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03
Apr
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town Classic to feature guaranteed Pick 4, mandatory Pick 6 payout

  • Press Release / 6 years
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  • 3 min read

A $100,000 guaranteed Pick 4 and the mandatory payout of its Pick 6 — now with a $100k carryover — spice up the Charles Town Classic wagering menu.

Something Awesome
02
Apr
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town Classic attracts 75 nominations

  • Press Release / 6 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Over six dozen runners — including a total of 16 from the powerful Todd Pletcher and Bob Baffert barns — have been nominated to the G2 Charles Town Classic.

Something Awesome
13
Dec
  • Anthony Figaretti
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Erich Zimny
  • Jack Rossi
  • Ken Lowe
  • West Virginia horse racing

WV Racing Commission approves Charles Town stakes schedule

  • Frank Vespe / 7 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

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.

31
Oct
  • Breeders' Cup
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Discreet Lover
  • Game on Dude
  • Imperative
  • Moreno
  • War Story
  • West Virginia horse racing

Breeders’ Cup: A brief history of Charles Town Classic runners in the BC Classic

  • Frank Vespe / 7 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

Discreet Lover is set to be the latest in a growing line of runners to compete in both the Charles Town Classic and the Breeders’ Cup Classic in the same year.

Something Awesome
23
Apr
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Edgar Prado
  • Jose Corrales
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Pimlico Special
  • Something Awesome

Something Awesome, CT Classic winner, headed to Pimlico Special

  • Press Release / 7 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

Fresh off a narrow win in the Charles Town Classic, Something Awesome will be pointed to the Grade 3 Pimlico Special next month, trainer Jose Corrales said.

Something Awesome
21
Apr
  • Afleet Willy
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Diversify
  • Edgar Prado
  • Jose Corrales
  • Something Awesome
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town Classic: Something Awesome proves best

  • Frank Vespe / 7 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Something Awesome prevailed in the $1.2 million Charles Town Classic, giving trainer Jose Corrales his first million-dollar-race win.

Charitable Annuity
20
Apr
  • Bound to Windsor
  • Charitable Annuity
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Cuppa Mocha Mojo
  • David Walters
  • James W. Casey
  • Javier Contreras
  • Late Night Pow Wow
  • Moonlit Song
  • Tim Grams
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • William and Mary

Familiar names figure to star on CT Classic undercard

  • Ted Black / 7 years
  • 0
  • 11 min read

Trainers like James W. Casey, Tim Grams, and Javier Contreras are among those likely to have a say on some of the CT Classic undercard events.

Diversify
19
Apr
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Diversify
  • Rick Violette
  • West Virginia horse racing

Diversify “couldn’t be doing better” heading to CT Classic

  • Ted Black / 7 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

Grade 1 winner Diversify makes his season debut in Saturday’s Grade 2 Charles Town Classic and is primed for a big effort, says trainer Rick Violette.

Something Awesome
19
Apr
  • Afleet Willy
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Claudio Gonzalez
  • Jose Caraballo
  • Something Awesome
  • West Virginia horse racing

Locals Afleet Willy, Something Awesome to tackle CT Classic

  • Frank Vespe / 7 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Laurel Park-based runners Afleet Willy and Something Awesome will meet on the track for the first time — in Saturday’s G2 Charles Town Classic.

17
Apr
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town Classic: No risk, big reward with $1 million pool

  • Press Release / 7 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The Charles Town Classic Million Dollar Challenge is free to enter, and if you pick 11 races correctly, you’ll share in $1 million!

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