Tag: Ollie Figgins III

CT: Never Compromise on the rise

by Ted Black | Aug 9, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

West Virginia-bred Never Compromise has won four straight and six of seven, and the Ollie Figgins trainee may soon try stakes company.

WVBC: Big night for broodmare Miss Henny Penny

by Frank Vespe | Oct 10, 2021 | Breaking, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Miss Henny Penny, a 12-year-old broodmare, had quite the productive week, with her yearling selling well Monday and two racers winning WVBC races Saturday.

Charles Town: Rivals meet in Last Enchantment

by Ted Black | Sep 17, 2021 | Breaking, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Familiar foes – Golden Key, Aaron’s Tap and Hypothesis – meet in Saturday’s Last Enchantment S. at Charles Town, and juveniles meet in two other stakes.

Star of Night bests Bridging the Gap in Sadie Hawkins

by Ted Black | Aug 27, 2021 | Breaking, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

The bettors had it right, as favorites took three WV-bred races on Friday’s Charles Town Classic card, including Star of Night who won the Sadie Hawkins.

Favorites bested in Charles Town stakes

by Ted Black | May 2, 2021 | Breaking, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Favorites were out of the money as upset-minded V.I.P. Ticket won the Confucius Say and Door Buster took the Its Binn Too Long at Charles Town.

Jock Denis Araujo making way through adversity

by Ted Black | Dec 22, 2020 | Breaking, Features, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 1 |

Denis Araujo was leading the Charles Town jockey colony in wins before a minor injury, visa problems, and Covid-19 hit. Now he’s working to build back.

Charles Town: Latest trainer stats through July 18

by Chelsea Lowman | Jul 19, 2018 | Breaking, Racing, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Which trainers are having the best season at Charles Town? We wanted to look beyond simply wins; here’s one alternative, with the latest stats.

Charles Town: Latest trainer stats through June 27

by The Biz | Jun 28, 2018 | Breaking, Racing, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Which trainers are having the best season at Charles Town? We wanted to look beyond simply wins; here’s one alternative, with the latest stats.

Charles Town: Latest trainer stats through May 1

by Chelsea Lowman | May 2, 2018 | Breaking, Racing, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 1 |

Which trainers are having the best season at Charles Town? We wanted to look beyond simply wins; here’s one alternative, with the latest stats.

Charles Town: Latest trainer stats through April 17

by Chelsea Lowman | Apr 18, 2018 | Breaking, Racing, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Which trainers are having the best season at Charles Town? We wanted to look beyond simply wins; here’s one alternative, with the latest stats.

Charles Town: Latest trainer stats through April 4

by Frank Vespe | Apr 5, 2018 | Breaking, Racing, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |

Which trainers are having the best season at Charles Town? We wanted to look beyond simply wins; here’s one alternative, with the latest stats.

Laurel Park barn fire leaves one horse dead, backstretch shaken

by Frank Vespe | Dec 7, 2017 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing, Top Stories | 3 |

A fire Wednesday night in one of the new Laurel Park tent-style barns left the gelding Pappa Portmore dead and trainers and workers shaken up.