Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races · Saturday, February 28, 2026 · Race 3 of 8

Claiming

dirt, fastFour And One Half FurlongsPurse $13,3008 ranPost 2026-02-28 20:10:00Final time 52.81Pool $94,217

Good for all

Result

FinPPHorseJockey / Trainerstart1/4stretchfinishMarginOddsFig
16Pops Harper
duel2w,clr1/8,driving
Juan Nunez1111—3.70115A
E1 115 · LP 118
23McHale
cut corner1/8,rallied
Moises Santaella743222.70106A
E1 105 · LP 111
35D Hopper
3w-pursuit1/4,willing
J.G. Torrealba532341.3086A
E1 106 · LP 104
48Stingray Shuffle
circled5w1/4,imporoved
Denis Araujo25649¼10.3093A
E1 104 · LP 90
52Swervin Mervyn
duel ins5/16,flattened
Gerald Almodovar42459¼12.9091A
E1 115 · LP 90
64War Thunder
chase btw1/4,weakened
Christian Maldonado66561036.2094A
E1 104 · LP 88
71I'mlivingthedream
check off fallen foe
Michael Pagan877721½72.9027A
E1 87 · LP 65
87Rocket Science
bad step, EQ-Amb
Justin Lewis3————8.7097A
E1 115 · LP 118

How the race unfolded (position at each call; hover a line to follow one runner)

12345678start1/4stretchfinish3McHale5D Hopper8Stingray Shuffle2Swervin Mervyn4War Thunder1I'mlivingthedream6Pops Harper

Fractional times

Call 122.21
Call 246.32
Final52.81

Payouts

BetWinning numbersPaidPool
win ($2)6$9.40—
place ($2)6$4.60—
show ($2)6$2.40—
exacta ($1)6-3$19.30$85,382
place ($2)3$4.60—
show ($2)3$2.40—
trifecta ($1)6-3-5$36.20$66,038
show ($2)5$2.20—
superfecta ($1)6-3-5-8$100.70$52,988
daily double ($2)4-6$25$6,413
Pick 3 ($1)4-4-6$32$17,551
Pick 3 ($1)4-5-6$14.10$0

Chart notes

POPS HARPER broke sharp, dueled two wide into the turn, quickly put away inside rival leaving the quarter pole, kicked clear driving through the wire. MCHALE rated inside off the duel into the turn, slipped inside leaving the furlong marker, rallied with good energy for the place. D HOPPER away in good order, three wide pursuit leaving the quarter pole, finished willingly to secure the show. STINGRAY SHUFFLE slow into stride, circled the field five wide from the quarter pole, improved position through the stretch. SWERVIN MERVYN broke sharp, dueled inside into the turn, no match leaving the quarter pole, flattened out through the lane. WAR THUNDER chased between off the duel around the turn, weakened through the stretch. I'MLIVINGTHEDREAM slow out of the chute, throttled back off fallen foe into the turn, no late response. ROCKET SCIENCE awkward stride out of the chute, taken off the track via the equine ambulance.