Coastal Mission repeats as WV-bred Horse of the Year
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.
Read Moreby 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.
Read Moreby 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.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Oct 12, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Race Recap, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Overnight Pow Wow denied Hessica a WVBC Cavada threepeat and helped give owner-trainer Cynthia McKee a banner four-win night.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Sep 22, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Race Recap, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
In the first Charles Town stakes for two-year-olds – and a preview of next month’s WV Breeders Classics – Im the Director and Diakonissa scored.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Sep 20, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Race Preview, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
A pair of Charles Town stakes – one on Friday and one on Saturday – put 2-year-olds in the spotlight for the first time this year.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Sep 16, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Owner-breeder-trainer Cynthia McKee is hoping to send out two WVBC runners who won races on that card last year and a third who’s the most formful of all.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Jun 25, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Direct the Cat, last year’s champion 2yo WV-bred filly, returned to action June 20 with a sharp score, and owner-trainer Cyndy McKee is thinking big.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Apr 28, 2024 | Breaking, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
A stumbling start left Overnight Pow Wow at a rival’s mercy last time out, but the 3-year-old filly turned the tables in Saturday’s Its Binn Too Long.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Feb 28, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Featured Races, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
The late John McKee bred two of the top WV-breds of recent years. Now Overnight Pow Wow, their full sister, looks to carry on that legacy.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Dec 1, 2023 | Breaking, Business, Bylined Other, West Virginia, WV Business | 3 |
Saturday night Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races will celebrate its 90th anniversary and look back on an eventful near-century.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Oct 14, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Race Recap, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
The two-year-old races on the West Virginia Breeders Classics card ran to form, with Direct the Cat dazzling and Jubawithatwist battling King Kontie.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Aug 29, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Race Recap, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
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.
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