PLAYFUL CAT wires field at 15-1

PLAYFUL CAT, bay colt, Apr21-01, [CAT'S CAREER-Webb's Woods by Fast Play], bred by Ancient Oaks Farms [Pa], wired a field of ten on a muddy track at Charles Town Thursday night, Jan. 6th, proving superior by 2-1/2, 'under a mild drive'; another Exceller kid, MUSIC LESSON, 6yo gelding, [VERIFICATION x John's Gold] had bad racing luck, getting off slow, plus being checked on first turn, losing any chance at a part of purse; he finished 8/10 at odds of 41-1.

The winner ran to his morning line odds of 15-1 in this 6-1/2f, $5,000 claiming race for 4yo+up which have never won three races, paying 3320 for the win, keying a daily double of $2,425; $164 exacta; $1,148 triple, and a very nice superfecta payout of $4,623.