West Virginia
Charles Town picks and analysis: January 11, 2025
We’ve got full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s race card from Charles Town Races!
Charles Town cancels Wednesday, Thursday cards
With bitter cold in the forecast, Charles Town has canceled its live racing cards for Wednesday, January 8 and Thursday, January 9.
Silky Serena seeks stamina in Sylvia Bishop Stakes
Silky Serena has won back-to-back stakes at Charles Town going one turn. She’ll try to carry her speed farther in Saturday’s Sylvia Bishop Memorial Stakes.
Charles Town picks and horses to watch: July 22
We’ve got Charles Town picks and preview today as the track presents its Friday card!
Charles Town picks and analysis: July 16
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Jocks Hiraldo, Rodriguez sentenced on drug charges
Charles Town-based Jockeys Christian Hiraldo and Guillermo Rodriguez were sentenced recently on cocaine possession charges.
WV Racing Commission approves Charles Town stakes schedule
The West Virginia Racing Commission Thursday approved Charles Town’s 2019 stakes schedule — despite some of the same misgivings it had when it delayed approval last year.
“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.
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.
Claimbox: Mid-Atlantic claiming leaders for November 18
Claiming activity rose for the third straight week, plus the region’s leaders, in our Claimbox report.
Down Town Allen surges past $1 million in earnings
The donut-loving seven-year-old mare won Saturday’s My Sister Pearl Stakes at Charles Town to become the first West Virginia-bred distaffer to earn so much.
Weekend stakes roundup
From (Down Town) Allen to Zee (Bros), all the weekend’s mid-Atlantic stakes winners.
Claimbox: Mid-Atlantic claiming leaders for November 11
Claiming activity rose once again, plus the region’s leaders, in our Claimbox report.
Claimbox: Mid-Atlantic claiming leaders for November 4
Claiming activity rose, plus the region’s leaders, in our Claimbox report.
Claimbox: Mid-Atlantic claiming leaders for October 28
Claiming activity was flat, plus the region’s leaders, in our Claimbox report.
Claimbox: Mid-Atlantic claiming leaders for October 21
Claiming activity plummeted, plus the region’s leaders, in our Claimbox report.
Upsets spice up West Virginia Breeders Classics night
Favorites usually rule on West Virginia Breeders Classics night. But Saturday saw one surprise after another, as longshots enjoyed a solid day.
Russell Road leaves ’em speechless in Classic upset
Russell Road was beaten in Saturday’s West Virginia Breeders Classic — until he found an extra gear that left his owner “speechless” and won his third Classic.
