He’s been a groom, a jock’s agent, an on-air analyst. Now trainer Hubert Gaffney has a growing barn — and a compelling reason to come home each day.
Trainer Tim Grams and his wife Judy have a modest breeding operation which has thrown plenty of useful runners, the latest of which, Moonlit Song, is a stakes hopeful.
At many tracks young women are prominent in front of the camera as racing analysts; at Charles Town Katherine Turnbull and Bethanny Roll are thriving behind it.
Follow the Notion didn’t race till age three and didn’t find his stride until five. Now six, the late-arriving runner is one of the best at Charles Town.
Charles Town track announcer Paul Espinosa may be a fresh face in racing – but he’s also a third-generation participant in the game.
Cherokee Blessing returned from a 30-month layoff to win her first start back at Charles Town, conjuring memories of Michael Dickinson runners. How’d they do it?
The Casey family started racing at Charles Town over 50 years ago. With two sons in the game and good runners in the barn, their run looks set to continue for years to come.
Jockey Arnaldo Bocachica enjoyed the best year of his career in 2016 – but lost his agent and father-in-law in December. Now, with a new agent, he’s ready to get back to work.
Saturday’s New Year’s Eve card was also Ladies’ Day at Laurel Park, with four female trainers and a couple distaff runners grabbing the spotlight.
Jockey Brandon Whitacre is looking at three months on the sidelines after a bad spill that knocked him unconscious for 10 minutes and left him with several other injuries.