West Virginia
Charles Town: Latest jockey and trainer stats
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.
March Midlantic stakes schedule
Which stakes are taking place this month around the Mid-Atlantic? Answers within.
Maggie’s Girl conjures up memories for Grams
The speedy Maggie’s Girl has won her first two starts and, for trainer Tim Grams, conjured up memories of a couple of earlier distaff stars.
Mid-Atlantic racing today
What’s going on around the Mid-Atlantic? Here’s a social wall from some of the accounts that follow racing around the region.
Jubawithatwist comes out running
Jubawithatwist became Charles Town’s first two-year-old winner of the year on a June 30 card that featured first-out winners in starring roles.
Charles Town picks and horses to watch: Mar. 12
We’ve got Charles Town picks today as the track presents its Friday card!
After 2000, Bocachica “ready to focus on other goals”
Jockey Arnaldo Bocachica earned his 2,000th career win last week — and says he’s already looking ahead to what’s next.
Arnaldo Bocachica named Jockey of the Week
With a strong weekend that got him to 2,000 career wins, Charles Town star Arnaldo Bocachica earned the Jockeys’ Guild Jockey of the Week honors.
Midlantic Racing Headlines: 2000 for Bocachica
Some weekend racing headlines from the Mid-Atlantic, including Arnaldo Bocachica getting his 2,000th win and much more.
Midlantic Racing Headlines: Mar. 6
Some weekend racing headlines from the Mid-Atlantic, including the action from Charles Town Races and Laurel Park.
Charles Town picks and analysis: March 6
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Aldrin, kin to Tapit, to stand at O’Sullivan
Aldrin, a three-quarter brother to Tapit by Malibu Moon, will stand stud at West Virginia’s O’Sullivan Farms.
Figgins family affair rolling right along
It’s important for a trainer to have people he can trust in key positions. For Ollie Figgins, III his key people are kin: his younger brother and his 21-year-old daughter.
Coupled entries eliminated in West Virginia
A new rule to increase betting interests eliminates coupled entries at West Virginia’s thoroughbred tracks, but horsemen have concerns.
WV Racing Commission rescinds seven naproxen rulings
The West Virginia Racing Commission has rescinded seven naproxen positives incurred at Charles Town because of differing screening levels employed by different labs.
Moonlit Song triumphs in Fancy Buckles
Tim Grams trainee Moonlit Song posted a dominant win in Saturday’s Fancy Buckles Stakes, named for another Grams-trained runner.
For McGowan, long road back leads full circle
Jockey Matt McGowan’s comeback is coming along nicely — and, he says, bringing his career full circle.
Charles Town sets monthly per-race handle mark
Charles Town in April recorded the highest per-race wagering in its 84-year history.
As CT naproxen investigation grinds on, ship-in horsemen take precautions
A spate of naproxen positives involving shippers to Charles Town has regional horsemen suspecting contamination even as the Racing Commission investigates
Despite rain and cool temps, “all good” at Charles Town Classic
“Beyond thought” is how one person described the idea of a million-dollar race at Charles Town – but there it was Saturday, despite the rain and cold.
