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14
Jul
  • Al Britton
  • Charles Town Oaks
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  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town Oaks aids breast cancer fight

  • The Biz / 10 years
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The Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks in September will be the highlight of a weekend of events to aid in the fight against breast cancer, the track announced.

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27
Apr
  • Charles Town Races
  • Erich Zimny
  • Horseplayers Association of North America
  • Jeff Platt
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Sal Sinatra

Mid-Atlantic tracks struggle in HANA rankings

  • Linda Dougherty / 10 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

Midlantic tracks struggled in the Horseplayers Association of North America’s annual track rankings for 2015, focused on horseplayer value and playability.

31
Mar
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Erich Zimny
  • West Virginia racing

HRTV to feature Charles Town Classic, other Penn Gaming events

  • The Biz / 10 years
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  • 6 min read

HRTV will partner with Penn National Gaming Inc. to broadcast the Charles Town Classic and several other races in the company’s Penn Gaming Racing Challenge.

12
Mar
  • Delaware Racing Commission
  • Erich Zimny
  • Hector Garcia
  • Juan Vazquez
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Sal Sinatra
  • Sam Elliott

Racetrack ejections a powerful – but localized – tool

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 6
  • 6 min read

If Juan Vazquez was ejected from Maryland’s tracks, why is he entering horses elsewhere? The answer points to the strengths and weaknesses of ejection itself.

09
Mar
  • Allie Conrad
  • CANTER Mid-Atlantic
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Erich Zimny

Charles Town, CANTER Mid-Atlantic team up

  • The Biz / 10 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

For the seventh straight year, Charles Town Races will donate to the group that seeks to transition former race horses into new careers off the racetrack.

26
Feb
  • Chris Campitelli
  • Erich Zimny
  • Michael Aro
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Sarah O'Brien
  • Tony Black

Winter weather tests those who put the show on

  • Teresa Genaro / 10 years
  • 0
  • 13 min read

Winter racing has its advantages. But it sure is tough on the jocks, outriders, trainers, and gate crew.

19
Feb
  • Charles Town Races
  • Erich Zimny
  • Jockeys Guild
  • John Myers
  • Terry Meyocks
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Racing Commission

Near-tragedy at Charles Town yields “good start” for safety

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 0
  • 11 min read

A wrong-way horse disaster at Charles Town in December has led to a series of safety reforms the Jockeys’ Guild calls a good start.

23
Dec
  • Charles Town Races
  • Erich Zimny
  • Jockeys Guild
  • John Myers
  • Larry Reynolds
  • Terry Meyocks
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Racing Commission

Independent investigator to review Charles Town incident

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 1
  • 6 min read

The West Virginia Racing Commission will retain an independent investigator to determine what went wrong leading to a head-on collision at Charles Town.

23
Dec
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Erich Zimny
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town announces 2015 stakes schedule

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

The $1.5 million, Grade 2 Charles Town Classic, to be run April 18, will highlight the track’s just-announced stakes schedule.

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Dec
  • Charles Town Races
  • Chris McErlean
  • Erich Zimny
  • West Virginia horse racing

After Charles Town near-tragedy, fingers point

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

A loose horse running the wrong way ran into another horse during a race Saturday at Charles Town. The stewards blame the track; the track blames the stewards.

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