West Virginia

Direct the Cat looks to double up in Rachel’s Turn

Sep 22, 2023 | 1 Comment

Friday’s Rachel’s Turn Stakes will give 2-year-old WV-bred fillies a chance to earn some black type, including flashy last out winner Direct the Cat.

Charles Town picks and analysis: September 16, 2023

Sep 16, 2023 | 4 Comments

Full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s live racing card from Charles Town Races!

Charles Town picks and analysis: September 9, 2023

Sep 9, 2023 | 6 Comments

Full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s live racing card from Charles Town Races!

Charles Town picks and analysis: September 2, 2023

Sep 2, 2023 | 7 Comments

Full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s live racing card from Charles Town Races!

CT: Stryda’s win in Autumn Stakes will leave a mark

Aug 29, 2023 | 0 Comments

Stryda’s win in Friday’s Autumn Stakes will leave a mark on trainer Jamey Johnson, in more ways than one. It was one of four WV-bred stakes in Charles Town.

Skippylongstocking romps to Charles Town Classic win

Aug 26, 2023 | 0 Comments

Skippylongstocking went right to the front and never looked back to earn his biggest payday in the Grade 2, $1 million Charles Town Classic Friday.

Vahva the “right horse” to win G3 Charles Town Oaks

Aug 25, 2023 | 0 Comments

On a day when speed killed, out-of-town riders said the key to Charles Town was having the right horse — including Charles Town Oaks winner Vahva.

How our contest players see Charles Town Classic

Aug 25, 2023 | 0 Comments

With the Charles Town Classic card upon us, we have held a free handicapping contest. Here’s how our players see it.

Charles Town picks and analysis: August 25, 2023

Aug 25, 2023 | 9 Comments

Full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s live racing card from Charles Town Races!

Russell Road fave Benevengo owner hopes best to come

Aug 25, 2023 | 2 Comments

Once a $25,000 claim, four-year-old Benevengo is favored in Friday’s Russell Road Stakes, and his owner thinks the best is yet to come.

Free handicapping contest Friday!

Aug 24, 2023 | 0 Comments

The Racing Biz will hold a free handicapping contest Friday. The contest features eight races from Charles Town, and picks are due by 5:30!

On busy night, Jeff Runco hoping for Classic luck

Aug 24, 2023 | 0 Comments

Trainer Jeff Runco has horses in six stakes Friday night at Charles Town, including Muad’dib, bidding for an upset in the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic.

Super Accelerate looks to rev up big effort in Hilton Memorial

Aug 24, 2023 | 0 Comments

It took Super Accelerate six tries to break his maiden, but the Maryland-bred will enter Friday’s Hilton Memorial at Charles Town on a 3-race heater.

Hoosier Philly tabbed as Charles Town Oaks favorite

Aug 23, 2023 | 0 Comments

A full field will face morning line favorite Hoosier Philly in Friday’s renewal of the G3 Charles Town Oaks, the nation’s richest sprint for 3yo fillies.

Full field to tackle wide-open Charles Town Classic

Aug 23, 2023 | 0 Comments

This year’s edition of the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic has attracted a wide-open full field, with Skippylongstocking and Doppelganger among the contenders.