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Coastal Mission
10
Mar
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Coastal Mission repeats as WV-bred Horse of the Year

  • Ted Black / 1 year
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Coastal Mission, who’s earned more than $1.1 million, has been named by the state’s breeders as WV-bred Horse of the Year for the second straight year.

Coastal Mission
11
Mar
  • Arnaldo Bocachica
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  • Great Spirit
  • Jeff Runco
  • John McKee
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Coastal Mission named WV-bred Horse of the Year

  • Ted Black / 2 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Coastal Mission, who dominated state-bred foes and beat open company, was named WV-bred Horse of the Year Sunday at the WV breeders banquet.

Muad'dib
07
Mar
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  • Crystal Pickett
  • Jeff Runco
  • Tim Grams
  • West Virginia Breeders Classics
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  • West Virginia Thoroughbred Breeders Association

Muad’dib, Star of Night share top WV-bred honor

  • Ted Black / 4 years
  • 2
  • 7 min read

A pair of Jeff Runco trainees with perfect 2021 records, Muad’dib and Star of Night, share WV-bred Horse of the Year honors.

Star of Night
08
Jun
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  • Jerry Robb
  • John McKee
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  • West Virginia horse racing
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Star of Night, Fiber Sonde top WVTBA awards

  • Ted Black / 5 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Star of Night earned West Virginia-bred Horse of the Year honors from the WVTBA, while six award winners were sired by Fiber Sonde.

28
Jan
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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.

28
Feb
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RaceBrief: WV House votes to cut racing’s share of slots

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 1
  • 2 min read

In today’s RaceBrief, the West Virginia House of Delegates voted to cut racing’s share of slots revenues. Now it’s on to the Senate.

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