West Virginia Racing
Runco’s maidens, Ghost Fever and more: Charles Town racing week
We catch up with the week in Charles Town racing.
Ghost Fever looking to follow in big bros’ steps
Ghost Fever – full sis to local stars Hidden Canyon and Bullets Fever – is belatedly blazing her own trail with three straight wins.
Moonlit Song towers over Charles Town allowance
Moonlit Song is odds-on to take an open, West Virginia-bred allowance Thursday at Charles Town Races.
Hero’s Man looks to build on super debut
Hero’s Man dazzled in his debut at Charles Town and may be poised to be the latest stellar runner from owner-trainer-breeder James W. Casey’s operation.
For pioneer Rubin, history takes back seat to horses
For Barbara Jo Rubin, the first woman to win a US race, it was always about the horses – and never about the history she made.
Mini Bolt strikes, breaks maiden in 51st start
Mini Bolt gave owner-trainer Nelsi Roman-Salon the best Valentine’s Day present of all: a maiden-breaking win that was also her first as a trainer.
Charles Town: Dillow, House of Love seek consistency
Five-year-old House of Love has flashed talent in her career at Charles Town Races. Now trainer John Dillow seeks consistency.
Late-arriving I Know Nothing making up for lost time
Though late to reach the races, five-year-old I Know Nothing is making up for lost time for owner-trainer Crystal Pickett.
A tale of two fillies: B’s Wild Cork fashions solid ledger
B’s Wild Cork has fashioned a solid career thus far, though she’s under the radar, overshadowed by a filly who broke her maiden the same night.
Stories that mattered in ’18: Late Night Pow Wow runs to prominence
We kick off a year-end series of 2018 stories that mattered in Mid-Atlantic racing and breeding with Late Night Pow Wow, the West Virginia-bred who ran to prominence late in the season.
“Crookedest foal” Ava O running on the straight and narrow
When she was born, Ava O was the “crookedest foal” folks had ever seen, but with three wins in her last seven starts, she seems to have straightened things out.
Parisian Diva dominates in Eleanor Casey Memorial
Parisian Diva was tons the best in a facile, five-length score in Saturday’s Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes at Charles Town.
Seven fillies hunting first stakes win in Eleanor Casey Memorial
Saturday’s Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes brings together seven juvenile fillies gunning for their first stakes win.
In Focus: Wagering Charles Town’s Thanksgiving night card
Charles Town is in action Thanksgiving night with a 10-race card featuring a $44,000 Pick 6 carryover, and we have selections and analysis for the card.
T Rex Express dominates in My Sister Pearl
T Rex Express ran her record to three-for-three at nine furlongs with a dominant win in the $50,000 My Sister Pearl Stakes at Charles Town.
Moonlit Song tops My Sister Pearl field
Cavada runner-up Moonlit Song will try three turns for the first time in Saturday’s My Sister Pearl at Charles Town, in which she is the 6-5 morning line choice.
Charles Town, Penn National cancel Friday cards
Charles Town and Penn National have canceled their Friday cards, marking the second straight day both have been unable to run.
Charles Town, Penn National cancel Thursday cards
With winter weather rolling through the Mid-Atlantic, Charles Town has canceled its Thursday evening card.
Afterthought Scottish Man moves to head of Casey class
Owner-trainer-breeder James Casey only dropped Scottish Man into the WV Futurity to ensure the race would go. Then the 2-year-old went and won the thing…
Runnin’toluvya secures third straight stakes win in A Huevo
Runnin’toluvya earned his third straight stakes in Saturday’s A Huevo at Charles Town, wrapping up top older male honors at the track.
