West Virginia
Charles Town picks and analysis: January 18, 2025
We’ve got full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s race card from Charles Town Races!
VIDEO: Charles Town weekend highlights
In today’s video, highlights from the weekend’s racing at Charles Town, including a trainer’s triple, a triple threat, and a three-year-old with promise.
Charles Town picks and analysis: August 6
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Charles Town picks and horses to watch: August 5
We’ve got Charles Town picks and preview today as the track presents its Friday card!
Charles Town picks and analysis: July 30
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
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.
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.
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.
Yearend photo gallery: Local stars and events
Yesterday’s year-end photo gallery featured graded stakes stars and major events. Today: some of the year’s local stars and events!
Independent investigator to review Charles Town incident
The West Virginia Racing Commission will retain an independent investigator to determine what went wrong leading to a head-on collision at Charles Town.
Yearend Gallery: Graded stakes stars
Plenty of big stars ran (or were based) in the mid-Atlantic this year. Here, a photo gallery of some of the graded stakes stars who helped make the year special.
Charles Town announces 2015 stakes schedule
The $1.5 million, Grade 2 Charles Town Classic, to be run April 18, will highlight the track’s just-announced stakes schedule.
RaceBrief: Four we watched
On Friday we flagged four horses we were watching over the weekend. Today’s RaceBrief answers the question: How’d they do?
On tap: The future is…
What’s on tap this weekend… a state-bred stake at Charles Town, plus three runners with intriguing futures. Our horses to watch…
Claimbox: Mid-Atlantic claiming stats for Decmeber 18
The claiming statistics and leaders for the week ending December 16, in our Claimbox Report.
After Charles Town near-tragedy, fingers point
A loose horse running the wrong way ran into another horse during a race Saturday at Charles Town. The stewards blame the track; the track blames the stewards.
RaceBrief: Horses we watched this weekend
On Friday we flagged four horses we were watching over the weekend. Today’s RaceBrief answers the question: How’d they do?
