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10
Feb
  • Charles Town Races
  • Parisian Diva
  • Stacey Viands
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town news and notes

  • Ted Black / 5 years
  • 4
  • 3 min read

We look ahead at the racing week to come at Charles Town Races, plus some sad news about top local runner Parisian Diva.

Parisian Diva
18
Nov
  • Charles Town Races
  • Parisian Diva
  • Stacey Viands
  • West Virginia horse racing

Charles Town: Parisian Diva nearing return

  • Ted Black / 5 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Parisian Diva, last year’s top sophomore WV-bred filly, has only raced once in 2020 but is nearing her return to action.

Anna's Bandit
28
May
  • Anna's Bandit
  • Charles Town Races
  • Jerry Robb
  • Original Gold S.
  • Parisian Diva
  • Stacey Viands
  • West Virginia horse racing

Anna’s Bandit, Parisian Diva set for Original Gold tilt

  • Ted Black / 6 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Two of last year’s top WV-bred distaffers — Anna’s Bandit and Parisian Diva — are set to meet for the first time in Charles Town’s $50,000 Original Gold.

Parisian Diva
14
May
  • Charles Town Races
  • Parisian Diva
  • Stacey Viands
  • West Virginia horse racing

Parisian Diva makes season bow as Charles Town returns

  • Ted Black / 6 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Charles Town returns to action with full fields and the return of local star Parisian Diva, who makes her season debut on Friday.

Runnin'toluvya
03
Mar
  • Anna's Bandit
  • Jerry Robb
  • Parisian Diva
  • Runnin'toluvya
  • Stacey Viands
  • Tim Grams
  • West Virginia horse racing

Dead heats the order of the day at WV-bred awards

  • Ted Black / 6 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Sunday’s WV-bred awards honored the best West Virginia-breds, and in several categories, the voters couldn’t pick just one.

Loving Touch
12
Oct
  • Charles Town Races
  • Crystal Pickett
  • Hypothesis
  • Jeff Runco
  • Loving Touch
  • Melinda Golden
  • Parisian Diva
  • Penguin Power
  • Stacey Viands
  • Tim Grams
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Budding stars deliver on WVBC undercard

  • Ted Black / 6 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

On Saturday’s WVBC undercard, runners like Hypothesis, Loving Touch, and Parisian Diva all showed they have bright futures with flashy scores.

Hypothesis
10
Oct
  • Amelia Bedelia
  • Charles Town Races
  • Crystal Pickett
  • Hypothesis
  • Ihearuknockin
  • Jeff Runco
  • Loving Touch
  • Parisian Diva
  • Stacey Viands
  • T Rex Express
  • Tim Grams
  • Twirling Owen
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Pickett pair favored in WVBC undercard stakes

  • Ted Black / 6 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

Despite a small stable, trainer Crystal Pickett will send out two morning line favorites in Saturday’s WVBC stakes – our undercard preview.

Hypothesis
26
Sep
  • Anna's Bandit
  • Charles Town Races
  • Crystal Pickett
  • Jerry Robb
  • Parisian Diva
  • Runnin'toluvya
  • Stacey Viands
  • Tim Grams
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

WV Breeders Classics clearer after WV-bred stakes

  • Ted Black / 6 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Several runners in last Saturday’s WV-bred races at Charles Town are eyeing their next moves, and the WV Breeders Classics picture began to grow clearer.

Parisian Diva
19
Sep
  • Charles Town Oaks
  • Charles Town Races
  • Parisian Diva
  • Stacey Viands
  • West Virginia horse racing

Parisian Diva set to represent home team in CT Oaks

  • Ted Black / 6 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

Locally-based Parisian Diva will try to duplicate Late Night Pow Wow’ 2018 win in the G3 Charles Town Oaks in trainer Stacey Viands’ first graded try.

Parisian Diva
26
Aug
  • Charles Town Races
  • Parisian Diva
  • Stacey Viands
  • Sylvia Bishop Memorial S.
  • West Virginia horse racing

Parisian Diva possibly Oaks-bound after Bishop score

  • Ted Black / 6 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Parisian Diva was a dominant winner in Saturday’s Sylvia Bishop Memorial at Charles Town and may be headed to next month’s G3 Charles Town Oaks.

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