Fifty years later, Barbara Jo Rubin – “First girl jockey ever to win a race in the US,” according to the offical win photo – returned to Charles Town Friday to be honored for her historic win.
Mini Bolt gave owner-trainer Nelsi Roman-Salon the best Valentine’s Day present of all: a maiden-breaking win that was also her first as a trainer.
Five-year-old House of Love has flashed talent in her career at Charles Town Races. Now trainer John Dillow seeks consistency.
Though late to reach the races, five-year-old I Know Nothing is making up for lost time for owner-trainer Crystal Pickett.
Laurel Park-based Weston Hamilton won the Eclipse Award for the nation’s top apprentice jockey in 2018.
B’s Wild Cork has fashioned a solid career thus far, though she’s under the radar, overshadowed by a filly who broke her maiden the same night.
“A good closing kick,” is how assistant trainer Talie Lynch understates Home Run Makers style, which he displayed in winning the Fire Plug at Laurel Park.
Late Night Pow Wow dominated her overmatched rivals in the What A Summer Saturday, running her record to two-for-two for her new owners.
We kick off a year-end series of 2018 stories that mattered in Mid-Atlantic racing and breeding with Late Night Pow Wow, the West Virginia-bred who ran to prominence late in the season.
Hard-working young rider Weston Hamilton is among the national leaders among apprentice riders in wins and earnings — and is hoping that translates to an Eclipse Award next month.