (2) Giopress

Race 8: (4) Mojave and (7) Diction

Race 9: (5) My Lite Nite

Jockey Gary Wales is well on is way to be the leading jockey at Emerald this year. With 50 wins he has a commanding lead over Kevin Orozco who sits in second with 33.

Wales won two races last night and he has won at least one race in 22 consecutive days at Emerald.

He has a good chance of extending the streak in the first race when he rides (1) Why Not Us who is the 7-5 morning-line favorite in the $5,000 maiden claimer.

The track is fast.