Casey family affair looks set to thrive for years to come
The Casey family started racing at Charles Town over 50 years ago. With two sons in the game and good runners in the barn, their run looks set to continue for years to come.
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Tag: Mark Russell
2016 in review: Of upsets and circular firing squads
Part 3 of 4 of our 2016 in review, in which we take a sometimes happy, sometimes sad, and most often bemused look at the year that was in the mid-Atlantic.
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Charitable Annuity looks to take show on the road in Swatara
Wednesday’s Swatara Stakes at Penn National has drawn a full field of 10, headlined by West Virginia-bred Charitable Annuity.
Read More Millionaire fan favorite Russell Road retired
Russell Road, the ageless warhorse who surpassed $2 million in career earnings and won the West Virginia Breeders Classic three times, has been retired.
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Contentious group to meet in Charles Town Classic
Saturday’s Grade 2 Charles Town Classic features a purse of $1.25 million and a contentious, wide open field topped by Donworth and local star Page McKenney.
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WVBC celebrates “local horses and local talent”
Saturday’s West Virginia Breeders Classics (WVBC) is the state’s “Super Bowl Saturday” of racing, said one participant, and it’s about helping others.
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Paths diverge for Down Town Allen, Russell Road
Millionaire fan favorites Down Town Allen and Russell Road ran Saturday at Charles Town. Their differing results speak to vulnerabilities, and legacies.
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For locals, mixed emotions on Charles Town Classic day
by Ted Black On an afternoon that many Charles Town racing fans will remember as the day that...
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Russell Road leads all the way in Confucius Say
Russell Road, the remarkable nine-year-old, led the field gate to wire to take the Confucius Say Stakes at Charles Town today.
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Upsets spice up West Virginia Breeders Classics night
Favorites usually rule on West Virginia Breeders Classics night. But Saturday saw one surprise after another, as longshots enjoyed a solid day.
Read More Russell Road leaves ’em speechless in Classic upset
Russell Road was beaten in Saturday’s West Virginia Breeders Classic — until he found an extra gear that left his owner “speechless” and won his third Classic.
Read More Russell Road one of 3 prior winners aimed at WV Breeders Classic
Millionaire and two-time winner Russell Road will seek his third West Virginia Breeders Classic title, but he’ll face two other previous winners on October 18.
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