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Charles Town Races
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West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town to celebrate 90th anniversary

Ted Black / 3 years
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8 min read

Saturday night Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races will celebrate its 90th anniversary and look back on an eventful near-century.

Coupled entries eliminated in West Virginia

Frank Vespe / 9 years

6 min read

A new rule to increase betting interests eliminates coupled entries at West Virginia’s thoroughbred tracks, but horsemen have concerns.

As CT naproxen investigation grinds on, ship-in horsemen take precautions

Frank Vespe / 9 years

8 min read

A spate of naproxen positives involving shippers to Charles Town has regional horsemen suspecting contamination even as the Racing Commission investigates

Laurel Park news and notes

Delaware Park picks and analysis: September 23, 2026

PODCAST: Unexpected beginnings and breaking new ground

Fasig-Tipton fall yearling catalog now online

Mid-Atlantic three stars: September 21, 2026

CT: Call Me Micky J., Crystal Veil take juvenile stakes

Charles Town to celebrate 90th anniversary

Coupled entries eliminated in West Virginia

As CT naproxen investigation grinds on, ship-in horsemen take precautions

PODCAST: Unexpected beginnings and breaking new.

CT: Call Me Micky J., Crystal.

The Puma scores in Pennsylvania Derby

Slewperstitus cruises to Weather Vane win

PODCAST: How’d an $8,000 claimer get.

Off to the Races Radio lineup.