Trainer Kristy Petty will have her hands full saddling seven horses on WV Breeders Classics night, her first WVBC without longtime partner John Casey.
Cyndy McKee, widow of owner-breeder-trainer John McKee, will keep busy this WV Breeders’ Classics night – by saddling two strong favorites.
King Kontie and Jubawithatwist shared top honors as they dead-heated for the Henry Mercer Memorial Stakes win at Charles Town.
Two-year-old West Virginia-breds will square off in a wide-open renewal of the Henry Mercer Memorial Stakes at Charles Town, and Powered by Love is favored.
Direct the Cat blew her opponents away in a dominant performance in Friday’s Rachel’s Turn Stakes at Charles Town Races.
Friday’s Rachel’s Turn Stakes will give 2-year-old WV-bred fillies a chance to earn some black type, including flashy last out winner Direct the Cat.
Stryda’s win in Friday’s Autumn Stakes will leave a mark on trainer Jamey Johnson, in more ways than one. It was one of four WV-bred stakes in Charles Town.
Skippylongstocking went right to the front and never looked back to earn his biggest payday in the Grade 2, $1 million Charles Town Classic Friday.
On a day when speed killed, out-of-town riders said the key to Charles Town was having the right horse — including Charles Town Oaks winner Vahva.
Once a $25,000 claim, four-year-old Benevengo is favored in Friday’s Russell Road Stakes, and his owner thinks the best is yet to come.
