John McKee Archives • The Racing Biz

Charles Town: Rivals meet in Last Enchantment

by Ted Black | Sep 17, 2021 | Breaking, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Familiar foes – Golden Key, Aaron’s Tap and Hypothesis – meet in Saturday’s Last Enchantment S. at Charles Town, and juveniles meet in two other stakes.

Top WVBC contenders coming into focus

by Ted Black | Sep 9, 2021 | Breaking, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Following Charles Town Classic night, the top contenders for the biggest races on WV Breeders’ Classics (WVBC) night began to come into focus.

CT: Intriguing group set for Sadie Hawkins

by Ted Black | Aug 24, 2021 | Breaking, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Friday’s state-bred Sadie Hawkins Stakes at Charles Town provides a rematch of Star of Night and Bridging the Gap, one-two in last year’s My SIster Pearl.

Cousin Winnie first to fire of CT juveniles

by Ted Black | Jul 4, 2021 | Breaking, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Owner-trainer-breeder John McKee sent the best of his two-year-olds out Friday night at Charles Town, with Cousin Winnie getting the money.

Star of Night, Fiber Sonde top WVTBA awards

by Ted Black | Jun 8, 2021 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |

Star of Night earned West Virginia-bred Horse of the Year honors from the WVTBA, while six award winners were sired by Fiber Sonde.

Bocachica, Patterson lead final Charles Town rankings

by Frank Vespe | Dec 23, 2020 | Breaking, Racing, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

In our year-end jockey and trainer rankings for Charles Town, Arnaldo Bocachica and Kevin Patterson have the jump on their rivals.

Jock Denis Araujo making way through adversity

by Ted Black | Dec 22, 2020 | Breaking, Features, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 1 |

Denis Araujo was leading the Charles Town jockey colony in wins before a minor injury, visa problems, and Covid-19 hit. Now he’s working to build back.

Winning and more: The week in social media

by Chelsea Lowman | Dec 4, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |

Hello Beautiful wins, John McKee goes one-two, and more, in the week in social media.

Petty pair top West Virginia Futurity

by Frank Vespe | Oct 30, 2020 | Breaking, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Kristy Petty has two entered for Saturday’s West Virginia Futurity, including favored Juba Did It, but will have to contend with four John McKee trainees.