Cynthia McKee had to fight to keep her emotions in check after her My Girl Bridgit dominated her career debut, calling up bad and good memories.
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.
The late John McKee bred two of the top WV-breds of recent years. Now Overnight Pow Wow, their full sister, looks to carry on that legacy.
John McKee, a longtime West Virginia owner, breeder, and trainer who stood prominent sire Fiber Sonde, has passed away at age 85.
Silky Serena has won back-to-back stakes at Charles Town going one turn. She’ll try to carry her speed farther in Saturday’s Sylvia Bishop Memorial Stakes.
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.
Three-year-old Silky Serena won her second consecutive stake, taking down her elders in the Fancy Buckles Saturday at Charles Town Races.
Silky Serena surged to victory in Saturday’s Its Binn Too Long Stakes at Charles Town Races, her first stakes win in just her fourth start.
Upsets were the order of the day in the first two stakes of the year at Charles Town, with Boundtobebad shocking Star of Night in the Original Gold.
The first two stakes of 2022 take place Saturday at Charles Town Races, with Jeff Runco trainees favored in both and champ Star of Night making her return.
