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Charles Town: Latest jockey and trainer stats

Apr 29, 2025 | 0 Comments

Which Charles Town jockeys and trainers are having a good meet? Who’s doing better than you’d think? Or heating up now? Answers within.

VIDEO: Charles Town weekend highlights

Apr 28, 2025 | 0 Comments

In today’s video, highlights from the weekend’s racing at Charles Town, including the Its Binn Too Long Stakes and more.

Juba’s Parade marches to My Sister Pearl win

Nov 10, 2024 | 0 Comments

Juba’s Parade avenged her defeat in last month’s WVBC Distaff with a win in Saturday’s My Sister Pearl Stakes at Charles Town Races.

Charles Town picks and analysis: November 9, 2024

Nov 9, 2024 | 5 Comments

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

Nov 8, 2024 | 0 Comments

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.

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.

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.

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.

VIDEO: Charles Town in 60 seconds: April 26

Apr 26, 2022 | 0 Comments

Charles Town in :60 highlights three of the weekend’s top Charles Town stories in (a little more than) a minute…

CT: Boundtobebad really good in Original Gold stunner

Apr 24, 2022 | 0 Comments

Upsets were the order of the day in the first two stakes of the year at Charles Town, with Boundtobebad shocking Star of Night in the Original Gold.

Charles Town picks and analysis: April 23

Apr 23, 2022 | 8 Comments

We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.

Star of Night headlines CT stakes action

Apr 23, 2022 | 0 Comments

The first two stakes of 2022 take place Saturday at Charles Town Races, with Jeff Runco trainees favored in both and champ Star of Night making her return.