Two-time stakes winner Shimmering Aspen will try graded company for the second time September 23 in the G3 Charles Town Oaks.
Talented Moonlit Song faced a tough assignment but prevailed this evening against a solid field.
Speedy Moonlit Song is favored, but at Charles Town’s Sylvia Bishop Memorial Stakes on Saturday, which grants the winner a WVBC berth, is a wide open affair.
Unrideabull, well beaten last fall in his first try around two turns, carried his speed this time to win the Robert Leavitt Stakes at Charles Town.
Saturday’s Robert Leavitt Stakes at Charles Town offers the winner a WVBC berth – and a spot at the head of the local 3-year-old class.
Eight-year-old Help a Brother and newcomer Prince of the Road may give patient trainer Lewis Craig, Jr. two WV Breeders Classics starters this October.
Eight-year-olds Lucy’s Bob Boy – a millionaire – and Greenway Court make their season bows this evening in a Charles Town allowance.
Mid-Atlantic handle was up solidly in July versus July 2016, with Charles Town, Delaware, Laurel, and Parx all showing gains.
David Walters trainee Fear the Turtle is very good — sometimes. He’s won three times in blowout fashion — and missed the top three altogether in his other three starts.
The new jackpot wager Charles Town will offer starting August 17 will carry a takeout of twelve percent.