West Virginia
Charles Town picks and analysis: November 23, 2024
We’ve got full-card picks and analysis for this evening’s race card from Charles Town Races!
Im the Director solid fave in WV Futurity
It’s last call for state-bred 2-year-olds, and Im the Director will look to add a second stakes win to his resume.
Passings: Joe Servis, Bobby Ussery
In recent days, Charles Town Hall of Famer Joe Servis, a former jockey and steward, and national Hall of Fame jockey Bobby Ussery passed away.
Coastal Mission strong favorite in Funkhouser Mem’l
Coastal Mission dominated the field in last month’s Sam Huff WV Breeders Classic, and he looms a towering favorite in Saturday’s Randy Funkhouser Memorial.
Jock Larry Reynolds mounting comeback at 53
Jockey Larry Reynolds, a winner of nearly 3,400 races in a career that ended in 2013, is mounting a comeback at age 53 and has two wins so far.
R Adios Jersey DQed from Charles Town Oaks win
Charles Town Oaks winner R Adios Jersey has been disqualified from that victory after testing with an overage of the anti-inflammatory Flunixin.
Charles Town picks and analysis: February 12
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Charles Town picks and horses to watch: Feb. 11
We’ve got Charles Town picks and preview today as the track presents its Friday card!
VIDEO: Charles Town in :60 Feb. 10
Charles Town in :60 highlights three of the weekend’s top Charles Town stories in (a little more than) a minute…
Randy Funkhouser, WV breeder and owner, passes
Randy Funkhouser, longtime owner, breeder, and Charles Town HBPA board member, passed away Feb. 4.
Charles Town picks and analysis: February 5
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Crystal Pickett: “I’ll never forget” Dr. Feelgood
The fatal injury last week of Charles Town sprinter Dr. Feelgood left trainer Crystal Pickett and jockey Darius Thorpe saddened, and reflective.
Charles Town: Parisian Diva nearing return
Parisian Diva, last year’s top sophomore WV-bred filly, has only raced once in 2020 but is nearing her return to action.
Kristy Petty: 2yo Juba geldings “making me look good”
Trainer Kristy Petty has sent out only three horses so far this year, but after the West Virginia Futurity, two of them are stakes-placed.
Charles Town won’t race for second straight weekend
With Covid-19 cases in its jockeys’ room, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races will not host live racing this weekend, the second straight.
Youthinkthatsfunny takes WV Futurity
Two-year-old Youthinkthatsfunny, a homebred son of Fiber Sonde for John McKee, earned his second straight stakes win in Saturday’s West Virgin
in Futurity.
Petty pair top West Virginia Futurity
Kristy Petty has two entered for Saturday’s West Virginia Futurity, including favored Juba Did It, but will have to contend with four John McKee trainees.
A few minutes with… Aftercare Charles Town
We spend a few minutes with Georgiana Pardo, president of Aftercare Charles Town, an organization which helps horsemen find homes for their retiring horses.
Arnaldo Bocachica named “Jockey of the Week”
Off a weekend in which he won three stakes, Charles Town-based rider Arnaldo Bocachica has been named “Jockey of the Week” by the Jockeys Guild.
WVBC: John McKee’s really big night
John McKee had a huge West Virginia Breeders Classics night, winning multiple races in his roles as owner, trainer, breeder, and stallion owner.
