Jockey Xavier Perez was jubilant after steering Anna’s Bandit to a stakes win that could mark his, and his horse’s, re-emergence on the local scene.
Fairweather Friend had bad luck getting to the track, but owner-trainer Elizabeth Meehan hopes that’s all behind her talented gelding.
Trainer Javier Contreras won three races at Charles Town on Valentine’s Day – but was initially baffled when a friend called him Mr. Valentine.
Three-year-old Maryland-bred Still Having Fun took the next step on the Preakness trail, winning today’s Miracle Wood at Laurel Park.
Young trainer Kristy Gazzier, a Charles Town native just starting her second year training, says she “wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”
Trainer Ronney Brown saddled his 2,500th winner Wednesday at Charles Town; the road to 3,000, he said, begins with his next starter.
Maryland-bred Still Having Fun scored a flashy win in today’s Frank Whiteley, Jr. Stakes at Laurel Park and looks to have a bright future.
Neither trainer Gerald Coker, Jr. nor owner Gary Hemp has ever won a stake. But undefeated Ihearuknockin has given them reason to dream.
Once upon a golden age, television dramas often turned to horse racing for inspirations for their episodes. Through syndication, Ted Black remembers.
With Charles Town set to open its 2018 season on January 10, horsemen and management alike are looking ahead with some optimism.