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.
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.
Muad’dib secured his second straight WV horse of the year title at the WV Thoroughbred Breeders Association banquet made more somber by recent passings.
John and Cyndy McKee were hesitant about entering 3-year-old filly Silky Serena against older in the Fancy Buckles. But they took the shot: good call.
Silky Serena surged to victory in Saturday’s Its Binn Too Long Stakes at Charles Town Races, her first stakes win in just her fourth start.
With a full field of runners seeking their first stakes win, Brigintine Island was miles the best in winning Charles Town’s Original Gold Stakes.
