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Tricks R for Juba
12
Oct
  • Anthony Farrior
  • Charles Town Races
  • Edy's Flame
  • Jeff Runco
  • Ronald Sigler
  • Spotafreeone
  • Tricks R for Juba
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • Zip Start

Future on display in WVBC juvenile races

  • Ted Black / 6 months
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Saturday’s West Virginia Breeders’ Classics juvenile and sophomore races may have provided a helpful glimpse into the future for Charles Town racing.

Teachintherelease
09
Oct
  • Charles Town Races
  • Jeff Runco
  • Muad'dib
  • Runaldo
  • Sam Huff WV Breeders Classic
  • Stephen Murdock
  • Teachintherelease
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

WVBC: Teachintherelease looks for big prize in Classic

  • Ted Black / 6 months
  • 1
  • 4 min read

Five-year-old Teachintherelease enters Saturday’s Sam Huff Classic as a strong favorite to give trainer Stephen Murdock his first WVBC win.

Gurney Halleck
21
Sep
  • Arnaldo Bocachica
  • Charles Town Races
  • Gurney Halleck
  • Henry Mercer S.
  • Jeff Runco
  • West Virginia horse racing

CT: Gurney Halleck in time in Mercer thriller

  • The Biz / 7 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Second on debut two weeks ago, Gurney Halleck turned the tables with a rallying victory in the Henry Mercer Memorial Stakes at Charles Town Races.

Teachintherelease
25
Aug
  • Charles Town Races
  • Duncan Idaho
  • Jeff Runco
  • Robert Cole Jr.
  • Stacey Viands
  • Teachintherelease
  • The Sky Is Falling
  • Time to Rock
  • West Virginia horse racing

WVBC starts to come in focus after CT stakes

  • Ted Black / 7 months
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Four state-bred stakes supporting Friday’s G2 Charles Town Classic helped to bring the October 11 West Virginia Breeders’ Classics into focus.

Zip Start
20
Aug
  • Charles Town Oaks
  • Charles Town Races
  • Jeff Runco
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • Zip Start

Local hopeful Zip Start takes aim at CT Oaks

  • Ted Black / 8 months
  • 0
  • 4 min read

West Virginia-bred and -based Zip Start carries the Jeff Runco barn’s banner into Friday’s Grade 2 Charles Town Oaks, one of his nine runners on the card.

Spotafreeone
20
Jul
  • Charles Town Races
  • Faster Gator
  • Jeff Runco
  • Pascaline
  • Robert G. Leavitt S.
  • Spotafreeone
  • West Virginia horse racing

CT: Spotafreeone upsets Pascaline in Leavitt

  • Ted Black / 9 months
  • 52
  • 5 min read

Pascaline was a strong favorite in his first visit to Charles Town, but local Spotafreeone had other ideas and upset the Robert Leavitt Stakes.

Duncan Idaho
21
Jun
  • Arnaldo Bocachica
  • Charles Town Races
  • David Raim
  • Duncan Idaho
  • It's Only Money S.
  • Jeff Runco
  • Maggie's Girl
  • Tim Grams
  • West Virginia horse racing

CT: Duncan Idaho repeats in It’s Only Money

  • Ted Black / 10 months
  • 17
  • 5 min read

Duncan Idaho posted a sharp score in Charles Town’s It’s Only Money Stakes for the second consecutive season Friday night.

Social Chic
20
Apr
  • Angel Cruz
  • Anthony Farrior
  • Charles Town Races
  • Confucius Say S.
  • Jeff Runco
  • Mendys Honey
  • Pascaline
  • Social Chic
  • West Virginia horse racing

Social Chic just up in thrilling Confucius Say

  • Ted Black / 12 months
  • 20
  • 5 min read

Social Chic rallied late and had just enough to hold off No Change in an exciting renewal of Charles Town’s Confucius Say Stakes Saturday.

Coastal Mission
10
Mar
  • Charles Town Races
  • Coastal Mission
  • Cyndy McKee
  • Jeff Runco
  • Overnight Pow Wow
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Thoroughbred Breeders Association

Coastal Mission repeats as WV-bred Horse of the Year

  • Ted Black / 1 year
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Coastal Mission, who’s earned more than $1.1 million, has been named by the state’s breeders as WV-bred Horse of the Year for the second straight year.

Skippylongstocking
01
Jan
  • Anthony Farrior
  • Arnaldo Bocachica
  • Charles Town Races
  • Coastal Mission
  • Cyndy McKee
  • Direct the Cat
  • Duncan Idaho
  • Jeff Runco
  • Muad'dib
  • Overnight Pow Wow
  • Stephen Murdock
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • What'shername

Charles Town: 8 moments that mattered in 2024

  • Ted Black / 1 year
  • 0
  • 9 min read

From A to Z (well, actually more like W), eight stories that grabbed our attention during the past year at Charles Town Races.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • …
  • 15

Top Stories

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Breaking Bylined Race Recap Maryland MD Racing Racing Top Stories

Wild Vine wraps up Native Dancer,.

02
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Quint’s Brew continues winning ways in.

03
Breaking Business Top Stories Virginia Virginia Business

For horsemen, “hope not a strategy”.

04
Breaking Maryland MD Racing Racing Top Stories

Ms Notion, Blue Kingdom look to.

05
Breaking Business PA Business Pennsylvania Top Stories

Eliseo Ruiz pushes back at criticism

06
Audio Breaking Maryland MD Racing Top Stories

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