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.
Erstwhile claiming horse Imperative, ignored by the bettors, ran down favored Game On Dude to win the Charles Town Classic.
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.
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.
Seven runners, including defending champ Game on Dude, are scheduled to tackle the $1.5 million, Grade 2 Charles Town Classic on Saturday night.
Defending champ Game on Dude led a quartet of shippers who arrived in West Virginia today for Saturday’s Charles Town Classic,
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.
Charles Town will offer a guaranteed $100,000 pool for the Pick Four that concludes with the Charles Town Classic on April 19.
HRTV will cover the 2014 Charles Town Classic, Penn Mile, and other big events from Penn National Gaming tracks.
Charles Town will run some 220 days in 2014 and will present a stakes schedule that, for the first time, includes two graded events.