Coastal Mission Archives • The Racing Biz

Coastal Mission repeats as WV-bred Horse of the Year

by Ted Black | Mar 10, 2025 | Breaking, Business, Bylined Other, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

Coastal Mission, who’s earned more than $1.1 million, has been named by the state’s breeders as WV-bred Horse of the Year for the second straight year.

Post Time is Top Midlantic-bred of 2024

by Press Release | Jan 29, 2025 | Breaking, Racing, Regionwide | 0 |

On the heels of a season that saw him place in the Breeders’ Cup, Maryland-bred Post Time has been named the Top Midlantic-bred of 2024.

Charles Town: 8 moments that mattered in 2024

by Ted Black | Jan 1, 2025 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

From A to Z (well, actually more like W), eight stories that grabbed our attention during the past year at Charles Town Races.

Muad’dib celebrates million-dollar mark with win

by Ted Black | Dec 15, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Muad’dib, who inched past the million-dollar mark last month, put the exclamation mark on the achievement with a season-closing win Friday at Charles Town.

Post Time heads strong Midlantic Cigar Mile day group

by Frank Vespe | Dec 4, 2024 | Breaking, Breeding, Maryland, MD Breeding, PA Breeding, Pennsylvania, Regionwide, Virginia, Virginia Breeding, West Virginia, WV Breeding | 0 |

Post Time is among four Midlantic-breds in Saturday’s Grade 2 Cigar Mile at the Big A, while two others are in the Remsen.

Five questions for Pennsylvania Derby day

by Frank Vespe | Sep 20, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Race Preview, PA Racing, Pennsylvania, Racing | 0 |

Saturday is the biggest day of the year for Parx racing, featuring the Pennsylvania Derby and Cotillion, and we have questions (and some horses to watch).

Runco takes aim at CT Classic with Coastal Mission

by Ted Black | Aug 21, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Race Preview, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Coastal Mission, second in back-to-back graded stakes, will take his biggest swing yet when the Jeff Runco trainee runs in Friday’s Charles Town Classic.

Skippylongstocking seeks to defend CT Classic title

by Press Release | Aug 19, 2024 | Breaking, Press release preview, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Skippylongstocking is set to defend his title Friday in the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic, and a win will get him to just about $3 million in the bank.