The GR II Charles Town Stakes

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The GR II Charles Town Stakes

Postby TJ » Thu Apr 20, 2017 8:00 am

With the 3YO Derby preps behind us, the older horses take the spotlight this weekend at Charles Town. Headed by track record breaking Stanford, who will compete in the $1,250,000 GR II CT Stakes at a distance of one mile and an eighth over the small bull ring track...requiring these horses to negotiate 3 turns and pass the wire twice to complete the distance. They drew a field of 8 handicap horses for the big prize. Entries and PP's below. TJ

11th Race. Post 5:35PM THE NINTH RUNNING OF THE CHARLES TOWN CLASSIC (GII).
Purse $1,250,000 Guaranteed 1 1/8 Miles
1 STANFORD (L) '12 H 118 Velazquez, J Stonestreet Stables LLC, Magnier et el Derrick Pletcher, T
2 SUNNY RIDGE (L) '13 G 118 Franco, M Drazin, D Servis, J
3 GANGSTER (L) '12 H 118 Gutierrez, M Reddam Racing LLC O'Neill, D
4 MATT KING COAL (L) '13 C 118 Karamanos, H Lady Sheila Stable Rice, L
5 IMPERATIVE (L) '10 G 118 Castellano, J Loooch Racing Stables, Inc. and Imaginary Stables Hess, Jr.,
6 WAR STORY (L) '12 G 118 Gaffalione, T Loooch Racing Stables, Inc., Ellis, Glenn K.et el Navarro, J
7 BODHISATTVA (L) '12 H E356 118 Perez, X Corrales, J Corrales, J
8 CAUTIOUS GIANT (L) '11 G 118 Radosevich, J Loooch Racing Stables, Inc. Radosevich, J
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Re: The GR II Charles Town Stakes

Postby Cree » Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:45 pm

Going with Sunny Ridge here

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Re: The GR II Charles Town Stakes

Postby TJ » Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:20 pm

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Imperative

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Re: The GR II Charles Town Stakes

Postby TJ » Sat Apr 22, 2017 2:45 pm

Here's the finish:
Imperative
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Re: The GR II Charles Town Stakes

Postby Cree » Sat Apr 22, 2017 8:11 pm

I have never been able to handicap this race.
Nice to see ol' Imperative get the win.