For the third time in four years, a Kristy Petty homebred won the WVBC Cavada as Petty Perfect swept to a decisive victory.
Two-time WVBC Cavada winner Hessica couldn’t get one last win, settling for second November 9, but she’s had quite a career for owner-trainer Kristy Petty.
Juba’s Parade avenged her defeat in last month’s WVBC Distaff with a win in Saturday’s My Sister Pearl Stakes at Charles Town Races.
A win Saturday would give the Kristy Petty-trained Hessica an unprecedented third straight WVBC Cavada win and end her career in style.
Benefiting from the absence of defending champ Coastal Mission, 3yo Jubawithatwist is 3-5 on the morning line for Saturday’s WVBC Sam Huff Classic.
Jubawithatwist left no doubt in winning the Robert Leavitt Stakes by over 13 lengths and could start next in the $500,000 Robert Hilton Memorial next month.
Last year’s champion WV-bred two-year-old, Jubawithatwist started his 2024 0-for-2, but he bounced back to win the Coin Collector.
Two-year-olds Jubawithatwist and King Kontie tangled for the fourth time in Saturday’s West Virginia Futurity, with Jubawithatwist emerging on top again.
Hessica defended her WV Breeders Classics title with a stylish victory Saturday, helping trainer Kristy Petty to a two-win evening.
The two-year-old races on the West Virginia Breeders Classics card ran to form, with Direct the Cat dazzling and Jubawithatwist battling King Kontie.