West Virginia
Country Cherry could be next Brown-trained star
Trainer Ronney Brown sent out Country Cherry to a 10-length debut win and hopes she’ll join horses like Lightnin Runner as a barn star.
What to watch at Charles Town this weekend
What’s on tap at Charles Town Races? Here are a handful of races and runners we’ll have our eyes on.
Muad’dib, other Runco runners gearing up for ’24
Some of trainer Jeff Runco’s top runners are gearing up for 2024, with Muad’dib already owning a win and Coastal Mission back on the work tab.
Charles Town picks and analysis: February 17, 2024
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s racing from Charles Town Races.
Charles Town: What we’re watching this weekend
There’s an interesting weekend of racing shaping up at Charles Town, including a debut to watch, some questions to answer, and more.
CT: The Sky Is Falling back for more in Casey Mem’l
This evening’s Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes may give 2yo filly The Sky Is Falling a chance to win the second stakes race of her career.
Charles Town picks and analysis: October 30
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Report of mares bred shows Midlantic declines
While the just-released report of of mares bred showed essentially flat national numbers, the MId-Atlantic saw a 15% drop.
Charles Town picks and analysis: October 23
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Charles Town picks and analysis: October 16
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Charles Town picks and horses to watch: October 15
We’ve got Charles Town picks and preview today as the track presents its Friday card!
Charles Town Classic to feature guaranteed Pick 4, mandatory Pick 6 payout
A $100,000 guaranteed Pick 4 and the mandatory payout of its Pick 6 — now with a $100k carryover — spice up the Charles Town Classic wagering menu.
Charles Town Classic attracts 75 nominations
Over six dozen runners — including a total of 16 from the powerful Todd Pletcher and Bob Baffert barns — have been nominated to the G2 Charles Town Classic.
Lake Ponchatrain looks for profitable prep for Dance to Bristol
In a pair of preps for next month’s Charles Town stakes, Lake Ponchatrain is favored in the distaff version, while Runnin’toluvya dominated the boys’.
Injured bug boy Trotman still has big goals in sight
Apprentice jock Keimar Trotman is currently leading rider at Charles Town, but his Eclipse dreams are on hold for the moment after suffering a minor injury this week.
Runco’s maidens, Ghost Fever and more: Charles Town racing week
We catch up with the week in Charles Town racing.
Ghost Fever looking to follow in big bros’ steps
Ghost Fever – full sis to local stars Hidden Canyon and Bullets Fever – is belatedly blazing her own trail with three straight wins.
Moonlit Song towers over Charles Town allowance
Moonlit Song is odds-on to take an open, West Virginia-bred allowance Thursday at Charles Town Races.
Hero’s Man looks to build on super debut
Hero’s Man dazzled in his debut at Charles Town and may be poised to be the latest stellar runner from owner-trainer-breeder James W. Casey’s operation.
For pioneer Rubin, history takes back seat to horses
For Barbara Jo Rubin, the first woman to win a US race, it was always about the horses – and never about the history she made.
