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  • Charles Town Races
24
May
  • Charles Town Races
  • Jerry Robb
  • Joe Moore
  • Richard Sillaman
  • Wayne Potts
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Racing Commission

WV Racing Commission rescinds seven naproxen rulings

  • Frank Vespe / 9 years
  • 4
  • 6 min read

The West Virginia Racing Commission has rescinded seven naproxen positives incurred at Charles Town because of differing screening levels employed by different labs.

Moonlit Song
22
May
  • Charles Town Races
  • Fancy Buckles S.
  • Moonlit Song
  • Tim Grams
  • West Virginia horse racing

Moonlit Song triumphs in Fancy Buckles

  • The Biz / 9 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Tim Grams trainee Moonlit Song posted a dominant win in Saturday’s Fancy Buckles Stakes, named for another Grams-trained runner.

Hot Mic
17
May
  • Charles Town Races
  • Hot Mic
  • John A. Casey
  • Matt McGowan
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • West Virginia horse racing

For McGowan, long road back leads full circle

  • Ted Black / 9 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

Jockey Matt McGowan’s comeback is coming along nicely — and, he says, bringing his career full circle.

01
May
  • Charles Town Races
  • Erich Zimny
  • handle
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town sets monthly per-race handle mark

  • Press Release / 9 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Charles Town in April recorded the highest per-race wagering in its 84-year history.

28
Apr
  • Charles Town Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association
  • Charles Town Races
  • Dr. Elizabeth Daniel
  • Dr. Thomas Tobin
  • Erich Zimny
  • Jerry Robb
  • Maria Catignani
  • Richard Sillaman
  • Wayne Potts
  • West Virginia horse racing

As CT naproxen investigation grinds on, ship-in horsemen take precautions

  • Frank Vespe / 9 years
  • 7
  • 8 min read

A spate of naproxen positives involving shippers to Charles Town has regional horsemen suspecting contamination even as the Racing Commission investigates

Charles Town
24
Apr
  • Bethanny Roll
  • Chad Harmon
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Joe Servis
  • Katherine Turnbull
  • Paul Espinosa
  • West Virginia horse racing

Despite rain and cool temps, “all good” at Charles Town Classic

  • Frank Vespe / 9 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

“Beyond thought” is how one person described the idea of a million-dollar race at Charles Town – but there it was Saturday, despite the rain and cold.

Imperative
22
Apr
  • Anthony Sagan
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Imperative
  • Mia Torri
  • Ron Paolucci
  • Sugar Maple S.
  • West Virginia horse racing

Family first in Charles Town Classic, Sugar Maple

  • Frank Vespe / 9 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

The owners of the Charles Town Classic and Sugar Maple winners probably agree on at least one thing: “The whole life is about family,” one said.

Hot Mic
22
Apr
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Christian Hiraldo
  • Jeff Runco
  • John A. Casey
  • Jorge Navarro
  • Matt McGowan
  • Tim Grams
  • Tyler Gaffalione
  • West Virginia horse racing

Seeing double on Charles Town Classic undercard

  • Ted Black / 9 years
  • 0
  • 9 min read

Things kept happening in pairs on the undercard of this afternoon’s Grade 2 Charles Town Classic.

Covey Trace
22
Apr
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town Classic day stakes snippets

  • The Biz / 9 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Our Charles Town Classic day dashboard and stakes snippets…

Sunny Ridge
21
Apr
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Jason Servis
  • Sunny Ridge
  • West Virginia horse racing

Jason Servis coming full circle with CT Classic starter Sunny Ridge

  • Linda Dougherty / 9 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

Trainer Jason Servis spent some of his formative years living in a trailer park in Charles Town. Saturday he’ll saddle Sunny Ridge to try to win $750,000 there.

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