Mountaineer Race Track And Gaming Resort
| 1 | Formal Gulch | Margin: 5½ | TrueNicks: D | $12,322 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Gulch - Formal Affair, Dynaformer
Sire: Gulch, Bay, 1984. Raced 3 years. 32 starts, 13 wins, $3,095,521. Lifetime: 509 yearlings sold, median $80,000.
Broodmare Sire: Dynaformer, Dark Bay or Brown, 1985.
| 2 | My Miss Mary | Margin: 1 | TrueNicks: A++ | $4,040 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Any Given Saturday - Noble Gesture, Thunder Gulch
Sire: Any Given Saturday , Dark Bay or Brown, 2004. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 6 wins, $1,083,533. Lifetime: 179 yearlings sold, median $20,000.
Broodmare Sire: Thunder Gulch , Chestnut, 1992.
| 3 | Dafina | Margin: 7¼ | TrueNicks: A | $2,020 |
2009 | Dark Bay or Brown Filly | Awesome Again - Belle's Appeal, Valid Appeal
Sire: Awesome Again , Bay, 1994. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 9 wins, $4,374,590. Lifetime: 319 yearlings sold, median $55,000.
Broodmare Sire: Valid Appeal, Bay, 1972. In 2009: 2.19 AEI.
Others: She Was Free, $1,010; Divine Hope, $404; Jouissance, $202; Justlikehermother, $202.
Scratched: Fighting Xena.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Formal Gulch | Scott Spieth | Mark Hubley |
| 2 | My Miss Mary | Deshawn L. Parker | Jimmy Corrigan |
| 3 | Dafina | Ernesto Oro | Jose Corrales |
| 4 | She Was Free | Andrew R. Ramgeet | Wendy Uhacz |
| 5 | Divine Hope | T. D. Houghton | Jimmy Corrigan |
| 6 | Jouissance | Alexander Reznikov | Olga J. Nowak |
| 7 | Justlikehermother | Jareth Loveberry | Daniel Thompson |
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