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My Pretty Eyes
19
Mar
  • Charles Town Races
  • John McKee
  • My Pretty Eyes
  • West Virginia horse racing

Finally, My Pretty Eyes turning into a real looker

  • Ted Black / 3 years
  • 3
  • 5 min read

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
14
Jan
  • Charles Town Races
  • Command the Cat
  • John McKee
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Surprising Command the Cat on a good roll

  • Ted Black / 4 years
  • 8
  • 5 min read

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.

Golden Key
17
Sep
  • Aaron's Tap
  • Charles Town Races
  • Golden Key
  • Henry Mercer S.
  • John McKee
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • Rachel's Turn S.
  • Ronney Brown
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town: Rivals meet in Last Enchantment

  • Ted Black / 4 years
  • 2
  • 7 min read

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.

Star of Night
09
Sep
  • Bridging the Gap
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Frank Gall Memorial S.
  • Jeff Runco
  • John McKee
  • Muad'dib
  • North Atlantic
  • Sadie Hawkins S.
  • Star of Nigh
  • West Virginia horse racing

Top WVBC contenders coming into focus

  • Ted Black / 4 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

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

Star of Night
24
Aug
  • Anna's Bandit
  • Bridging the Gap
  • Charles Town Races
  • Jeff Runco
  • Jerry Robb
  • John McKee
  • Sadie Hawkins S.
  • Star of Nigh
  • Stowe Angel
  • West Virginia horse racing

CT: Intriguing group set for Sadie Hawkins

  • Ted Black / 4 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

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
04
Jul
  • Charles Town Races
  • Cousin Winnie
  • John McKee
  • West Virginia horse racing

Cousin Winnie first to fire of CT juveniles

  • Ted Black / 4 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

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
08
Jun
  • Anna's Bandit
  • Fiber Sonde
  • Jeff Runco
  • Jerry Robb
  • John McKee
  • Star of Nigh
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Thoroughbred Breeders Association

Star of Night, Fiber Sonde top WVTBA awards

  • Ted Black / 4 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

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

23
Dec
  • Anthony Farrior
  • Arnaldo Bocachica
  • Charles Town Races
  • Christian Hiraldo
  • Denis Araujo
  • Fredy Peltroche
  • Gerald Almodovar
  • Jeff Runco
  • John McKee
  • Kevin Patterson
  • Tim Grams
  • West Virginia horse racing

Bocachica, Patterson lead final Charles Town rankings

  • Frank Vespe / 5 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

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

No Change
22
Dec
  • Charles Town Races
  • Denis Araujo
  • John McKee
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • Ronney Brown
  • West Virginia horse racing

Jock Denis Araujo making way through adversity

  • Ted Black / 5 years
  • 3
  • 4 min read

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.

Hello Beautiful
04
Dec
  • Eleanor Casey Memorial S.
  • Hello Beautiful
  • John McKee
  • Laurel Park
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Safely Kept S.
  • Shutupn'kissme

Winning and more: The week in social media

  • Chelsea Lowman / 5 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

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

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Two inducted into Md. Thoroughbred Hall.

02
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Fast start but “something to prove”.

03
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Lizzie Merryman zooms to a big.

04
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Charlene’s Dream living up to her.

05
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“Next part of life is waiting,”.

06
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For trainer Kenny Black, a life.

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