Apprentice jockey Marhsall Mendez is making a mark at Charles Town Races, shooting up the standings while riding for numerous trainers- and hoping for more.
John McKee thought he had a good one in My Pretty Eyes but watched with dismay as she lost 11 straight to start her career. She’s turned it around.
Command the Cat was a maiden claimer by a teaser stallion. Now he enters 2022 on a surprising three-race win streak against salty company.
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.
Following Charles Town Classic night, the top contenders for the biggest races on WV Breeders’ Classics (WVBC) night began to come into focus.
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.
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 earned West Virginia-bred Horse of the Year honors from the WVTBA, while six award winners were sired by Fiber Sonde.
In our year-end jockey and trainer rankings for Charles Town, Arnaldo Bocachica and Kevin Patterson have the jump on their rivals.
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.
