Category: WV Business

Charles Town to race August 22

by Press Release | Aug 19, 2021 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

Charles Town Races will add a day to its schedule, racing Sunday, August 22 as a makeup for the canceled August 14 card.

Duke of Mischief to lead CT Classic post parade

by Press Release | Aug 19, 2021 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

Duke of Mischief, winner of the 2011 Charles Town Classic – the first graded race in track history – will lead this year’s Classic post parade.

Star of Night, Fiber Sonde top WVTBA awards

by Ted Black | Jun 8, 2021 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

Star of Night earned West Virginia-bred Horse of the Year honors from the WVTBA, while six award winners were sired by Fiber Sonde.

Charles Town horsemen: Track not the cause of breakdowns

by Ted Black | Apr 22, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Business | 1 |

Charles Town Races has come under fire this year for a spate of breakdowns, but trainers and jockeys at the track said it’s not the racing strip itself that’s to blame.

Charles Town will not race week of April 18

by Press Release | Apr 6, 2021 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

Charles Town Races will not host live racing during the week of April 18 to allow for track maintenance to take place, the track announced.

Charles Town forced to cancel Saturday card

by Press Release | Apr 1, 2021 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 1 |

With a lack of entries the culprit, Charles Town Races has canceled its Saturday evening card April 3.

Women in Racing Panel set for Thursday

by Press Release | Mar 25, 2021 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

West Virginia’s Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs will hold a virtual Women in Racing panel Thursday, March 25.

“No regrets” as CT steward Danny Wright retires

by Ted Black | Dec 30, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Business | 5 |

Charles Town chief steward Danny Wright retired Dec. 19, ending a 50-year career that saw him win 12 graded stakes as a jockey before years in the stand.