West Virginia
Charles Town to race 160 days in 2025
Charles Town Races will host 160 days of live racing in 2025, highlighted by the Aug. 22 Charles Town Classic and Oct. 11 WV Breeders Classics.
Muad’dib celebrates million-dollar mark with win
Muad’dib, who inched past the million-dollar mark last month, put the exclamation mark on the achievement with a season-closing win Friday at Charles Town.
Silky Serena scores in Its Binn Too Long
Silky Serena surged to victory in Saturday’s Its Binn Too Long Stakes at Charles Town Races, her first stakes win in just her fourth start.
Fancy Her Up to bid for Its Binn Too Long laurels
Fancy Her Up to bid for Its Binn Too Long laurels Heading into the latest edition of the $75,000 Its Binn Too Long Stakes for West Virginia-bred three-year-old fillies this Saturday night at Charles Town, it will...
Charles Town picks and analysis: May 21
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Court Date gives trainer Hanagan first stakes win
Court Date took Charles Town’s It’s Only Money Stakes to give trainer Lela Hanagan the first stakes win of her young training career.
Greenway Court gunning for fifth It’s Only Money title
Veteran Greenway Court has won the It’s Only Money in four of the last five years and is one of the top contenders to take the 2018 running Saturday at Charles Town.
Charles Town: Latest trainer stats through May 1
Which trainers are having the best season at Charles Town? We wanted to look beyond simply wins; here’s one alternative, with the latest stats.
Charles Town: Latest jockey ratings through April 24
Our up-to-date alternative ratings of the jockeys at Charles Town — who’s tops in the colony? Some of the names at the top may surprise…
Lake Ponchatrain provides satisfying Dance to Bristol win
Local stalwart Lake Ponchatrain won the rechristened Dance to Bristol Stakes – a satisfying win for jock Xavier Perez, who also rode the race’s namesake.
William and Mary impresses in Coin Collector score
William and Mary was impressive in winning one of four state-bred stakes on this afternoon’s Charles Town Classic undercard.
Claimbox: Slow week in Midlantic claiming
With no racing at Parx and not much at Charles Town, claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic slipped to its lowest level since February.
Uniform medication program seeks to draw right lines
The line between therapy and abuse for horses isn’t always bright, but experts say the National Uniform Medication Program, and proper diagnosis, will help.
RaceBrief for April 29
One trainer gets his first career win, and another keeps on winning, while in Atlantic City, maybe the grass is greener.
On Tap: Tournaments
This week’s On Tap features the region’s best racing, including Saturday’s Maryland Handicapping Series and the Geisha Stakes.
Less Charles Town Classic bridge jumping lowers handle
If handle declined for this year’s Grade 2 Charles Town Classic card, why was Erich Zimny smiling? Because it was still the track’s third-busiest day ever.
Claimbox: Midlantic claiming drops but still robust
Mid-Atlantic claiming activity remained strong, if slower than last week, and a new trainer sits atop the Midlantic Claiming 7.
At the Charles Town Classic, hoping for something big
Casual fans turned out for Saturday night’s Charles Town Classic hoping to see “something big.” Some of them did, when 26-1 Imperative upset the big race.
Sugar Maple win has Flattering Bea connex dreaming big
Flattering Bea’s upset win in Saturday’s Sugar Maple at Charles Town had trainer Crystal Pickett in tears — and, with owner James Arrison, dreaming big.
It must be Imperative in the Charles Town Classic
Erstwhile claiming horse Imperative, ignored by the bettors, ran down favored Game On Dude to win the Charles Town Classic.
