With fewer tracks operating fewer days, November’s mid-Atlantic wagering handle fell versus the prior month, though the daily average was up.
Improving four-year-old Start Line bested a rugged Charles Town field that featured three stakes winners Saturday night.
Charles Town Races will run 76 days of live racing through May 20, 2017, with second-half dates to follow, and hold 23 stakes during the full year.
Starting December 1, the takeout on Charles Town’s Pick 4 wagers will drop from 22 percent to a low 15 percent.
Make it three wins in four tries in Charles Town’s My Sister Pearl Stakes for Red Hot Diva, who won the event again Saturday evening.
Charitable Annuity turned the tables on West Virginia Breeders Classic winner Slip the Cable, wearing him down late to win the A Huevo Stakes at Charles Town.
Average daily handle was off 12 percent in October versus the prior month, and total handle also fell.
John Barleycorn broke his maiden, netted a payday, and earned blacktype all in one shot by taking the Tri-State Futurity at Charles Town Races.
Trainer James W. Casey registered his 1,000th career victory last night at Charles Town Races with the aptly named Coach Casey.
Owner David Raim sent out consecutive winners in Saturday’s WVBC at Charles Town, including still-undefeated Bullets Fever.