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John Barleycorn
30
Oct
  • Charles Town Races
  • John Barleycorn
  • Tri-State Futurity
  • West Virginia horse racing

John Barleycorn takes Tri-State Futurity

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

John Barleycorn broke his maiden, netted a payday, and earned blacktype all in one shot by taking the Tri-State Futurity at Charles Town Races.

13
Oct
  • Charles Town Races
  • James W. Casey
  • West Virginia horse racing

Trainer Casey earns 1,000th victory

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 1
  • 4 min read

Trainer James W. Casey registered his 1,000th career victory last night at Charles Town Races with the aptly named Coach Casey.

Bullets Fever
11
Oct
  • Bullets Fever
  • Charles Town Races
  • David Raim
  • Jeff Runco
  • Spa Creek
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Raim, rain, Runco thrive at WVBC

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

Owner David Raim sent out consecutive winners in Saturday’s WVBC at Charles Town, including still-undefeated Bullets Fever.

Candy Man's Girl
10
Oct
  • Candy Man's Girl
  • Candy One
  • Charles Town Races
  • Greenway Court
  • James W. Casey
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Absent Candy One stars on WVBC night

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

13-year-old Candy One starred on WVBC night at Charles Town. Though a middling racer, she’s an all-star broodmare and the dam of two horses that won Saturday.

Slip the Cable
09
Oct
  • Candy Man's Girl
  • Carol Holden
  • David Raim
  • Follow the Notion
  • Gary Williams Jr.
  • James W. Casey
  • Jeff Runco
  • Slip the Cable
  • Spa Creek
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Slip the Cable romps on record-setting WVBC night

  • Frank Vespe / 10 years
  • 1
  • 8 min read

Slip the Cable dominated the WVBC Classic yesterday at Charles Town, on a night when the event set a handle record — and he wasn’t the only one to have a good night.

Confucius Say
07
Oct
  • Charles Town Races
  • Confucius Say
  • Randy Funkhouser
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Before Russell Road, there was Confucius Say

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

The long-retired Confucius Say won the West Virginia Breeders Classic three times — with five years between the second and third — and the Onion Juice once.

Richard Butts
06
Oct
  • Charles Town Races
  • Richard Butts
  • West Virginia horse racing

Richard Butts: Livestock, people — and promises kept

  • Vinnie Perrone / 10 years
  • 1
  • 6 min read

Trainer Richard Butts, active until he died last month at age 93, is remembered as a remarkable man whose honesty was “beyond reproach.”

Sam Huff Hall of Fame Charity Breakfast
04
Oct
  • Carol Holden
  • Erich Zimny
  • Sam Huff Hall of Fame Charity Breakfast
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

“Fun time, great cause” at Sam Huff Charity Breakfast

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

The annual Sam Huff Charity Breakfast kicks off West Virginia Breeders Classics day October 8 while helping the local community.

20
Sep
  • Charles Town Races
  • NTRA
  • NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance
  • West Virginia horse racing

WV racing commission to require state tracks to have safety accreditation

  • Press Release / 10 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The West Virginia Racing Commission has given Charles Town Races and Mountaineer Park 45 days to apply for NTRA safety and integrity accreditation.

Russell Road
19
Sep
  • Charles Town Races
  • James W. Casey
  • Mark Russell
  • Russell Road
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
  • West Virginia horse racing

Millionaire fan favorite Russell Road retired

  • Ted Black / 10 years
  • 3
  • 8 min read

Russell Road, the ageless warhorse who surpassed $2 million in career earnings and won the West Virginia Breeders Classic three times, has been retired.

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