Charles Town: 8 moments that mattered in 2024
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 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 MoreZip Start turned the tables on three rivals who bested her last out to win the James and Eleanor Casey Memorial, plus Direct the Cat romps.
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 Frank Vespe | Jul 26, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Race Preview, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Direct the Cat, with six straight wins by a combined total of nearly 60 lengths, should be tough in Saturday’s Sylvia Bishop Memorial at Charles Town.
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 Ted Black | Mar 11, 2024 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |
Coastal Mission, who dominated state-bred foes and beat open company, was named WV-bred Horse of the Year Sunday at the WV breeders banquet.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Nov 5, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Race Recap, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Direct the Cat won her fourth straight race with consummate ease in Saturday’s James and Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes at Charles Town Races.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Nov 4, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Race Preview, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 6 |
Direct the Cat looks for a fourth straight win in Saturday’s James and Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes, plus picks for the evening’s card.
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 | Oct 12, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Cyndy McKee, widow of owner-breeder-trainer John McKee, will keep busy this WV Breeders’ Classics night – by saddling two strong favorites.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Sep 23, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Race Recap, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 1 |
Direct the Cat blew her opponents away in a dominant performance in Friday’s Rachel’s Turn Stakes at Charles Town Races.
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