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Senator Robert C. Byrd Memorial H.

MOUNTAINEER CASINO RACETRACK & RESORT, Chester, WV

  • Purse: $100,000
  • Date: August 4, 2012
  • Class:
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  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 6
  • Distance: Six Furlongs
  • Post Time: 4:30 PM
1 Guam Typhoon Margin: neck TrueNicks: A $60,900

2006 | Chestnut Gelding | Distorted Humor   - La Cucina (IRE), Last Tycoon (IRE)

  • Breeder:Domino Stud of Lexington, LLC
  • Owner: Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.
  • Trainer: Jamie Ness
  • Jockey: Daniel Centeno

Sire: Distorted Humor  , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 460 yearlings sold, median $150,000.

Broodmare Sire: Last Tycoon (IRE), Dark Bay or Brown, 1983.

Sale History: Keeneland Association September 2007 Yearling Sale, ($340,000).

2 St. Maximus Gato Margin: TrueNicks: B $20,000

2007 | Gray or Roan Gelding | Tactical Cat - Religious Colony, Cherokee Colony

  • Breeder:Barney Gallagher & Ann Gallagher
  • Owner: Robert J. Hunt
  • Trainer: Donald F. Hunt
  • Jockey: T. D. Houghton

Sire: Tactical Cat, Gray or Roan, 1996. Raced 2 years. 12 starts, 4 wins, $480,067. Lifetime: 246 yearlings sold, median $23,000.

Broodmare Sire: Cherokee Colony, Bay, 1985. In 2009: 1.03 AEI.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2008 Yearling Sale, $15,000.

3 Mega Rush Margin: neck TrueNicks: A $10,000

2006 | Dark Bay or Brown Gelding | Megas Vukefalos - Solina, Wild Rush

  • Breeder:Knob Hill Stable
  • Owner: Gary R. Welsh
  • Trainer: Gary Welsh
  • Jockey: Luis Raul Rivera

Sire: Megas Vukefalos, Dark Bay or Brown, 1988. Raced 7 years. 72 starts, 11 wins, $836,696. Lifetime: 3 yearlings sold, median $18,018. In 2009: 1.64 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Wild Rush, Bay, 1994.

Sale History: Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) 2007 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale, $18,018.
Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) 2006 Fall Mixed Sale, $4,367.

Time: 1:08.59   Track: Fast

Others: Delaunay, $5,000; Jemaru, $2,000; Ravalo, $700; Will's Wildcat, $700; Real Luck, $700.

Scratched: Tend.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Guam TyphoonDaniel CentenoJamie Ness
2St. Maximus GatoT. D. HoughtonDonald F. Hunt
3Mega RushLuis Raul RiveraGary Welsh
4DelaunayLeandro R. GoncalvesThomas M. Amoss
5JemaruAgustin BrachoMarco A. Castaneda
6RavaloMichael J. LuzziDonald H. Barr
7Will's WildcatCalvin H. BorelJames E. Baker
8Real LuckCrystal CarmanAkiko M. Gothard

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