
West Virginia

Direct the Cat looks to double up in Rachel’s Turn
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
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Charles Town picks and analysis: September 9, 2023
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Charles Town picks and analysis: September 2, 2023
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CT: Stryda’s win in Autumn Stakes will leave a mark
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
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
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
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
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Russell Road fave Benevengo owner hopes best to come
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!
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
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
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
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
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.
Charles Town picks and analysis: August 19, 2023
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Versatile Coconut Cake seeks third stakes win in All Brandy
Two-time stakes winner will look for a third when she returns to state-bred company in Saturday’s All Brandy Stakes at Laurel Park.
Charles Town picks and analysis: August 12, 2023
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CT: Never Compromise on the rise
West Virginia-bred Never Compromise has won four straight and six of seven, and the Ollie Figgins trainee may soon try stakes company.
Defending champ Art Collector headlines CT Classic noms
Art Collector, the two-time defending champion, headlines nominations for the August 25 Grade 2 Charles Town Classic.