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VIDEO: Charles Town weekend highlights
In today’s video, highlights from the weekend’s racing at Charles Town, including a couple of flashy maidens and a pair of win streaks.
Charles Town picks and analysis: March 22, 2025
We’ve got full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s race card from Charles Town Races!
Charles Town: Direct the Cat a handful in Casey Memorial
Direct the Cat looks for a fourth straight win in Saturday’s James and Eleanor Casey Memorial Stakes, plus picks for the evening’s card.
Mares bred figs continue steady decline
The Jockey Club’s report of mares bred indicates that for the eighth straight year, fewer mares were bred than in the previous year.
Ageless Penguin Power continues to amaze connections
The ageless Penguin Power is, to his connections’ amazement, still going strong at eight and recently became the first horse to win five WVBC races.
Charles Town: Nico making up for lost time
After showing plenty of promise as a two-year-old, Nico missed his entire sophomore campaign. Now the O’Sullivan Farms product is making up for lost time.
Charles Town picks and analysis: July 17
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Charles Town picks and horses to watch: July 16
We’ve got Charles Town picks and preview today as the track presents its Friday card!
Charles Town picks and analysis: July 10
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Fancy Her Up hits the ground running
John Casey’s homebred two-year-old filly Fancy Her Up hit the ground running Thursday, dominating the boys in a flashy debut win.
Charles Town picks and horses to watch: July 9
We’ve got Charles Town picks and preview today as the track presents its Friday card!
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.
G2 Charles Town Classic draws 48 nominations
Forty-eight horses, including three Grade 1 winners, have been nominated to the Grade 2, $1.2 million Charles Town Classic.
Carlos Castro: Miracle to be alive
The family of jockey Carlos Castro, hit by a train last month, is thankful he survived – but facing a daunting future.
Charles Town: Latest jockey ratings through March 27
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…
