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Penguin Power
14
Oct
  • Charles Town Races
  • Coastal Mission
  • Muad'dib
  • Penguin Power
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Runco: WVBC “the night we work hard for”

  • Ted Black / 3 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Trainer Jeff Runco arrives at WVBC night with a strong hand, including the favorites in the Classic and potential history-maker Penguin Power.

Hessica
13
Oct
  • Candy Invasion
  • Charles Town Races
  • Hessica
  • Jubawithatwist
  • Kristy Petty
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Kristy Petty readies for “different” WVBC

  • Ted Black / 3 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Trainer Kristy Petty will have her hands full saddling seven horses on WV Breeders Classics night, her first WVBC without longtime partner John Casey.

Direct the Cat
12
Oct
  • Charles Town Races
  • Direct the Cat
  • No Change
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • WVBC Onion Juice S.

WVBC: Cyndy McKee “staying busy,” and then some

  • Ted Black / 3 years
  • 2
  • 6 min read

Cyndy McKee, widow of owner-breeder-trainer John McKee, will keep busy this WV Breeders’ Classics night – by saddling two strong favorites.

Sweet Soddy J
02
Sep
  • Jeiron Barbosa
  • Lynn Cash
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Sweet Soddy J
  • Timonium
  • Timonium Juvenile S.

Sweet Soddy J slips through to Timonium Juvenile win

  • Ted Black / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Sweet Soddy J slipped through to upset the Timonium Juvenile Stakes and become the first homebred stakes winner for Lynn Cash’s Built Wright operation.

Stryda
29
Aug
  • Autumn S.
  • Charles Town Races
  • Cyndy McKee
  • Frank Gall Memorial S.
  • Jamey Johnson
  • Jefferson Native
  • Last Enchantment S.
  • Linda Dollinger-Stehr
  • Lucky Blonde
  • No Change
  • Sadie Hawkins S.
  • Stryda
  • Tim Grams
  • West Virginia horse racing

CT: Stryda’s win in Autumn Stakes will leave a mark

  • Ted Black / 3 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Stryda’s win in Friday’s Autumn Stakes will leave a mark on trainer Jamey Johnson, in more ways than one. It was one of four WV-bred stakes in Charles Town.

Skippylongstocking
26
Aug
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Saffie Joseph Jr.
  • Skippylongstocking
  • Tyler Gaffalione
  • West Virginia horse racing

Skippylongstocking romps to Charles Town Classic win

  • Ted Black / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Skippylongstocking went right to the front and never looked back to earn his biggest payday in the Grade 2, $1 million Charles Town Classic Friday.

Muad'dib Funkhouser Memorial
24
Aug
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Coastal Mission
  • Jeff Runco
  • Muad'dib
  • Penguin Power
  • Russell Road S.
  • Social Chic
  • The Sky Is Falling
  • West Virginia horse racing

On busy night, Jeff Runco hoping for Classic luck

  • Ted Black / 3 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Trainer Jeff Runco has horses in six stakes Friday night at Charles Town, including Muad’dib, bidding for an upset in the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic.

Super Accelerate
24
Aug
  • Charles Town Races
  • Robert Hilton Memorial S.
  • Robin Graham
  • Super Accelerate
  • West Virginia horse racing

Super Accelerate looks to rev up big effort in Hilton Memorial

  • Ted Black / 3 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

It took Super Accelerate six tries to break his maiden, but the Maryland-bred will enter Friday’s Hilton Memorial at Charles Town on a 3-race heater.

Never Compromise
09
Aug
  • Charles Town Races
  • Never Compromise
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • West Virginia horse racing

CT: Never Compromise on the rise

  • Ted Black / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

West Virginia-bred Never Compromise has won four straight and six of seven, and the Ollie Figgins trainee may soon try stakes company.

Andre Ramgeet
02
Aug
  • Andre Ramgeet
  • Charles Town Races
  • Denver Beckner
  • Julie Ramgeet
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • Xavier Perez

Injured rider Andre Ramgeet speaking his truth

  • Ted Black / 3 years
  • 2
  • 8 min read

Jockey Andre Ramgeet, injured in a nasty spill at Charles Town July 15, is speaking his truth, and his family could use your help.

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