Description: On October 9, 2021 at Charles Town Race Track, the West Virginia Breeders' Classics card featured nine races for horses bred in the Mountain State, with $1 million in purses on the line. The evening was not only a showcase for state breds, but also for two regulars at the Charles Town, WV track. Jockey Arnaldo Bocachica set a single-card record with eight wins from his nine mounts and the track's leading trainer Jeff Runco scored seven victories from his 16 starters.Bocachica, a native of Puerto Rico, has called Charles Town his home track since he started riding in 2006. He logged his first career graded stakes win there in 2016, winning the Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks and scored his 2,000th career victory in March, 2021. He started the evening by winning the first race, the West Virginia Vincent Moscarelli Memorial Breeders' Classics Stakes on Run to Daylight and the streak continued with wins in all but Race 3, where Bocachica finished fourth. In addition to Run to Daylight, Bocachica's winners included The Sky Is Falling (Race 2), Social Chic (Race 4), Door Buster (Race 5), Penguin Power (Race 6), Star of Night (Race 7), Muad'dib (Race 8) and Stowe Angel (Race 9). All but Door Buster were horses trained by Jeff Runco.Runco, a regular on the West Virginia circuit and currently Charles Town's leading trainer, stands at number 12 on the list of all-time winningest North American trainers, behind such names as Steve Asmussen, Todd Pletcher, Bill Mott, and D. Wayne Lukas. After a brief career as a jockey, Runco started training in 1984, and, according to Equibase statistics, has 4,494 wins from 20,992 starters.Owner David Raim also had five winners from his five starters on the West Virginia Breeders' Classics card, all trained by Runco and ridden by Bocachica.Although 6 riders have won 8 races on a single card, only one other jockey did it on a 9 race program. That jockey was Pat Day who won 8 races from nine mounts at Arlington Park on September 13, 1989. Pretty good company!!The program is in MINT, unused, unmarked condition and the high bidder will also receive the article pictured in the listing, to keep with the program. The entire program is nicely done on glossy, heavy weight paper.A truly unique racing event!Images and description are the sole property of Thoroughbred Racing Collectibles, Inc. High bidder pays $4.99 for shipping in the U.S. Please check my ebay feedback and my other auctions for more great horse racing items. I accept payments from anyone with a credit card at PayPal - always FREE!
Price: 7.99 USD
Location: Midlothian, Virginia
End Time: 2023-12-22T02:12:14.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.99 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Jockey: Arnaldo Bocachica
Sport: Horse Racing
Product: Program
