West Virginia Business
West Virginia commission to take steps on equine safety
The West Virginia Racing Commission announced it willhire an equine medical director, establish a medical review board, and take other equine-safety steps.
Genaro: Mountaineer questions need answers
The euthanized Mountaineer Park horse dumped in a landfill raises troubling questions, opines Teresa Genaro. Why won’t anyone in the industry answer them?
Charles Town adds three days of live racing
Charles Town will to its live racing calendar with three November Wednesdays added to the 2019 slate.
Charles Town horsemen hope purse boost spurs growth
Charles Town purses go up by about 17% starting tonight, and local horsemen hope the boost can bring horses and owners back to the track.
Roger Ramey, longtime fixture at Charles Town Races, passes
Roger Ramey, who helped Charles Town Races attain passage of legislation permitting slot machines, passed away August 1 at the age of 85.
Charles Town to see 17% purse hike
Charles Town Races will increase purses by about 17 percent, the result of recent legislation that returns to the track moneys that had earlier been taken from it.
Charles Town shifts to later post time this weekend
Because of the weekend’s predicted extreme heat, Charles Town will move its post time Friday and Saturday back by 45 minutes.
Charles Town promotes Charlie McIntosh, Elizabeth Rogers
Charlie McIntosh will become Director of Racing, and Elizabeth Rogers is the new Racing Secretary at Charles Town Races.
Charles Town adds four days to racing calendar
Charles Town will add four racing days later in the year to make up for days previously lost to weather, the track announced.
Record Charles Town Classic handle propels track’s best month
Handle on the Charles Town Classic card topped $5.7 million, far surpassing the previous high and propelling a record month for the track.
$180k carryover with mandatory payout in CT Pick 6
The Charles Town Jackpot Pick 6 has a mandatory payout Saturday, Charles Town Classic day, with a $180,000 carryover.
Charles Town Classic to feature guaranteed Pick 4, mandatory Pick 6 payout
A $100,000 guaranteed Pick 4 and the mandatory payout of its Pick 6 — now with a $100k carryover — spice up the Charles Town Classic wagering menu.
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.
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.
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!
Jocks Hiraldo, Rodriguez sentenced on drug charges
Charles Town-based Jockeys Christian Hiraldo and Guillermo Rodriguez were sentenced recently on cocaine possession charges.
