Charles Town Races will increase purses by about 17 percent, the result of recent legislation that returns to the track moneys that had earlier been taken from it.
On a recent race day, a pair of 11-year-olds, Moments Notiz and Cherokee Blessing, struck a blow for the older set with back-to-back win at Charles Town.
Trainer Kevin Patterson has logged a 16-race win streak in West Virginia and will send out the favorite in a Mountaineer allowance on Tuesday.
Because of the weekend’s predicted extreme heat, Charles Town will move its post time Friday and Saturday back by 45 minutes.
Charlie McIntosh will become Director of Racing, and Elizabeth Rogers is the new Racing Secretary at Charles Town Races.
Charles Town Races fixture John McKee is eagerly anticipating returning to the races following surgery.
Charles Town stalwart Mean Bean is the top runner for trainer Glenn Harrison, who is a mailman by day.
G2 Charles Town Classic winner Runnin’toluvya will hunt his second graded stakes victory in Saturday’s G3 Iselin at Monmouth Park.
Parisian Diva nearly pulled off an 11-1 upset in the Alma North on Sunday, opening up plenty of options for trainer Stacey Viands.
Charles Town will add four racing days later in the year to make up for days previously lost to weather, the track announced.