If handle declined for this year’s Grade 2 Charles Town Classic card, why was Erich Zimny smiling? Because it was still the track’s third-busiest day ever.
Casual fans turned out for Saturday night’s Charles Town Classic hoping to see “something big.” Some of them did, when 26-1 Imperative upset the big race.
Bobby Abbo, whose tiny racing stable enjoyed outsized success, most recently with veteran sprinter Immortal Eyes, passed away on Sunday.
Flattering Bea’s upset win in Saturday’s Sugar Maple at Charles Town had trainer Crystal Pickett in tears — and, with owner James Arrison, dreaming big.
Erstwhile claiming horse Imperative, ignored by the bettors, ran down favored Game On Dude to win the Charles Town Classic.
This week’s On Tap features the region’s best racing, including four Pimlico stakes on Saturday.
In today’s RaceBrief, Virginia Oaks winner Nellie Cashman returns, and the national leaders in wins… well, wins.
Rise Up, banished from the Triple Crown trail, will try to get back on track in the Robert Hilton Memorial Stakes Saturday at Charles Town.
The ageless Immortal Eyes will look to earn his 12th Charles Town victory in Saturday’s Webb Snyder Charles Town Dash.
The starting gate should be full for Saturday’s Sugar Maple Stakes at Charles Town, and My Pal Chrisy looks like the one to beat.