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Bound to Windsor
05
Apr
  • Charles Town Races
  • James W. Casey
  • Javier Contreras
  • Jeff Runco
  • Kevin Patterson
  • Kristy Gazzier
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • Ronney Brown
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town: Latest trainer stats through April 4

  • Frank Vespe / 7 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

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
07
Dec
  • Ken Cox
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • Richard Sillaman

Laurel Park barn fire leaves one horse dead, backstretch shaken

  • Frank Vespe / 8 years
  • 4
  • 6 min read

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.

William and Mary
04
Nov
  • Charles Town Races
  • Dionysus' Chalice
  • James W. Casey
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • West Virginia Futurity
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • William and Mary

William and Mary towers in split WV Futurity

  • Ted Black / 8 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

William and Mary, ineligible for last month’s WVBC, looks strong as he tries to make amends in Saturday’s West Virginia Futurity at Charles Town.

Groupie Doll
03
Nov
  • Breeders' Cup
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Dance to Bristol
  • Erich Zimny
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • West Virginia horse racing

“Kind of amazing”: From Charles Town to the Breeders’ Cup

  • Ted Black / 8 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

More than two dozen horses that have started at Charles Town in recent years have shown up in Breeders’ Cup races, including a two-time BC champ.

Hot Mic
15
Jun
  • Charles Town Races
  • Hot Mic
  • Kelsie Figgins
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • West Virginia horse racing

Figgins family affair rolling right along

  • Ted Black / 8 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

It’s important for a trainer to have people he can trust in key positions. For Ollie Figgins, III his key people are kin: his younger brother and his 21-year-old daughter.

Hot Mic
17
May
  • Charles Town Races
  • Hot Mic
  • John A. Casey
  • Matt McGowan
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • West Virginia horse racing

For McGowan, long road back leads full circle

  • Ted Black / 8 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

Jockey Matt McGowan’s comeback is coming along nicely — and, he says, bringing his career full circle.

21
Apr
  • Charles Town Races
  • Damon Dilodovico
  • Ernest Haynes
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • Robert Hilton Memorial S.
  • Russell Davis
  • Sugar Maple S.
  • West Virginia horse racing

For Charles Town trainers, a chance to tackle the best

  • Ted Black / 8 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Charles Town trainers tackling open company on Saturday’s big card know they’re up against it – but “it’s up to the horses,” one says.

Red Hot Diva
14
Nov
  • Charles Town Races
  • My Sister Pearl S.
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • Red Hot Diva
  • West Virginia horse racing

Red Hot Diva wins My Sister Pearl for third time

  • Frank Vespe / 9 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Make it three wins in four tries in Charles Town’s My Sister Pearl Stakes for Red Hot Diva, who won the event again Saturday evening.

Arrogate
11
Nov
  • Arrogate
  • California Chrome
  • Eclipse Awards
  • Jose Corrales
  • King Leatherbury
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Ollie Figgins III

Who’s Horse of the Year? Trainers weigh in

  • Ted Black / 9 years
  • 5
  • 5 min read

A Hall of Famer, a Preakness starter’s conditioner, and the trainer of a Breeders’ Cup runner weigh in with different opinions on Horse of the Year.

25
Mar
  • Jose Montano
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Ollie Figgins III

Yesterday and today: March 25 racing highlights

  • The Biz / 9 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Yesterday and Today highlights the best of yesterday’s mid-Atlantic racing and looks ahead to today’s action.

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Lizzie Merryman zooms to a big.

02
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Charlene’s Dream living up to her.

03
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“Next part of life is waiting,”.

04
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For trainer Kenny Black, a life.

05
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James River Horse Foundation shows “Spirit.

06
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Nine are finalists for Maryland Thoroughbred.

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