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Charles Town Classic S. (gr. 2)

CHARLES TOWN RACES & SLOTS, Charles Town, WV

  • Purse: $1,000,000
  • Date: April 14, 2012
  • Class: Grade 2
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  • Age: 4 yo's & up
  • Race: 12
  • Distance: One And One Eighth Miles
  • Post Time: 10:30 PM
1 Caixa Eletronica Margin: 3 TrueNicks: A++ $576,000

2005 | Chestnut Horse | Arromanches - Edyta, Skip Away

  • Breeder:Richard Rowan
  • Owner: Repole Stable
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Javier Castellano

Sire: Arromanches, Gray or Roan, 1993. Raced 8 years. 78 starts, 31 wins, $807,924. Lifetime: 1 yearlings sold, median $2,500. In 2009: .49 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Skip Away, Gray or Roan, 1993.

2 Duke of Mischief Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $192,000

2006 | Chestnut Horse | Graeme Hall   - My Lady Amelia, Real Courage

  • Breeder:Marilyn McMaster
  • Owner: Lieblong, Alex and Joann, McMaster, M. and Fawkes Racing Inc.
  • Trainer: David Fawkes
  • Jockey: Joe Bravo

Sire: Graeme Hall  , Chestnut, 1997. Raced 4 years. 22 starts, 7 wins, $1,147,441. Lifetime: 137 yearlings sold, median $11,000.

Broodmare Sire: Real Courage, Chestnut, 1983.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company 2006 Fall Mixed Sale, ($35,000).

3 Mister Marti Gras Margin: ½ TrueNicks: B+ $96,000

2007 | Chestnut Gelding | Belong to Me   - Miss Marta, Cure the Blues

  • Breeder:Lothenbach Stables Inc
  • Owner: Lothenbach Stables, Inc.
  • Trainer: Neil L. Pessin
  • Jockey: Julien R. Leparoux

Sire: Belong to Me  , Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 7 wins, $261,166. Lifetime: 490 yearlings sold, median $28,695.

Broodmare Sire: Cure the Blues, Bay, 1978. In 2009: 1.96 AEI.

Time: 1:50.28   Track: Fast

Others: Tackleberry, $48,000; Uh Oh Bango, $28,800; Pants On Fire, $19,200; Tres Borrachos, $10,000; Norvsky, $10,000; Skipshot, $10,000; Redding Colliery, $10,000.

Scratched: Cease; Norman Asbjornson; Eighttofasttocatch.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Caixa EletronicaJavier CastellanoTodd A. Pletcher
2Duke of MischiefJoe BravoDavid Fawkes
3Mister Marti GrasJulien R. LeparouxNeil L. Pessin
4TackleberryRajiv MaraghLuis Olivares
5Uh Oh BangoAaron T. GryderR. Kory Owens
6Pants On FireRosie NapravnikKelly J. Breen
7Tres BorrachosKendrick CarmoucheMartin F. Jones
8NorvskyKevin KriggerDonald Warren
9SkipshotTravis L. DunkelbergerJerry Hollendorfer
10Redding CollieryAlan GarciaKiaran P. McLaughlin

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
6 Caixa EletronicaJavier Castellano$18.80$9.80$6.60
7 Duke of MischiefJoe Bravo$12.40$7.60
3 Mister Marti GrasJulien R. Leparoux$8.20
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (6-7)$208.60
$2.00 Trifecta (6-7-3)$1,667.80
$2.00 Superfecta (6-7-3-2)$12,982.80

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