Runnin’toluvya answered the only question facing him — could he get nine furlongs — with an emphatic score in the $300,000 WV Breeders Classic.
In a career that has spanned more than 50 years at Charles Town, Dickie Moore has seen it all, yet he remains as enthusiastic as ever.
Fifteen offspring of local sire Fiber Sonde are in WV Breeders Classics races Saturday, including the favorites in the two biggest races, the Classic and the Cavada.
Trainer Jeff Runco looks to have contenders in eight of the nine WV Breeders Classics stakes in what he calls “our Breeders’ Cup.”
Late Night Pow Wow upset the G3 Charles Town Oaks to give local trainer Javier Contreras his first graded stakes win.
With Moonlit Song (6-5 in the Sadie Hawkins) and Runnin’toluvya (8-5 in the Frank Gall), trainer Tim Grams might be poised to have a big Saturday at CT.
Late Night Pow Wow has mostly dominated her state-bred rivals, so trainer Javier Contreras has decided to take a shot with her in the Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks.
Two weeks ago, debut juveniles Parisian Diva and Amelia Bedelia impressed in their debuts. Saturday at Charles Town, they’re slated to face each other in the Rachel’s Turn Stakes.
Three-year-old fillies take center stage in Saturday’s Sylvia Bishop Memorial at Charles Town with the winner likely to head towards the WVBC with the division lead.
Laurel Park-based, Maryland-bred Still Having Fun, trained by Tim Keefe, looks to be a major player in Saturday’s G1 Allen Jerkens at Saratoga.