Duncan Idaho grabbed command in the stretch and had just enough to hold off his rivals to get his first stakes win in Saturday’s It’s Only Money.
Coastal Mission, who dominated state-bred foes and beat open company, was named WV-bred Horse of the Year Sunday at the WV breeders banquet.
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.
Coastal Mission passed his latest test with flying colors, winning the 1 1/8-mile Sam Huff WV Breeders Classic by nearly six lengths with consummate ease.
Jockey Arnaldo Bocachica reached the 2,500-win plateau for his career May 20 at Charles Town, and the local leading rider shows no signs of slowing down.
We look back at the people, horses, and stories that caught our attention during 2022 at West Virginia’s Charles Town Racess.
Four years after hanging up his tack, jockey Orlando Bocachica is back in action at Charles Town – the same track where younger brother Arnaldo rides.
Muad’dib remained undefeated against WV-breds with a surprisingly tough score in the Randy Funkhouser Memorial Stakes Saturday at Charles Town.
Muad’dib withstood a strong challenge from an unexpected source to win the WV Breeders’ Classic for the second straight year.
Penguin Power scored in the WVBC Dash for Cash to become just the second horse to win four WVBC events.