West Virginia
Charles Town picks and analysis: November 16, 2024
We’ve got full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s race card from Charles Town Races!
WVBC winner Runaldo headlines Funkhouser Memorial
Runaldo, winner of last month’s Sam Huff WV Breeders Classic, headlines Saturday’s Randy Funkhouser Memorial. to close out Charles Town’s stakes schedule.
Charles Town picks and horses to watch: November 11
We’ve got Charles Town picks and preview today as the track presents its Friday card!
Navy Sword slices to My Sister Pearl win
Five-year-old Navy Sword held off Seneca Rocks to win Charles Town’s My Sister Pearl Stakes for the first stakes triumph of her career.
Charles Town picks and analysis: November 5
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Charles Town picks and horses to watch: Jan. 29
We’ve got Charles Town picks today as the track presents its Friday card!
Sylvia Bishop’s way with horses
A new book explores the life and times of Charles Town-based trainer Sylvia Bishop — the first licensed Black woman trainer in the United States.
Belated Bubba Grump showing what he can do
The well-bred Bubba Grump made one start, needed surgery, and missed more than a year. Now 5, he’s finally getting his shot.
Charles Town picks and analysis: January 23
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Charles Town picks and horses to watch: Jan. 22
We’ve got Charles Town picks today as the track presents its Friday card!
For trainer David Walters, 1,500 wins a family affair
Trainer David Walters recorded his 1,500th win January 13, a milestone in a career that’s been a family affair for four decades.
For McGowan, long road back leads full circle
Jockey Matt McGowan’s comeback is coming along nicely — and, he says, bringing his career full circle.
Charles Town sets monthly per-race handle mark
Charles Town in April recorded the highest per-race wagering in its 84-year history.
As CT naproxen investigation grinds on, ship-in horsemen take precautions
A spate of naproxen positives involving shippers to Charles Town has regional horsemen suspecting contamination even as the Racing Commission investigates
Despite rain and cool temps, “all good” at Charles Town Classic
“Beyond thought” is how one person described the idea of a million-dollar race at Charles Town – but there it was Saturday, despite the rain and cold.
Family first in Charles Town Classic, Sugar Maple
The owners of the Charles Town Classic and Sugar Maple winners probably agree on at least one thing: “The whole life is about family,” one said.
Seeing double on Charles Town Classic undercard
Things kept happening in pairs on the undercard of this afternoon’s Grade 2 Charles Town Classic.
Charles Town Classic day stakes snippets
Our Charles Town Classic day dashboard and stakes snippets…
Jason Servis coming full circle with CT Classic starter Sunny Ridge
Trainer Jason Servis spent some of his formative years living in a trailer park in Charles Town. Saturday he’ll saddle Sunny Ridge to try to win $750,000 there.
For Charles Town trainers, a chance to tackle the best
Charles Town trainers tackling open company on Saturday’s big card know they’re up against it – but “it’s up to the horses,” one says.
