West Virginia
Charles Town picks and analysis: December 14, 2024
We’ve got full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s race card from Charles Town Races!
Charles Town to kick off final 2024 racing week
Charles Town’s final week of racing for 2024 kicks off with a nine-race card Wednesday and continues through Saturday. Here’s what to watch for.
Coastal Mission looks to sail in Coin Collector
Trainer Jeff Runco has two entered in Saturday’s Coin Collector Stakes for WV-breds at Charles Town, including odds-on choice Coastal Mission.
Charles Town picks and horses to watch: May 13
We’ve got Charles Town picks and preview today as the track presents its Friday card!
Charles Town to force out Pick 6 on May 13
It’ll be a lucky Friday the 13th as Charles Town Races will have a mandatory payout of its Pick 6 wager, currently with a carryover above $159,000.
Charles Town Classic: No risk, big reward with $1 million pool
The Charles Town Classic Million Dollar Challenge is free to enter, and if you pick 11 races correctly, you’ll share in $1 million!
Charles Town: Latest jockey ratings through April 10
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…
Charles Town: Latest trainer stats through April 4
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.
Moonlit Song is back – and back on top
Returning from nearly five months away, Moonlit Song picked up where she left off Wednesday at Charles Town, cruising to a four-length win.
For trainer Hanagan, getting a Court Date pays off
Young trainer Lela Hanagan has won with five of 15 runners this year at Charles Town, led by her talented (and creatively named) homebred Court Date.
Moonlit Song to make 2018 debut in CT allowance
Moonlit Song, winner of the 2017 WVBC Cavada and four other stakes, makes her 2018 bow in an allowance Wednesday night at Charles Town.
RaceBrief for April 16: Trevor McCarthy gets days
In today’s RaceBrief, leading Pimlico rider Trevor McCarthy gets suspended, and Charles Town rider Victor Rodriguez gets off his mount — in mid-race.
Game on Dude arrives to defend in Charles Town Classic
Defending champ Game on Dude led a quartet of shippers who arrived in West Virginia today for Saturday’s Charles Town Classic,
RaceBrief for April 14
Our RaceBrief racing notebook grabs some of yesterday’s highlights and looks ahead to the future.
On Tap: Quiet
This week’s On Tap features the region’s best racing, plus the best region-breds in action elsewhere.
Lea will skip Charles Town Classic
Lea, the Donn Handicap winner who was expected to be Game On Dude’s toughest competition in the Charles Town Classic, will miss the race because of a fever.
Claimbox: Claiming activity flat
Mid-Atlantic claiming activity was flat during the week, while a busy week spurred a new trainer to the top of the Midlantic Claiming 7 for the first time.
RaceBrief for April 7
Our RaceBrief racing notebook grabs some of yesterday’s highlights and looks ahead to the future.
Claimbox: Claiming activity dips despite big buys
Mid-Atlantic claiming activity dropped for the first time in five weeks, while the new boss of the Midlantic Claiming 7 is the same as the old boss.
Rate of Midlantic equine racing deaths rises
The rate of equine fatalities at mid-Atlantic tracks rose in 2013, according to the latest statistics from the Jockey Club.
