Charles Town Races & Slots
| 1 | Forward Thinking | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: B | $15,600 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Luftikus - Fostress, Acceptable
Sire: Luftikus, Chestnut, 1996. Raced 3 years. 10 starts, 5 wins, $479,630. Lifetime: 3 yearlings sold, median $7,500.
Broodmare Sire: Acceptable, Bay, 1994.
| 2 | Skeeter's Castle | Margin: 1¾ | TrueNicks: D | $5,200 |
2009 | Chestnut Gelding | Windsor Castle - Skeeter's Inkling, My Boy Adam
Sire: Windsor Castle, Bay, 1998. Raced 5 years. 29 starts, 6 wins, $591,715.
Broodmare Sire: My Boy Adam, Dark Bay or Brown, 1987. In 2009: .89 AEI.
| 3 | Take Pride Please | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: D | $2,600 |
2008 | Chestnut Gelding | R. S. V. P. Please - Tup Take Too, Big Pistol
Sire: R. S. V. P. Please, Chestnut, 1993. Raced 7 years. 44 starts, 4 wins, $80,475. In 2009: .51 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Big Pistol, Chestnut, 1981. In 2009: .89 AEI.
Others: Family Affair, $1,300; Devils Dinero, $780; Gitano Boy, $520; Mohenjo Daro, $100; Faithful Sinner, $100; Lucky Prize, $100; Covert Affair, $100.
Scratched: Royal Cowboy; Red Hot Day; Ray Gardner; Cats Royal Wedding.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forward Thinking | Wesley Ho | Ronney W. Brown |
| 2 | Skeeter's Castle | Luis A. Perez | Earl H. McCormick |
| 3 | Take Pride Please | Javier Rivera | Carlos W. McDaniel |
| 4 | Family Affair | Carlos Marrero | Mark Joseph Racanelli |
| 5 | Devils Dinero | Antonio Lopez | Charles C. Conaway, Jr. |
| 6 | Gitano Boy | Fredy Peltroche | Alex A. Correa |
| 7 | Mohenjo Daro | Grant Whitacre | David L. Smith III |
| 8 | Faithful Sinner | Mauricio Rodriguez | James H. Starkey |
| 9 | Lucky Prize | Jesus Sanchez | Patricia A. Simpson |
| 10 | Covert Affair | Wilkin Ortiz | Timothy M. Collins |
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]