West Virginia
VIDEO: Charles Town weekend highlights
In today’s video, highlights from the weekend’s racing at Charles Town, including a fractious firster, a solid veteran, and more.
Charles Town picks and analysis: February 22, 2025
We’ve got full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s race card from Charles Town Races!
Burt Bacharach, breeder, owner, and composer, passes
Burt Bacharach, the legendary composer who bred and owned an Eclipse winner and two of the best WV-breds ever, has died.
Trainer Anthony Farrior leading nation in wins
After a torrid January, trainer Anthony Farrior has 37 wins to date in 2023, eight more than any other trainer in the nation.
Charles Town cancels Feb. 3 card
Charles Town has canceled its Friday, Feb. 3 card, citing forecasted frigid temperatures and windy conditions.
Crystal Pickett: “I’ll never forget” Dr. Feelgood
The fatal injury last week of Charles Town sprinter Dr. Feelgood left trainer Crystal Pickett and jockey Darius Thorpe saddened, and reflective.
Charles Town: Parisian Diva nearing return
Parisian Diva, last year’s top sophomore WV-bred filly, has only raced once in 2020 but is nearing her return to action.
Kristy Petty: 2yo Juba geldings “making me look good”
Trainer Kristy Petty has sent out only three horses so far this year, but after the West Virginia Futurity, two of them are stakes-placed.
Charles Town won’t race for second straight weekend
With Covid-19 cases in its jockeys’ room, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races will not host live racing this weekend, the second straight.
Youthinkthatsfunny takes WV Futurity
Two-year-old Youthinkthatsfunny, a homebred son of Fiber Sonde for John McKee, earned his second straight stakes win in Saturday’s West Virgin
in Futurity.
Petty pair top West Virginia Futurity
Kristy Petty has two entered for Saturday’s West Virginia Futurity, including favored Juba Did It, but will have to contend with four John McKee trainees.
Yesterday and today: July 21 racing highlights
Yesterday and Today highlights the best of yesterday’s mid-Atlantic racing and looks ahead to today’s action.
West Virginia Breeders Classics get purse boosts
West Virginia Breeders Classics XXX will see purses boosted for most of its races, an overall $90,000 increase versus 2015.
Yesterday and today: July 15 racing highlights
Yesterday and Today highlights the best of yesterday’s mid-Atlantic racing and looks ahead to today’s action.
Yesterday and today: July 14 racing highlights
Yesterday and Today highlights the best of yesterday’s mid-Atlantic racing and looks ahead to today’s action.
Yesterday and today: July 9 racing highlights
Yesterday and Today highlights the best of yesterday’s mid-Atlantic racing and looks ahead to today’s action.
Yesterday and today: July 8 racing highlights
Yesterday and Today highlights the best of yesterday’s mid-Atlantic racing and looks ahead to today’s action.
Yesterday and today: July 7 racing highlights
Yesterday and Today highlights the best of yesterday’s mid-Atlantic racing and looks ahead to today’s action.
In face of WV floods, horsemen pitch in to help “any way we could”
Local horsemen have helped provide thousands of dollars of supplies to people affected by West Virginia’s devastating floods — part of the state “family” helping each other.
Yesterday and today: July 2 racing highlights
Yesterday and Today highlights the best of yesterday’s mid-Atlantic racing and looks ahead to today’s action.
