CHARLES TOWN RACES & SLOTS, Charles Town, WV
| 1 | Twenty Hawks | Margin: 2 | TrueNicks: A++ | $21,000 |
2007 | Chestnut Gelding | Unusual Heat - Perfectly Perfect, Perfect Mandate
Sire: Unusual Heat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1990. Raced 4 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $142,605. Lifetime: 74 yearlings sold, median $23,000.
Broodmare Sire: Perfect Mandate, Chestnut, 1996. In 2009: 1.33 AEI.
Sale History:
Barretts Equine Limited October 2008 Yearlings, ($62,000).
| 2 | Who We Gunna Call | Margin: 2¼ | TrueNicks: A | $7,000 |
2007 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Ghostzapper - Touch Dial, Phone Trick
Sire: Ghostzapper , Bay, 2000. Lifetime: 172 yearlings sold, median $45,000.
Broodmare Sire: Phone Trick, Bay, 1982.
Sale History:
Adena Springs March 2009 Two-Year-Olds in Training, $72,000.
| 3 | Tapanna | Margin: 4½ | TrueNicks: A+ | $3,500 |
2008 | Bay Gelding | Tapit - Stormy Sunday, Sir Cat
Sire: Tapit , Gray or Roan, 2001. Raced 2 years. 6 starts, 3 wins, $557,300. Lifetime: 371 yearlings sold, median $75,000.
Broodmare Sire: Sir Cat, Dark Bay or Brown, 1993. In 2009: 1.28 AEI.
Others: Thunder Ball, $1,750; Horseshoe Lake, $1,050; Righteous Again, $700; Working Man Blues, $100.
Scratched: Another Oreo; Figpenn.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twenty Hawks | Jose Montano | Ronney W. Brown |
| 2 | Who We Gunna Call | J. D. Acosta | Geoffrey L. Schneider |
| 3 | Tapanna | Christian P. Pilares | Joe Woodard |
| 4 | Thunder Ball | Wesley Ho | Thomas Iannotti, IV |
| 5 | Horseshoe Lake | Ronny Rideout | Charles A. DeMario |
| 6 | Righteous Again | Gerald Almodovar | Geoffrey L. Schneider |
| 7 | Working Man Blues | Jesus Sanchez | James H. Starkey |
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]