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13
Nov
  • Joe Moore
  • Kelli Talbott
  • Ken Lowe
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Racing Commission

West Virginia commission to take steps on equine safety

  • Press Release / 6 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

The West Virginia Racing Commission announced it willhire an equine medical director, establish a medical review board, and take other equine-safety steps.

05
Feb
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Erich Zimny
  • Jack Rossi
  • Ken Lowe
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Racing Commission

Charles Town: Stakes slate approved – at last – by WV Racing Commission

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

Less than two weeks after voting against Charles Town’s 2018 stakes schedule, the state Racing Commission today voted to approve it.

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24
Jan
  • Charles Town Classic
  • Charles Town Races
  • Jim Justice
  • Ken Lowe
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Racing Commission

Opinion: Approve the Charles Town stakes schedule

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

The WV Racing Commission rejected the Charles Town stakes schedule, endangering the CT Classic. The Commission should reverse course and save the Classic.

24
May
  • Charles Town Races
  • Jerry Robb
  • Joe Moore
  • Richard Sillaman
  • Wayne Potts
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Racing Commission

WV Racing Commission rescinds seven naproxen rulings

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

The West Virginia Racing Commission has rescinded seven naproxen positives incurred at Charles Town because of differing screening levels employed by different labs.

10
May
  • Charles Town Races
  • Erich Zimny
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Racing Commission

Charles Town resurfacing placed on hold by weather

  • The Biz / 10 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The resurfacing of Charles Town’s racing strip – already troubled by the discovery of rocks in the surface – is being further delayed by steady rain the last two weeks.

28
Jan
  • Charles Town Races
  • Doug Allara
  • state-bred programs
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Racing Commission
  • West Virginia Thoroughbred Breeders Association
  • West Virginia Thoroughbred Development Fund

West Virginia breeders “bombarded on all sides”

  • Linda Dougherty / 10 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

Our state-by-state review of breeding programs continues with West Virginia, whose industry faces casino competition and uncertain state support.

29
Jul
  • National uniform medication program
  • Truesdail Laboratories
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Racing Commission

West Virginia to oust Truesdail

  • The Biz / 11 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

The West Virginia Racing Commission — one of four Midlantic states to use Truesdail Labs for equine drug testing — voted yesterday to replace them.

19
Feb
  • Charles Town Races
  • Erich Zimny
  • Jockeys Guild
  • John Myers
  • Terry Meyocks
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Racing Commission

Near-tragedy at Charles Town yields “good start” for safety

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 0
  • 11 min read

A wrong-way horse disaster at Charles Town in December has led to a series of safety reforms the Jockeys’ Guild calls a good start.

23
Dec
  • Charles Town Races
  • Erich Zimny
  • Jockeys Guild
  • John Myers
  • Larry Reynolds
  • Terry Meyocks
  • West Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia Racing Commission

Independent investigator to review Charles Town incident

  • Frank Vespe / 11 years
  • 1
  • 6 min read

The West Virginia Racing Commission will retain an independent investigator to determine what went wrong leading to a head-on collision at Charles Town.

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