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Maggie's Girl
12
Apr
  • Charles Town Races
  • Fancy Buckles S.
  • Maggie's Girl
  • Tim Grams
  • West Virginia horse racing

CT: Maggie’s Girl holds on to win Fancy Buckles

  • Frank Vespe / 3 months
  • 0
  • 2 min read

Maggie’s Girl survived a torrid pace battle and a stern late challenge to win Saturday’s Fancy Buckles Stakes at Charles Town Races.

Maggie's Girl
10
Apr
  • Charles Town Races
  • Fancy Buckles S.
  • Maggie's Girl
  • Priority One
  • Tim Grams
  • West Virginia horse racing

Maggie’s Girl could give Grams Fancy Buckles win

  • The Biz / 3 months
  • 1
  • 4 min read

Tim Grams trained Fancy Buckles to a terrific career, and Saturday he hopes Maggie’s Girl will win the earlier runner’s namesake race.

Mendys Honey
01
Jun
  • Anthony Farrior
  • Arnaldo Bocachica
  • Charles Town Races
  • Fancy Buckles S.
  • Mendys Honey
  • West Virginia horse racing

Mendys Honey doubles up in Fancy Buckles

  • Ted Black / 1 year
  • 23
  • 5 min read

Mendys Honey was just in time to win the Fancy Buckles Stakes Saturday at Charles Town, her second local stakes win of the year.

Maggie's Girl
29
May
  • Charles Town Races
  • Fancy Buckles S.
  • Maggie's Girl
  • Mendys Honey
  • Moonlit Kiss
  • West Virginia horse racing

Grams takes Fancy Buckles aim with pair

  • The Biz / 1 year
  • 17
  • 4 min read

Trainer Tim Grams, who trained Fancy Buckles, hopes to take down the race named for her Saturday with a pair of runners in a competitive race.

Great Spirit
02
Jun
  • Charles Town Races
  • Crystal Pickett
  • Fancy Buckles S.
  • Grant Whitacre
  • Great Spirit
  • West Virginia horse racing

Great Spirit scores in Fancy Buckles

  • Ted Black / 2 years
  • 5
  • 5 min read

Great Spirit found her best stride late to win her first start of the season in Saturday’s Fancy Buckles at Charles Town Races.

Stryda
31
May
  • Charles Town Races
  • Fancy Buckles S.
  • Great Spirit
  • Maggie's Girl
  • Overnight Pow Wow
  • Stryda
  • West Virginia horse racing

Tough field to meet in Fancy Buckles

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Saturday’s Fancy Buckles Stakes at Charles Town features stakes winners Stryda, Overnight Pow Wow, and Great Spirit along with the tough Maggie’s Girl.

Great Spirit
04
Jun
  • Charles Town Races
  • Fancy Buckles S.
  • Great Spirit
  • Lucylou Who
  • West Virginia horse racing

Great Spirit scores in Fancy Buckles

  • Frank Vespe / 3 years
  • 2
  • 2 min read

Three-year-old Great Spirit joined big half-brother Dr. Feelgood as a stakes winner when she scored in Saturday’s Fancy Buckles Stakes at Charles Town.

Lucylou Who
03
Jun
  • Charles Town Races
  • Fancy Buckles S.
  • Great Spirit
  • Lucylou Who
  • West Virginia horse racing

Lucylou Who looks for second straight in Fancy Buckles

  • Ted Black / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Last-out stakes winner Lucylou Who headlines a contentious group of WV-breds set to contest Charles Town’s Fancy Buckles Stakes Saturday.

Silky Serena
23
Jun
  • Charles Town Races
  • Cyndy McKee
  • Fancy Buckles S.
  • John McKee
  • Silky Serena
  • West Virginia horse racing

McKees hesitantly make right call with Silky Serena

  • Ted Black / 4 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

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
19
Jun
  • Charles Town Races
  • Fancy Buckles S.
  • John McKee
  • Silky Serena
  • West Virginia horse racing

Silky Serena bests elders in Fancy Buckles

  • The Biz / 4 years
  • 2
  • 2 min read

Three-year-old Silky Serena won her second consecutive stake, taking down her elders in the Fancy Buckles Saturday at Charles Town Races.

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