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Oct
Oct
Midlantic handle a mixed bag in September
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Frank Vespe / 10 years
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Total mid-Atlantic handle rose in September versus the prior month, but the average daily handle fell.
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Sep
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WV racing commission to require state tracks to have safety accreditation
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Press Release / 10 years
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The West Virginia Racing Commission has given Charles Town Races and Mountaineer Park 45 days to apply for NTRA safety and integrity accreditation.
19
Sep
Sep
Millionaire fan favorite Russell Road retired
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Ted Black / 10 years
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Russell Road, the ageless warhorse who surpassed $2 million in career earnings and won the West Virginia Breeders Classic three times, has been retired.
19
Sep
Sep
FIve stamp tickets to WVBC night
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Ted Black / 10 years
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Five runners took Win and You’re In events on Saturday at Charles Town to stamp their tickets to next months big West Virginia Breeders Classics (WVBC) card.
18
Sep
Sep
Covey Trace provides first graded win for trainer, jock
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Press Release / 10 years
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Covey Trace upset the G3 Charles Town Oaks to give her trainer — and jockey — their first graded stakes victories.
15
Sep
Sep
Pink Ribbon Stakes: Preview, odds, and analysis
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Press Release / 10 years
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- 5 min read
Saturday’s Pink Ribbon looks like a Sugar Maple S. reunion, plus odds and analysis of the field.
15
Sep
Sep
WVBC preps build excitement on Race for the Ribbon night
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Ted Black / 10 years
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Saturday’s Race for the Ribbon at Charles Town includes five Win and You’re In Races for next month’s West Virginia Breeders Classics (WVBC) – and excitement is mounting.
02
Sep
Sep
Midlantic handle falls in August
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Frank Vespe / 10 years
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Total handle in the mid-Atlantic region fell 25 percent in August versus July, and the daily average was off by nearly five percent.
07
Jun
Jun
Charles Town to move two WV-bred stakes
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Press Release / 10 years
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- 2 min read
Charles Town will switch two West Virginia-bred stakes that are “Win and You’re In” for West Virginia Breeders Classics to its Charles Town Oaks card September 17.
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May
May
Charles Town cancels weekend cards
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The Biz / 10 years
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Continuing bad weather means continuing bad news for Charles Town horsemen, as the track has canceled its Friday and Saturday cards.