Chuckanut Bay looks like the one to beat in the $70,000 Gottstein Futurity on Sunday at Emerald Downs. The Gottstein headlines the closing day 11-race card that includes the $50,000 Muckleshoot Tribal Classic and $50,000 Washington Cup Filly and Mare. All three races are at 1 1/16 miles. The Tribal Classic and Filly and Mare are restricted to horses foaled in Washington or British Columbia or sired by a stallion standing in Washington or British Columbia the year they were bred. Post time for the first race is 2:15 p.m. Pacific, with the Filly And Mare kicking off an all-stakes pick three in race 8 at 6:06 p.m. Distance is the question in the Gottstein as none of the 12 2-year-olds entered have gone farther than 6 1/2 furlongs. Trained by Jorge Rosales, Chuckanut Bay is coming off back-to-back runner-up finishes in the $50,000 WTBOA Lads on Aug. 7 and the $50,000 Washington Cup Juvenile Colts and Geldings on Aug. 28. Chuckanut Bay finished first in the Juvenile, but during a stretch-long duel with Runnin Out of Days they exchanged bumps a couple of times and the stewards reversed the order of finish. They were a mile clear of Withee, who finished third, 13-lengths back to be exact. :: DRF Bets members get FREE DRF Past Performances - Formulator or Classic. Join now! Chuckanut Bay is by Abraaj and out of the mare Zenovit, who won twice at 1 1/16 miles in the Washington Oaks and British Columbia Oaks. “We have him ready,” Rosales said. “The way he is training and with his breeding I am confident he can get the distance.” Chuckanut Bay will break from post 3 with leading rider Alex Cruz up. Rosales will win his first training title at Emerald. The all-time leading trainer at the Auburn, Wash., oval is Frank Lucarelli who has It’s Turbo, J C’s a Legend, and Deshambeau entered in the Gottstein. “I like all three, but with 12 horses you need a trip and anything can happen,” Lucarelli said. “Maybe a slight edge to It’s Turbo, who will like going long and should be in a good spot in the race.” It’s Turbo rallied to edge Chuckanut Bay by three-quarters of a length in the WTBOA Lads, and there will be speed coming back to him in the Gottstein. J C’s a Legend is a maiden, but he finished a head behind Chuckanut Bay in the WTBOA Lads and has the breeding for the assignment. The Kentucky-bred son of Lea is out of the route winner Love’s Illusion, whose dam, Love Match, won the Grade 3 Matchmaker going 1 1/8 miles on turf at Monmouth Park. Deshambeau was favored in the WTBOA Lads but got off to a poor start and never got involved. Lloyd’s Logic, trained by Tom Wenzel was impressive winning a maiden special weight race Aug. 14, and there is enough stamina in his pedigree to suggest he should be okay going a middle distance. He wants to be involved early, and with other speed in the field he could help set up his stablemate Supermax, who will be running without blinkers for the first time. A Kentucky-bred son of Alternation, Supermax rallied to finish fourth in the WTBOA Lads before finishing third as the chalk to Ice Tower in a maiden special weight race Sept. 4. Muckleshoot Tribal Classic The Muckleshoot Tribal Classic drew seven horses but appears to be a battle between Slew’s Tiz Whiz and Papa’s Golden Boy, who finished first and second in the Grade 3 Longacres Mile. The Wenzel-trained Slew’s Tiz Whiz rallied to win the Mile going away but came back with a disappointing effort going a mile and 70 yards in an open allowance race Sept. 4. Papa’s Golden Boy is pure speed and will be the one they have to run down. The 6-year-old Washington-bred son of Harbor the Gold has yet to win a race going around two turns for trainer Vince Gibson, though. Washington Cup Filly and Mare Zippin Sevenz paid $49 for her front-running win in the $75,000 Emerald Downs Distaff on Aug. 14 and will be either favored or the second choice in the wagering behind Blazinbellablu in the Filly and Mare. :: Get Daily Racing Form Past Performances – the exclusive home of Beyer Speed Figures Trained by Alan Bozell, Zippin Sevenz was going around two turns for the first time when she won the 1 1/16-mile Distaff and could take a big step forward with the experience behind her. The Washington-bred daughter of Coast Guard signaled her readiness when she worked a bullet five furlongs in 58.30 seconds Sept. 4. She will break from post 4 with Cruz retaining the mount. The Charles Essex-trained Blazinbellablu will be making her first start since she finished second in the $50,000 Hastings on June 26 at Emerald. Blazinbellablu has not won in four tries at a middle distance, with one of the route attempts a fourth-place finish in this race last year. Brilliant Bird, who was the runner-up in the Filly and Mare last year, is coming off a win going six furlongs in a $25,000 claimer for trainer Robert Bean on Aug. 19.