A contentious group of older runners will tackle Saturday’s Confucius Say at Charles Town, the first stake of the year for boys there.
Muad’dib, who inched past $1 million in career earnings late last season, kicks off his eight-year-old season Saturday at Charles Town Races.
From A to Z (well, actually more like W), eight stories that grabbed our attention during the past year at Charles Town Races.
Muad’dib, who inched past the million-dollar mark last month, put the exclamation mark on the achievement with a season-closing win Friday at Charles Town.
Charles Town’s final week of racing for 2024 kicks off with a nine-race card Wednesday and continues through Saturday. Here’s what to watch for.
Runaldo, winner of last month’s Sam Huff WV Breeders Classic, headlines Saturday’s Randy Funkhouser Memorial. to close out Charles Town’s stakes schedule.
Coastal Mission, second in back-to-back graded stakes, will take his biggest swing yet when the Jeff Runco trainee runs in Friday’s Charles Town Classic.
Coastal Mission won’t be in Saturday’s Confucius Say at Charles Town Races, but just about every other major local older horse, including Muad’dib, will be.
The late John McKee bred two of the top WV-breds of recent years. Now Overnight Pow Wow, their full sister, looks to carry on that legacy.
Some of trainer Jeff Runco’s top runners are gearing up for 2024, with Muad’dib already owning a win and Coastal Mission back on the work tab.
