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CHARLES TOWN RACES & SLOTS, Charles Town, WV

  • Purse: $400,000
  • Date: September 17, 2011
  • Class:
  • TV: HRTV
  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 10
  • Distance: Seven Furlongs
  • Post Time: 10:30 PM
1 Strike the Moon Margin: ¾ TrueNicks: A++ $230,400

2008 | Bay Mare | Malibu Moon   - Star Kell, Star de Naskra

  • Breeder:R. Larry Johnson
  • Owner: R. Larry Johnson
  • Trainer: Michael J. Trombetta
  • Jockey: Julian Pimentel

Sire: Malibu Moon  , Bay, 1997. Raced 1 years. 2 starts, 1 wins, $33,840. Lifetime: 493 yearlings sold, median $70,000.

Broodmare Sire: Star de Naskra, Dark Bay or Brown, 1975. In 2009: 1.67 AEI.

2 Groupie Doll Margin: TrueNicks: D $76,800

2008 | Chestnut Filly | Bowman's Band - Deputy Doll, Silver Deputy

  • Breeder:Fred Bradley & William Bradley
  • Owner: Bradley, Fred and William
  • Trainer: William Bradley
  • Jockey: Greta Kuntzweiler

Sire: Bowman's Band, Chestnut, 1998. Raced 4 years. 34 starts, 7 wins, $1,315,774. Lifetime: 46 yearlings sold, median $7,250.

Broodmare Sire: Silver Deputy, Bay, 1985.

3 My Sunshine Gal Margin: neck TrueNicks: A++ $38,400

2008 | Chestnut Filly | West Acre - Sunny Again, Awesome Again  

  • Breeder:Gilbert G. Campbell
  • Owner: McKillop, Daniel, Cullen, Tom
  • Trainer: Derek S. Ryan
  • Jockey: Clifford D. Dooley

Sire: West Acre, Bay, 1995. Lifetime: 69 yearlings sold, median $7,000. In 2009: 1.42 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Awesome Again  , Bay, 1994.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall, 2012 Mixed Sale, $42,000.

Time: 1:24.97   Track: Fast

Others: Hot Summer, $19,200; Withgreatpleasure, $11,520; Her Smile, $7,680; Coax Liberty, $4,000; Grand Kisses, $4,000; Tourmaline, $4,000; Princess Cecilia, $4,000.

Scratched: Moonlit Malibu.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Strike the MoonJulian PimentelMichael J. Trombetta
2Groupie DollGreta KuntzweilerWilliam Bradley
3My Sunshine GalClifford D. DooleyDerek S. Ryan
4Hot SummerJ. D. AcostaDavid Fawkes
5WithgreatpleasureStewart ElliottDavid Nunn
6Her SmileKendrick CarmoucheTodd A. Pletcher
7Coax LibertyTravis L. DunkelbergerJames L. Lawrence, II
8Grand KissesOscar FloresTodd M. Beattie
9TourmalineDean P. ButlerBernell B. Rhone
10Princess CeciliaJose Luis FloresRichard Vega

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