Lookback: Charles Town Races 2022 top stories
We look back at the people, horses, and stories that caught our attention during 2022 at West Virginia’s Charles Town Racess.
Read MoreWe look back at the people, horses, and stories that caught our attention during 2022 at West Virginia’s Charles Town Racess.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Nov 24, 2022 | Breaking, Opinion | 0 |
Bemoan racing’s lack of high-end, sticking-around stars? No, thanks. Be thankful, instead, for the blue-collar horses that are the spine of the industry.
Read MorePenguin Power scored in the WVBC Dash for Cash to become just the second horse to win four WVBC events.
Read MoreThe seemingly ageless Cordmaker earned the first graded stake win of his career when he surged to victory in Saturday’s G3 General George at Laurel park.
Read MoreThe first two stakes of 2022 take place Saturday at Charles Town Races, with Jeff Runco trainees favored in both and champ Star of Night making her return.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Nov 5, 2021 | Breaking, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 1 |
Muad’dib puts his undefeated record on the line in Saturday’s A Huevo Stakes against a much different crew than he saw on WVBC night.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Aug 27, 2021 | Breaking, Racing, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Charles Town’s Gall Memorial Stakes Friday has drawn such a deep group that trainer Tim Grams says it’s tougher than any WV-bred race he remembers.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Jun 4, 2021 | Breaking, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Penguin Power, who has made all 18 of his Charles Town starts at 6 1/2 furlongs or beyond, will try a 4 1/2-furlong dash in Saturday’s It’s Only Money.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Oct 8, 2020 | Breaking, Racing, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Veteran trainer jeff Runco is scheduled to send out 15 runners in the nine West Virginia Breeders Classics, with four of them the morning line favorite.
Read Moreby Ted Black | Sep 18, 2020 | Breaking, Racing, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Top Charles Town runners Runnin’toluvya and Penguin Power will clash in Saturday’s Frank Gall Memorial, which tops a card with four stakes.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | May 31, 2020 | Breaking, Racing, West Virginia, WV Racing | 0 |
Anna’s Bandit was best in Charles Town’s Original Gold Stakes, while her co-WV-bred Horse of the Year Runnin’toluvya, struggled in the Confucius Say.
Read MoreSaturday’s Confucius Say Stakes at Charles Town has only five runners, but it’s a rugged group topped by graded winner Runnin’toluvya.
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