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22
Apr
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  • Erich Zimny
  • Game on Dude
  • Imperative
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  • Mike Smith
  • Tyler Baze
  • West Virginia horse racing

At the Charles Town Classic, hoping for something big

  • Jeff Nations / 11 years
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  • 7 min read

Casual fans turned out for Saturday night’s Charles Town Classic hoping to see “something big.” Some of them did, when 26-1 Imperative upset the big race.

20
Apr
  • Charles Town
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Flattering Bea
  • Game on Dude
  • Immortal Eyes
  • Imperative
  • Kent Desormeaux
  • Rise Up
  • Robert Hilton Memorial S.
  • Sugar Maple S.
  • Uncle Todd
  • Webb Snyder S.
  • West Virginia horse racing

It must be Imperative in the Charles Town Classic

  • The Biz / 11 years
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  • 4 min read

Erstwhile claiming horse Imperative, ignored by the bettors, ran down favored Game On Dude to win the Charles Town Classic.

18
Apr
  • Bobby Zen
  • Charles Town
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Game on Dude
  • My Pal Chrisy
  • Rise Up
  • West Virginia horse racing

Handicapping Zen: Charles Town Classic night

  • Bobby Zen / 11 years
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  • 4 min read

We asked handicapper and author Bobby Zen to give us his expert insights into Saturday’s Charles Town Classic card.

17
Apr
  • Charles Town
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Jeff Runco
  • Joel Rosario
  • Larry Murray
  • Martin Wolfson
  • More Than a Cruise
  • My Pal Chrisy
  • Quiet Success
  • Sugar Maple S.
  • Tom Amoss
  • West Virginia horse racing

My Pal Chrisy tops crowded Sugar Maple Stakes

  • The Biz / 11 years
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  • 5 min read

The starting gate should be full for Saturday’s Sugar Maple Stakes at Charles Town, and My Pal Chrisy looks like the one to beat.

16
Apr
  • Charles Town
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Clubhouse Ride
  • Game on Dude
  • Lucy's Bob Boy
  • Moreno
  • West Virginia horse racing

Game on Dude made 4-5 Charles Town Classic favorite

  • The Biz / 11 years
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  • 10 min read

A defeat last out might have ended Game on Dude’s racing career. Instead, the 7 year-old won impressively and is 4-5 for Saturday’s Charles Town Classic.

16
Apr
  • Charles Town
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Clubhouse Ride
  • Game on Dude
  • Lucy's Bob Boy
  • Moreno
  • West Virginia horse racing

Seven set to contest Charles Town Classic

  • The Biz / 11 years
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  • 2 min read

Seven runners, including defending champ Game on Dude, are scheduled to tackle the $1.5 million, Grade 2 Charles Town Classic on Saturday night.

15
Apr
  • Charles Town
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Clubhouse Ride
  • Game on Dude
  • Imperative
  • Moreno
  • West Virginia horse racing

Game on Dude arrives to defend in Charles Town Classic

  • The Biz / 11 years
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  • 2 min read

Defending champ Game on Dude led a quartet of shippers who arrived in West Virginia today for Saturday’s Charles Town Classic,

11
Apr
  • Bill Mott
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Lea
  • West Virginia horse racing

Lea will skip Charles Town Classic

  • The Biz / 11 years
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  • 1 min read

Lea, the Donn Handicap winner who was expected to be Game On Dude’s toughest competition in the Charles Town Classic, will miss the race because of a fever.

10
Mar
  • Charles Town
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Pick Four

Charles Town Classic night will feature $100,000 Pick Four

  • The Biz / 11 years
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  • 2 min read

Charles Town will offer a guaranteed $100,000 pool for the Pick Four that concludes with the Charles Town Classic on April 19.

03
Mar
  • Charles Town
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Chris McErlean
  • HRTV
  • Penn Mile
  • Penn National
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • West Virginia horse racing

HRTV to cover Charles Town Classic, Penn Mile

  • The Biz / 11 years
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HRTV will cover the 2014 Charles Town Classic, Penn Mile, and other big events from Penn National Gaming tracks.

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