Sire Graphic Dam Pair Play Sex Gelding | Grandsire Alibhai Damsire Blue Pair Foaled March 4, 1955 | |
Charlie Boy (March 4, 1955 – 1968) was a Thoroughbred race horse who achieved great popularity in New England during the 1960s.
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Background
Charlie Boy was a brown gelding bred in Kentucky by Penn Bros. During his racing career he was owned and trained by William W. Carroll
Racing career
While racing in the winter of 1959-60, Charlie Boy won the Black Gold Handicap, Christmas Handicap and Pelleteri Handicap at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans to be deemed the best sprinter on the grounds.
His biggest win in New England was the 1961 John Alden Handicap at Suffolk Downs which he won by a length in 1:10 1/5 with jockey Phil Grimm up.
Charlie Boy won 58 times, one of the highest totals in racing history, many of them coming at Narragansett Park.
Death and honors
On February 6, 1968, after suffering a catastrophic injury in training, the fan favorite was put down. The next day, Charlie Boy was buried in the Narragansett Park infield. There was a ceremony which included the playing of "Taps".