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.
CT: No Change prevails in Funkhouser Memorial
No Change continued his second-half emergence with a win in Charles Town’s Randy Funkhouser Memorial Stakes, his third straight stakes score.
Coastal Mission skips Funkhouser, targets Cigar Mile
Coastal Mission, the overwhelming favorite for Saturday’s Funkhouser Memorial, will bypass that race and target the Grade 2 Cigar Mile.
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.
Charles Town cancels Jan. 22 card
Charles Town has canceled its live racing card for Saturday, January 22, marking the third straight canceled day of racing at the track.
Charles Town cancels Jan. 21 card
Charles Town Races has canceled its January 21 race card because of frigid temperatures and the lingering effects of winter weather.
Charles Town cancels Jan. 20 card
Charles Town has canceled its card for Thursday, Jan. 20 because of the “effects of winter weather” and will move the card to next Wednesday.
Charles Town picks and analysis: January 15
We provide picks and analysis for this evening’s card at Charles Town Races.
Surprising Command the Cat on a good roll
Command the Cat was a maiden claimer by a teaser stallion. Now he enters 2022 on a surprising three-race win streak against salty company.
Timeisgolden has knack for silver
Timeisgolden has finished second in four straight Charles Town races. Trainer Stacey Viands is waiting for her to put it all together.
Charles Town jocks “buzzing” with big opportunities
With Covid-19 keeping big-name jockeys home, riders based at Charles Town get a big and rare opportunity to have live mounts in graded races this evening.
Runco seeking hat trick on CT Classic undercard
Trainer Jeff Runco, who won the first two runnings of the Charles Town Classic, has three live runners in stakes on this year’s Classic undercard.
Graded winners to clash in Charles Town Oaks
Three graded winners, including Grade 1 winner Wicked Whisper and Grade 2 winner Tonalist’s Shape, will clash in Friday’s Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks.
Runnin’toluvya back for CT Classic defense
When Runnin’toluvya won the G2 Charles Town Classic a year ago, he was in the midst of a 10-race win streak. He has more questions to answer this time.
Gofundme set up for Leslie Condon’s horses
The sudden passing of Charles Town trainer Leslie Condon affects more than three dozen horses in her care, and the community is taking action.
Charles Town Classic, Oaks to share card for first time
Necessity being the mother of invention, Charles Town Races will for the first time hold its two graded races, the Classic and Oaks, on the same card.
Charles Town trainer Leslie Condon passes
Leslie Condon, a trainer at Charles Town Races and CTHBPA board member, passed away unexpectedly Thursday at age 49.
Nominations strong to Charles Town Classic, Oaks
The Charles Town Classic and Charles Town Oaks, the two graded races on the track’s calendar, drew robust nominations for their 2020 renewals August 28.
Charles Town offers Thursday carryover
In its Thursday card, Charles Town will have a carryover of more than $35,000 in the Pick 5, which kicks off in race four.
