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Follow the Notion
18
Feb
  • Charles Town Races
  • Follow the Notion
  • Gary Williams Jr.
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Late-arriving Follow the Notion making a belated mark

  • Ted Black / 9 years
  • 0
  • 9 min read

Follow the Notion didn’t race till age three and didn’t find his stride until five. Now six, the late-arriving runner is one of the best at Charles Town.

16
Feb
  • Brad Cummings
  • Charles Town Races
  • EquiLottery
  • Erich Zimny
  • West Virginia horse racing

“No risk” agreement links EquiLottery, Charles Town

  • Frank Vespe / 9 years
  • 1
  • 5 min read

Charles Town Races and EquiLottery announced an agreement that can’t hurt — and could help — spread the word about racing in the Mountain State.

Paul Espinosa
11
Feb
  • Charles Town Races
  • Paul Espinosa
  • West Virginia horse racing

Something old, something new with Espinosa

  • Ted Black / 9 years
  • 1
  • 8 min read

Charles Town track announcer Paul Espinosa may be a fresh face in racing – but he’s also a third-generation participant in the game.

02
Feb
  • Charles Town Races
  • Wesley Ho
  • West Virginia horse racing

Eventful evening for Wesley Ho

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

Jockey Wesley Ho had a spill and a disqualification during an eventful evening at Charles Town.

Cherokee Blessing
02
Feb
  • Charles Town Races
  • Cherokee Blessing
  • David Hussey
  • Michael Dickinson
  • West Virginia horse racing

With Cherokee Blessing, patience — and having best horse — pay off

  • Ted Black / 9 years
  • 1
  • 8 min read

Cherokee Blessing returned from a 30-month layoff to win her first start back at Charles Town, conjuring memories of Michael Dickinson runners. How’d they do it?

Russell Road
25
Jan
  • Charles Town Races
  • Down Town Allen
  • James M. Casey
  • James W. Casey
  • John A. Casey
  • Mark Russell
  • Russell Road
  • West Virginia horse racing

Casey family affair looks set to thrive for years to come

  • Ted Black / 9 years
  • 0
  • 10 min read

The Casey family started racing at Charles Town over 50 years ago. With two sons in the game and good runners in the barn, their run looks set to continue for years to come.

11
Jan
  • Arnaldo Bocachica
  • Charles Town Races
  • Jeff Gilleas
  • West Virginia horse racing

Arnaldo Bocachica looking to overcome loss, build on past

  • Ted Black / 9 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

Jockey Arnaldo Bocachica enjoyed the best year of his career in 2016 – but lost his agent and father-in-law in December. Now, with a new agent, he’s ready to get back to work.

Russell Road
06
Jan
  • Dickie Moore
  • Russell Road
  • West Virginia horse racing

West Virginia-breds hit the ground running in ’17

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

A trio of West Virginia-breds took their show on the road in the last week, winning at major tracks across the country.

Brandon Whitacre
19
Dec
  • Brandon Whitacre
  • Charles Town Races
  • West Virginia horse racing

Jockey Whitacre looking at long road back after spill

  • Ted Black / 9 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

Jockey Brandon Whitacre is looking at three months on the sidelines after a bad spill that knocked him unconscious for 10 minutes and left him with several other injuries.

Follow the Notion
17
Dec
  • Charles Town Races
  • Jose Montano
  • West Virginia horse racing

1,000th win for Jose Montano

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

Jockey Jose Montano earned the 1,000th win of his short career last night at Charles Town.

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