Muad’dib heads rugged Confucius Say field
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.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Apr 19, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Race Preview, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
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.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Feb 28, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Featured Races, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
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.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Feb 23, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
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.
Read Moreby The Biz | Feb 12, 2024 | Breaking, Regionwide, Video | 0 |
This week’s weekend racing recap focuses on a pair of milestones reached and the return of a local star.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Nov 19, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Race Recap, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
No Change continued his second-half emergence with a win in Charles Town’s Randy Funkhouser Memorial Stakes, his third straight stakes score.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Nov 17, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Race Preview, West Virginia, WV Racing | 4 |
Coastal Mission dominated the field in last month’s Sam Huff WV Breeders Classic, and he looms a towering favorite in Saturday’s Randy Funkhouser Memorial.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Oct 14, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Trainer Jeff Runco arrives at WVBC night with a strong hand, including the favorites in the Classic and potential history-maker Penguin Power.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Aug 24, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Race Preview, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Trainer Jeff Runco has horses in six stakes Friday night at Charles Town, including Muad’dib, bidding for an upset in the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic.
Read Moreby Press Release | Aug 8, 2023 | Breaking, Press release preview, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Art Collector, the two-time defending champion, headlines nominations for the August 25 Grade 2 Charles Town Classic.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Jun 23, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Two-time WV-bred horse of the year Muad’dib snapped a brief losing streak June 16, and his connections are targeting the biggest local race.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Apr 21, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Race Preview, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Saturday’s Confucius Say Stakes at Charles Town has attracted about all of what look to be the major players in the older male state-bred division there.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Mar 6, 2023 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 0 |
Muad’dib secured his second straight WV horse of the year title at the WV Thoroughbred Breeders Association banquet made more somber by recent passings.
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