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Charles Town picks and analysis: March 15, 2025
We’ve got full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s race card from Charles Town Races!
“Big, happy” Hammer leads way for Gazzier barn
With two straight wins, Hammer is leading the way for the productive, family-oriented barn of trainer Kristy Gazzier.
Direct the Cat looks to double up in Rachel’s Turn
Friday’s Rachel’s Turn Stakes will give 2-year-old WV-bred fillies a chance to earn some black type, including flashy last out winner Direct the Cat.
CT: Stryda’s win in Autumn Stakes will leave a mark
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
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.
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John McKee and Fiber Sonde’s “great cross”
The combination of his sire Fiber Sonde and mares by Indian Charlie has been a major factor in John McKee’s recent success – and that looks to be continuing.
Mean Bean retired, Harrison says
Mean Bean, the nine-year-old stalwart of trainer Glenn Harrison’s barn, will be retired, Harrison said on social media.
Charles Town picks and analysis: May 15
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Golden Key unlocks Coin Collector win
Three-year-old Golden Key earned the first stakes win of his career, taking the Coin Collector at Charles Town in a frantic finish.
Jeff Runco: 4000 wins because of “good horses, good clients, good help”
Trainer Jeff Runco won his 4000th race yesterday, it coming at Laurel Park, a remarkable milestone he credited to his horses, owners, and help.
Stakes recaps: A Casey clean sweep
Father James and son John Casey swept the first three spots in Saturday’s Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes, named for their wife and mother. Plus, PA Nursery resutls.
Trainer Casey seeking win in wife’s namesake race
Trainer James Casey and his son John both will saddle horses entered in the Eleanor Casey Memorial — named for James’s wife — at Charles Town Saturday.
Charles Town sets 2018 sked for first quarter
Charles Town Races will race on a four-day-per-week schedule in 2018 through April 21; the remainder of the racing calendar will be set later.
Charles Town hopes to “grab 100 percent” of Thanksgiving night betting
Charles Town for the first time is racing Thanksgiving night — the only North American Thoroughbred track to do so — and hopes for a big wagering night.
For Jeff Runco, thoughts of his sons never far away
Trainer Jeff Runco doesn’t have to look far to be reminded of his sons. Many of his best horses were named in their honor.
T Rex Express romps to My Sister Pearl score
T Rex Express, five times the runner-up in stakes company, broke through in a big way to win the My Sister Pearl Stakes at Charles Town on Saturday.
Romantic Cork looks to double up in My Sister Pearl
Romantic Cork, who held on to win the WVBC Distaff last month, will look to strike again in Saturday’s $50,000 My Sister Pearl Stakes at Charles Town.
Lee Couchenour hoping to hit right notes with Sonde of Music
Veteran Charles Town-based trainer Lee Couchenour has a small stable these days — but a potential star in undefeated sophomore filly Sonde of Music.
