Stanford broke right to the lead and enjoyed a pace-controlling trip from there, holding off Page McKenney to win the G2 Charles Town Classic.
Trainer Tom Amoss aims for his fourth consecutive win in the Robert Hilton Memorial Saturday at Charles Town Races.
Trainer James W. Casey will send out the last two WV Breeders Classic winners Saturday: Charitable Annuity in the CT Classic and Russell Road in the Confucius Say.
Saturday’s Grade 2 Charles Town Classic features a purse of $1.25 million and a contentious, wide open field topped by Donworth and local star Page McKenney.
Amherst Street has made just two starts since his promising 2-year-old season, but trainer Javier Contreras hopes he has the talented runner back on track.
A half-dozen Grade 1 winners are among the 56 horses nominated to next month’s Grade 2 Charles Town Classic.
Charles Town will renew its support for CANTER Mid-Atlantic with a Classic day check presentation.
In the face of biting cold, Charles Town has canceled its Saturday evening card.
Charles Town Races will run its Friday and Saturday cards Tuesday and Wednesday, February 2 and 3, respectively, to allow more training time.
Our state-by-state review of breeding programs continues with West Virginia, whose industry faces casino competition and uncertain state support.