West Virginia
Ghost Fever looking to follow in big bros’ steps
Ghost Fever – full sis to local stars Hidden Canyon and Bullets Fever – is belatedly blazing her own trail with three straight wins.
Moonlit Song towers over Charles Town allowance
Moonlit Song is odds-on to take an open, West Virginia-bred allowance Thursday at Charles Town Races.
Hero’s Man looks to build on super debut
Hero’s Man dazzled in his debut at Charles Town and may be poised to be the latest stellar runner from owner-trainer-breeder James W. Casey’s operation.
For pioneer Rubin, history takes back seat to horses
For Barbara Jo Rubin, the first woman to win a US race, it was always about the horses – and never about the history she made.
Barbara Jo Rubin, modest pioneer, feted at Charles Town
Fifty years later, Barbara Jo Rubin – “First girl jockey ever to win a race in the US,” according to the offical win photo – returned to Charles Town Friday to be honored for her historic win.
Charles Town, Penn cancel Wednesday cards
With nasty winter weather in the Mid-Atlantic, both Charles Town and Penn National canceled their Wednesday night cards.
Mini Bolt strikes, breaks maiden in 51st start
Mini Bolt gave owner-trainer Nelsi Roman-Salon the best Valentine’s Day present of all: a maiden-breaking win that was also her first as a trainer.
Charles Town: Dillow, House of Love seek consistency
Five-year-old House of Love has flashed talent in her career at Charles Town Races. Now trainer John Dillow seeks consistency.
Laurel, Charles Town cancel Thursday cards
Predicted icy temperatures have led Laurel Park and Charles Town Races to cancel their Thursday cards.
Charles Town, Penn National announce cancellations
With nasty winter weather arriving in the Mid-Atlantic, Charles Town Races and Penn National both will miss some days this week.
Barbara Jo Rubin to be honored at Charles Town
Barbara Jo Rubin, first American female jockey to win against men, will be feted Feb. 22 at Charles Town, where she earned her landmark win.
Late-arriving I Know Nothing making up for lost time
Though late to reach the races, five-year-old I Know Nothing is making up for lost time for owner-trainer Crystal Pickett.
A tale of two fillies: B’s Wild Cork fashions solid ledger
B’s Wild Cork has fashioned a solid career thus far, though she’s under the radar, overshadowed by a filly who broke her maiden the same night.
Stories that mattered in ’18: The rise of sports betting
Legalized in mid-year, sports betting was by the end of 2018 having significant impacts on the gambling landscape throughout the Mid-Atlantic.
Mandatory payout in Charles Town Pick 6 tonight
Charles Town sports a carryover of more than $250,000 in its Pick 6, and it all gets paid out tonight!
Stories that mattered in ’18: Late Night Pow Wow runs to prominence
We kick off a year-end series of 2018 stories that mattered in Mid-Atlantic racing and breeding with Late Night Pow Wow, the West Virginia-bred who ran to prominence late in the season.
Jocks Hiraldo, Rodriguez sentenced on drug charges
Charles Town-based Jockeys Christian Hiraldo and Guillermo Rodriguez were sentenced recently on cocaine possession charges.
WV Racing Commission approves Charles Town stakes schedule
The West Virginia Racing Commission Thursday approved Charles Town’s 2019 stakes schedule — despite some of the same misgivings it had when it delayed approval last year.
“Crookedest foal” Ava O running on the straight and narrow
When she was born, Ava O was the “crookedest foal” folks had ever seen, but with three wins in her last seven starts, she seems to have straightened things out.
Parisian Diva dominates in Eleanor Casey Memorial
Parisian Diva was tons the best in a facile, five-length score in Saturday’s Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes at Charles Town.
