Charles Town Races & Slots
| 1 | Skeeter's Castle | Margin: ¾ | TrueNicks: D | $15,600 |
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.
| 2 | Midnight Bop | Margin: neck | TrueNicks: A+ | $5,200 |
2008 | Chestnut Gelding | Bop - Birdcee, Darn That Alarm
Sire: Bop, Chestnut, 1997. Raced 5 years. 23 starts, 12 wins, $365,766. Lifetime: 1 yearlings sold, median $4,000. In 2009: .32 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Darn That Alarm, Gray, 1981. In 2009: 1.31 AEI.
| 3 | Me Voy | Margin: 1½ | TrueNicks: D | $2,600 |
2009 | Bay Gelding | Trust N Luck - Friendly Dreamer, Friendly Lover
Sire: Trust N Luck, Chestnut, 2000. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $727,484. Lifetime: 77 yearlings sold, median $8,000. In 2009: .68 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Friendly Lover, Dark Bay or Brown, 1988.
Others: Family Affair, $1,300; Take Pride Please, $780; First Admiral, $520; Cornell Grad, $100; Tea Party O Nine, $100.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skeeter's Castle | Luis A. Perez | Earl H. McCormick |
| 2 | Midnight Bop | Antonio Lopez | Timothy L. Wright |
| 3 | Me Voy | Victor Rodriguez | A. Timothy White |
| 4 | Family Affair | Carlos Marrero | Mark Joseph Racanelli |
| 5 | Take Pride Please | Javier Rivera | Carlos W. McDaniel |
| 6 | First Admiral | Christopher Ho | Joseph P. Stehr |
| 7 | Cornell Grad | Gustavo Larrosa | Elizabeth E. Meehan |
| 8 | Tea Party O Nine | Ramon Maldonado | Sharilyn Stephens |
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