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Moonlit Song
05
Apr
  • Charles Town Races
  • Moonlit Song
  • West Virginia horse racing

Moonlit Song is back – and back on top

  • Frank Vespe / 8 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Returning from nearly five months away, Moonlit Song picked up where she left off Wednesday at Charles Town, cruising to a four-length win.

Court Date
04
Apr
  • Charles Town Races
  • Court Date
  • Lela Hanagan
  • West Virginia horse racing

For trainer Hanagan, getting a Court Date pays off

  • Ted Black / 8 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

Young trainer Lela Hanagan has won with five of 15 runners this year at Charles Town, led by her talented (and creatively named) homebred Court Date.

Moonlit Song
04
Apr
  • Charles Town Races
  • Moonlit Song
  • West Virginia horse racing

Moonlit Song to make 2018 debut in CT allowance

  • Frank Vespe / 8 years
  • 1
  • 4 min read

Moonlit Song, winner of the 2017 WVBC Cavada and four other stakes, makes her 2018 bow in an allowance Wednesday night at Charles Town.

Imperative
02
Apr
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • West Virginia horse racing

G2 Charles Town Classic draws 48 nominations

  • Press Release / 8 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Forty-eight horses, including three Grade 1 winners, have been nominated to the Grade 2, $1.2 million Charles Town Classic.

22
Mar
  • Charles Town Races
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town cancels Thursday card

  • Press Release / 8 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

As a result of Wednesday’s winter storm, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has canceled its Thursday live racing card.

21
Mar
  • Charles Town Races
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town cancels Wednesday card

  • Press Release / 8 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

With winter storm blowing through the mid-Atlantic region, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has canceled its Wednesday live racing card.

My Sister Mary
20
Mar
  • Atreyu
  • Charles Town Races
  • Jeff Runco
  • My Sister Mary
  • O'Sullivan Farms
  • Randy Funkhouser
  • West Virginia horse racing

Teaming of Runco, O’Sullivan paying dividends

  • Ted Black / 8 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

The teaming of trainer Jeff Runco and owner-breeder O’Sullivan Farm has paid early dividends, with a pair of promising youngsters earning recent maiden wins.

Fairweather Friend
09
Mar
  • Charles Town Races
  • Elizabeth Meehan
  • Fairweather Friend
  • West Virginia horse racing

Elizabeth Meehan, Fairweather Friend hope to be on track in ’18

  • Ted Black / 8 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

Fairweather Friend had bad luck getting to the track, but owner-trainer Elizabeth Meehan hopes that’s all behind her talented gelding.

06
Mar
  • Charles Town Races
  • claimbox
  • Claudio Gonzalez
  • Jamie Ness
  • Kieron Magee
  • Laurel Park
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Parx Racing
  • Patricia Farro
  • Penn National

Claimbox: Claiming activity trailing 2017 levels

  • Frank Vespe / 8 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

In our February Claimbox report: claiming activity is off by 4.5 percent versus 2017, plus trainers have been the busiest?

02
Mar
  • Charles Town Races
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town cancels Friday evening card

  • Press Release / 8 years
  • 1
  • 2 min read

With winds howling throughout the region, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has canceled its Friday night card.

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