Category: WV Business

Laurel, Charles Town cancel Thursday cards

by The Biz | Jan 30, 2019 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

Predicted icy temperatures have led Laurel Park and Charles Town Races to cancel their Thursday cards.

Charles Town, Penn National announce cancellations

by The Biz | Jan 29, 2019 | Breaking, Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

With nasty winter weather arriving in the Mid-Atlantic, Charles Town Races and Penn National both will miss some days this week.

Barbara Jo Rubin to be honored at Charles Town

by Press Release | Jan 29, 2019 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

Barbara Jo Rubin, first American female jockey to win against men, will be feted Feb. 22 at Charles Town, where she earned her landmark win.

Stories that mattered in ’18: The rise of sports betting

by Doug McCoy | Jan 7, 2019 | Breaking, DE Business, Delaware, Features, New Jersey, NJ Business, PA Business, Pennsylvania, Regionwide, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

Legalized in mid-year, sports betting was by the end of 2018 having significant impacts on the gambling landscape throughout the Mid-Atlantic.

Mandatory payout in Charles Town Pick 6 tonight

by Press Release | Dec 29, 2018 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 1 |

Charles Town sports a carryover of more than $250,000 in its Pick 6, and it all gets paid out tonight!

Jocks Hiraldo, Rodriguez sentenced on drug charges

by Guest Author | Dec 14, 2018 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

Charles Town-based Jockeys Christian Hiraldo and Guillermo Rodriguez were sentenced recently on cocaine possession charges.

WV Racing Commission approves Charles Town stakes schedule

by Frank Vespe | Dec 13, 2018 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

The West Virginia Racing Commission Thursday approved Charles Town’s 2019 stakes schedule — despite some of the same misgivings it had when it delayed approval last year.

Charles Town sets 2019 calendar through April

by Press Release | Oct 23, 2018 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

In 2019 Charles Town will race 60 days from January 9 through April 20 on a Wednesday-Saturday schedule, the track has announced.

Track supers event in 2019 to be held at Charles Town

by Press Release | Jul 30, 2018 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

The 18th Annual Track Superintendents Field Day, a networking and educational event for track supers, will take place at Charles Town Races in June 2019.