CHARLES TOWN RACES & SLOTS, Charles Town, WV
| 1 | J P's Gusto | Margin: 6¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | $230,400 |
2008 | Bay Ridgling | Successful Appeal - Call Her Magic, Caller I. D.
Sire: Successful Appeal , Dark Bay or Brown, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 8 wins, $654,681. Lifetime: 292 yearlings sold, median $35,000. In 2009: 2.11 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Caller I. D., Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $52,000.
| 2 | Loranger Native | Margin: nose | TrueNicks: A++ | $76,800 |
2008 | Chestnut Gelding | Good and Tough - Native Gate Dancer, Gate Dancer
Sire: Good and Tough, Bay, 1995. Raced 2 years. 23 starts, 9 wins, $809,341. Lifetime: 118 yearlings sold, median $8,500.
Broodmare Sire: Gate Dancer, Bay, 1981. In 2009: 1.42 AEI.
| 3 | Nacho Saint | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: A++ | $38,400 |
2008 | Chestnut Colt | Yes It's True - Flashy, Wild Again
Sire: Yes It's True , Bay, 1996. Raced 3 years. 22 starts, 11 wins, $1,080,700. Lifetime: 450 yearlings sold, median $50,000.
Broodmare Sire: Wild Again, Dark Bay or Brown, 1980. In 2009: 2.26 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland Association September 2009 Yearling Sale, $52,000.
Others: Little Drama, $19,200; Yankee Passion, $11,520; Decisive Moment, $7,680; Vee's Accolade, $4,000; B G Suavecito, $4,000; Black N Beauty, $4,000; Der Meister, $4,000.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J P's Gusto | J. D. Acosta | Michael E. Hushion |
| 2 | Loranger Native | M. Clifton Berry | Michael Stidham |
| 3 | Nacho Saint | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | Kelly J. Breen |
| 4 | Little Drama | Kendrick Carmouche | David Fawkes |
| 5 | Yankee Passion | Ramon A. Vazquez | J. Larry Jones |
| 6 | Decisive Moment | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Juan D. Arias |
| 7 | Vee's Accolade | Clifford D. Dooley | John P. Terranova, II |
| 8 | B G Suavecito | Joel Hiraldo | Randy J. Granger |
| 9 | Black N Beauty | Travis L. Dunkelberger | Dale L. Romans |
| 10 | Der Meister | Oscar Flores | Murray L. Rojas |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | J P's Gusto | J. D. Acosta | $5.40 | $3.80 | $3.00 | ||||||
| 2 | Loranger Native | M. Clifton Berry | $6.00 | $3.40 | |||||||
| 10 | Nacho Saint | Jose Valdivia, Jr. | $6.20 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (6-2) | $38.40 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (6-2-10) | $255.80 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (6-2-10-9) | $814.00 | ||||||||||
Summer Front, third in last year's Jamaica Handicap and Secretariat Stakes (both gr. IT), makes his second start of 2013 in the $100,000 Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 20 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
There wasn't much sunshine to be found at Gulfstream Park Jan. 19 as Golden Mystery opened the Florida Sunshine Millions program with a romping victory in the $150,000 Filly and Mare Sprint.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Grade I winner Emma's Encore gets her 4-year-old season started in the $150,000 Florida Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint, one of two sprint stakes on the special program for state-breds Jan. 19 at Gulfstream Park.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Godolphin Racing's Buffum came out running and never stopped as he posted a gate-to-wire score in the $150,000 Bold Ruler Handicap (gr. III) at Belmont Park Oct. 27.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Closing weekend at Belmont Park is highlighted by a pair of grade III races, with both the $150,000 Bold Ruler Handicap and the $150,000 Turnback the Alarm Handicap for fillies and mares set for Oct. 27.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Barry Schwartz's homebred The Lumber Guy rallies from just off the pace to win the six-furlong Vosburgh Invitational Stakes (gr. I) Sept. 29 at Belmont in his first start since mid-May.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Sum of the Parts, taking the lead shortly after the start, led at every pole to capture the $400,000 Red Legend Stakes by 3 3/4 lengths in an upset at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races on the night of June 30.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
With Hansen expected to bow out of the $400,000 Red Legend Stakes June 30, the seven-furlong test of 3-year-olds at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races shapes up as an evenly-matched contest of nine.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012Juddmonte Farms' homebred Mutual Trust, a group I winner in France last season, headlines a competitive field of 12 in the $125,000 Miami Mile Handicap (gr. IIIT) April 21 at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Brilliant Speed, third in last year's Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) at 1 1/2 miles, cuts back to a mile for the Appleton Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Gulfstream Park March 31 as he takes on seven rivals.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Jackson Bend, who reignited his career in the second half of 2011, will try to begin his 5-year-old campaign on the right note when he leads a field of nine in the $100,000 Hal's Hope Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 14 at Gulfstream.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has announced a 28-race stakes program valued at $3.59 million for 2012.
Monday, December 19, 2011Top sire Wildcat Heir will remain at $10,000 for 2012. New sires J P's Gusto will stand for $3,500, while Vineyard Haven will stand for $3,000.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Review the races from Delta Downs including the $1 Million Delta Jackpot.
J P's Gusto, a grade I-winning juvenile and successful 3-year-old sprinter, has been retired from racing and will stand in 2012 at Brent and Crystal Fernung's Journeyman Stud near Ocala, Fla.
Friday, November 11, 2011
California invaders Prayer for Relief and Dreamy Kid, both recent graded stakes winners, headline a field of 10 in the $750,000 West Virginia Derby (gr. II) Aug. 6 at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort.
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Fifty-seven horses have been nominated for this year's 42nd running of the grade II, $750,000 West Virginia Derby.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
GEM Inc.'s J P's Gusto, who hadn't won a race since the grade I Del Mar Futurity last September, signaled his fondness for sprinting with a blowout victory in the $400,000 Red Legend Stakes at Charles Town June 18.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Charles Town will offer its next big-event night, the Sprint Festival, June 18 with a program highlighted by the richest race in the country for 3-year-old sprinters.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Travelin Man and Justin Phillip are both entering off losing efforts, but those two could be the ones to beat in the $250,000 Woody Stephens Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-old sprinters June 11 at Belmont Park.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Ever since the four final major preps produced significant upsets, the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) has painted a murky and muddled picture.
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Master of Hounds is big mystery horse of the Derby.
Who will win this year's Kentucky Derby? Will there be a Decisive Moment to have Twice the Appeal? Will the winner be Dialed In, as you Watch Me Go? Or will you Stay Thirsty, watching Pants On Fire?
Breeder-owner of Derby hopeful Decisive Moment has Venezuelan roots; Canonero II made youthful impression
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Arkansas Derby (gr. I) winner Archarcharch blitzed through his final Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) work on Friday, April 29 at Churchill Downs.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Through the remainder of the year, I am going to recount some of my most memorable experiences/moments in racing over the past 40 years. We begin with Rachel Alexandra's victory in the 2009 Woodward Stakes to kick off Saratoga's 150th anniversary. [More]