“Bittersweet moment” as Hessica hits retirement
Two-time WVBC Cavada winner Hessica couldn’t get one last win, settling for second November 9, but she’s had quite a career for owner-trainer Kristy Petty.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Nov 13, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Two-time WVBC Cavada winner Hessica couldn’t get one last win, settling for second November 9, but she’s had quite a career for owner-trainer Kristy Petty.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Nov 8, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Race Preview, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
WVBC Cavada runner-up Hessica will join Distaff winner Change the World and four others from that race in Saturday’s My Sister Pearl at Charles Town.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Oct 11, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Race Preview, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
A win Saturday would give the Kristy Petty-trained Hessica an unprecedented third straight WVBC Cavada win and end her career in style.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Oct 14, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Race Recap, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Hessica defended her WV Breeders Classics title with a stylish victory Saturday, helping trainer Kristy Petty to a two-win evening.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Oct 13, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Trainer Kristy Petty will have her hands full saddling seven horses on WV Breeders Classics night, her first WVBC without longtime partner John Casey.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Oct 8, 2022 | Breaking, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Hessica sat a perfect trip under Antonio Lopez and powered to an upset in the WVBC Cavada Saturday at Charles Town Races.
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