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17
May
  • Charles Town Races
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  • Matt McGowan
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • West Virginia horse racing

For McGowan, long road back leads full circle

  • Ted Black / 9 years
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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 / 9 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
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  • West Virginia horse racing

Red Hot Diva wins My Sister Pearl for third time

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
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  • 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
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  • 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 / 10 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 / 10 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

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

08
Mar
  • Brandon Kulp
  • Charles Town
  • claimbox
  • Claiming
  • Daniel Velazquez
  • Ferris Allen
  • Gerald Brooks
  • Hugh McMahon
  • Jamie Ness
  • Jay Bernardini
  • Kieron Magee
  • Laurel Park
  • Mario Serey Jr.
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Michael Gorham
  • Michael Trombetta
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  • Midlantic Claiming 7
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • Parx Racing
  • Penn National
  • Tim Kreiser
  • Wayne Potts

Claimbox: Latest Mid-Atlantic claiming stats

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
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  • 3 min read

Claiming activity remained sluggish in February, plus trainer stats, in our Claimbox report.

09
Oct
  • Aye a Song
  • Charles Town Races
  • Cuppa Mocha Mojo
  • Harlan's Destiny
  • Jeff Runco
  • John A. Casey
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • Red Hot Diva
  • Stoweshoe
  • West Virginia Breeders Classic Cavada
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Cavada contenders look to rule distaff division

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

In Saturday’s $150,000 WVBC Cavada, a bevy of contenders look to take charge of Charles Town’s distaff division.

Russell Road
08
Oct
  • Charles Town Races
  • Hidden Canyon
  • James W. Casey
  • Jeff Runco
  • John A. Casey
  • Lucy's Bob Boy
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • Russell Road
  • Sandra Dono
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Rivals set to clash again in WV Breeders Classic

  • Ted Black / 11 years
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  • 8 min read

Saturday’s $500,000 WV Breeders Classic will feature yet another clash between Lucy’s Bob Boy and Russell Road — spiced up by a talented supporting cast.

06
Mar
  • Charles Town
  • claimbox
  • Claiming
  • Dane Kobiskie
  • Ferris Allen
  • Hugh McMahon
  • Jamie Ness
  • Laurel Park
  • Marcos Zulueta
  • Michael Pino
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • Parx Racing
  • Patricia Farro
  • Penn National
  • Philip Aristone
  • Ramon Preciado
  • Robert Reid
  • Ronney Brown
  • Scott Lake
  • Wayne Potts

Claimbox: Busiest week in 2014 shuffles Claiming 7

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The busiest claiming week of 2014 led to significant shuffling of the Midlantic Claiming 7, in our Claimbox report.

27
Feb
  • Charles Town
  • claimbox
  • Claiming
  • Ferris Allen
  • Hugh McMahon
  • Jamie Ness
  • Laurel Park
  • Marcos Zulueta
  • Michael Pino
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Ollie Figgins III
  • Parx Racing
  • Patricia Farro
  • Penn National
  • Philip Aristone
  • Ramon Preciado
  • Robert Reid
  • Scott Lake
  • Wayne Potts

Claimbox: Claiming activity bounces back, but leaderboard remains the same

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Claiming activity bounced back with a normal racing week, but little changed in our Midlantic Claiming 7, in our Claimbox report.

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