Charles Town purses go up by about 17% starting tonight, and local horsemen hope the boost can bring horses and owners back to the track.
Roger Ramey, who helped Charles Town Races attain passage of legislation permitting slot machines, passed away August 1 at the age of 85.
Runnin’toluvya and Moonlit Song are the two best recent Tim Grams trainees, and now he has their siblings, who faced off in a recent race.
Charles Town Races will increase purses by about 17 percent, the result of recent legislation that returns to the track moneys that had earlier been taken from it.
On a recent race day, a pair of 11-year-olds, Moments Notiz and Cherokee Blessing, struck a blow for the older set with back-to-back win at Charles Town.
Trainer Kevin Patterson has logged a 16-race win streak in West Virginia and will send out the favorite in a Mountaineer allowance on Tuesday.
Because of the weekend’s predicted extreme heat, Charles Town will move its post time Friday and Saturday back by 45 minutes.
Charlie McIntosh will become Director of Racing, and Elizabeth Rogers is the new Racing Secretary at Charles Town Races.
Charles Town Races fixture John McKee is eagerly anticipating returning to the races following surgery.
Charles Town stalwart Mean Bean is the top runner for trainer Glenn Harrison, who is a mailman by day.