West Virginia
Charles Town picks and analysis: November 9, 2024
We’ve got full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s race card from Charles Town Races!
Change the World, Hessica square off in My Sister Pearl
WVBC Cavada runner-up Hessica will join Distaff winner Change the World and four others from that race in Saturday’s My Sister Pearl at Charles Town.
WVBC: Seeking clarity in 2yo stakes
Saturday’s juvenile West Virginia Breeders’ Classics (WVBC) 2yo stakes could bring some clarity to a division in which upsets have been the norm.
WVBC: Bocachica hoping to be “as lucky” as in 2021
The seemingly ageless Cordmaker earned the first graded stake win of his career when he surged to victory in Saturday’s G3 General George at Laurel park.
WVBC: Added ground a plus for Candy Invasion
The improving Candy Invasion is expected to arrive at Saturday’s West Virginia Breeders’ Classic as an upset contender with a love for three turns.
Favorites foiled in WVBC baby races
The favorites were up the track in both WVBC races for two-year-olds, with Youthinkthatsfunny and That Kenney Kid taking advantage to win.
She Figures wins WVBC Distaff first off the claim
A $15,000 claim from her last start, She Figures didn’t really figure in the WVBC Distaff Saturday night but nevertheless was a dominant winner.
Hopping Henry looks to Stretch – and straighten – out
In Saturday’s WVBC Moscarelli Memorial, favored Hopping Henry will get blinkers on and try to stretch out – and keep from drifting as in his last two.
WVBC: Resilient Bridging the Gap heads Cavada
When she was three, Bridging the Gap suffered a case of EPM so severe a vet recommended she be put down. Saturday she’ll be the favorite in the WVBC Cavada.
WVBC: Jeff Runco loaded for bear
Veteran trainer jeff Runco is scheduled to send out 15 runners in the nine West Virginia Breeders Classics, with four of them the morning line favorite.
Runnin’toluvya outduels Penguin Power in Gall
Runnin’toluvya outdueled rival Penguin Power to win the Gall Memorial, and sire Juba got his first stakes winner on a night of stakes at Charles Town.
Sam Huff Hall of Fame breakfast draws Redskins, racing personalities
Sam Huff’s annual Hall of Fame breakfast takes place Saturday, October 8, the morning of the West Virginia Breeders Classics.
WV racing commission to require state tracks to have safety accreditation
The West Virginia Racing Commission has given Charles Town Races and Mountaineer Park 45 days to apply for NTRA safety and integrity accreditation.
Millionaire fan favorite Russell Road retired
Russell Road, the ageless warhorse who surpassed $2 million in career earnings and won the West Virginia Breeders Classic three times, has been retired.
FIve stamp tickets to WVBC night
Five runners took Win and You’re In events on Saturday at Charles Town to stamp their tickets to next months big West Virginia Breeders Classics (WVBC) card.
Covey Trace provides first graded win for trainer, jock
Covey Trace upset the G3 Charles Town Oaks to give her trainer — and jockey — their first graded stakes victories.
Wild and Wonderful Stakes: Rise Up towers, plus odds and analysis
Millionaire Rise Up looks to annex Saturday’s Wild and Wonderful Stakes, odds and analysis of the full field.
Pink Ribbon Stakes: Preview, odds, and analysis
Saturday’s Pink Ribbon looks like a Sugar Maple S. reunion, plus odds and analysis of the field.
WVBC preps build excitement on Race for the Ribbon night
Saturday’s Race for the Ribbon at Charles Town includes five Win and You’re In Races for next month’s West Virginia Breeders Classics (WVBC) – and excitement is mounting.
Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen’s WVBC connection
Thirty years ago, a struggling young trainer won a state-bred stake at Charles Town. Now, Steve Asmussen and the West Virginia Breeders Classics are still going strong.
