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.
No Change continued his second-half emergence with a win in Charles Town’s Randy Funkhouser Memorial Stakes, his third straight stakes score.
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.
Trainer Jeff Runco arrives at WVBC night with a strong hand, including the favorites in the Classic and potential history-maker Penguin Power.
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.
Art Collector, the two-time defending champion, headlines nominations for the August 25 Grade 2 Charles Town Classic.
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.
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.
