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

  • Ted Black / 2 years
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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
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Coastal Mission named WV-bred Horse of the Year

  • Ted Black / 3 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
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Muad’dib, Star of Night share top WV-bred honor

  • Ted Black / 5 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
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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
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West Virginia breeders “bombarded on all sides”

  • Linda Dougherty / 11 years
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Our state-by-state review of breeding programs continues with West Virginia, whose industry faces casino competition and uncertain state support.

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

  • The Biz / 13 years
  • 1
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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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