Trainer Ronney Brown’s good season got even better when Lightnin Runner scored in the Original Gold — named for his best trainee to date.
Indicator will always have special meaning for his connections after giving jockey Megan Reap – wife of trainer Vernon Greaves – her first win.
In a roughly run renewal of the Confucius Say Stakes at Charles Town Races, 25-1 outsider Espresso led throughout to pull the big upset.
A flashy debut score for WV-bred Pork Chop Pete has trainer Javier Contreras and owners O’Sullivan Farms and Alex Kazdan on an upswing.
Jockey Larry Reynolds took a decade away from riding, but now that he’s back it’s like he never left, and even the faces in the jocks’ room are similar.
Coastal Mission, who dominated state-bred foes and beat open company, was named WV-bred Horse of the Year Sunday at the WV breeders banquet.
Six-year-old Boss E Boogs may be the result of a free breeding, but he sure is paying dividends for trainer-owner-breeder Tabitah Wilhelm.
The late John McKee bred two of the top WV-breds of recent years. Now Overnight Pow Wow, their full sister, looks to carry on that legacy.
Some of trainer Jeff Runco’s top runners are gearing up for 2024, with Muad’dib already owning a win and Coastal Mission back on the work tab.
The arrival of Marshall Peanut, Time to Rock, and others could make for a very interesting season for West Virginia-bred sophomores.
