Skippylongstocking has been installed the morning line favorite to earn a third G2 Charles Town Classic title Aug. 28.
The winners of the last three editions of the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic are among the 42 runners nominated to this year’s edition.
Indy Bay parlayed a good trip into a late surge and her first graded stakes victory, in Friday’s Grade 2 Charles Town Oaks.
We dig into Friday’s G2 Charles Town Classic and G2 Charles Town Oaks with a horse-by-horse analysis.
West Virginia-bred and -based Zip Start carries the Jeff Runco barn’s banner into Friday’s Grade 2 Charles Town Oaks, one of his nine runners on the card.
A full field is slated to contest Friday’s G2 Charles Town Oaks, with Vodka With a Twist, second in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, the favorite.
Charles Town’s 2025 stakes schedule, which closely mirrors its 2024 calendar, kicks off April 12, with the track’s biggest day set for Aug. 22.
Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith had quite a visit to Charles Town that included a gate scratch, a last-place finish, and a win in the G2 Charles Town Oaks.
A contentious field is set for the Grade 2 Charles Town Oaks Friday, and trainer Saffie Joseph’s pair includes G3 Miss Preakness winner Mystic Lake.
Stellar subsequent efforts by recent Charles Town Oaks winners helped it receive Grade 2 status for 2024, in contrast to several other Midlantic stakes.