Stryda’s win in Friday’s Autumn Stakes will leave a mark on trainer Jamey Johnson, in more ways than one. It was one of four WV-bred stakes in Charles Town.
Following Charles Town Classic night, the top contenders for the biggest races on WV Breeders’ Classics (WVBC) night began to come into focus.
Friday’s state-bred Sadie Hawkins Stakes at Charles Town provides a rematch of Star of Night and Bridging the Gap, one-two in last year’s My SIster Pearl.
Runnin’toluvya outdueled rival Penguin Power to win the Gall Memorial, and sire Juba got his first stakes winner on a night of stakes at Charles Town.
Top Charles Town runners Runnin’toluvya and Penguin Power will clash in Saturday’s Frank Gall Memorial, which tops a card with four stakes.
With Moonlit Song (6-5 in the Sadie Hawkins) and Runnin’toluvya (8-5 in the Frank Gall), trainer Tim Grams might be poised to have a big Saturday at CT.
Three state-bred runners — Noblame, William and Mary, and Moonlit Song — delivered the most eye-catching performances at Charles Town Saturday night.
Tequilita notched her second graded win Saturday by winning the Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks.
Five runners took Win and You’re In events on Saturday at Charles Town to stamp their tickets to next months big West Virginia Breeders Classics (WVBC) card.
Weekend stakes results, Top Midlantic-bred runners, and maybe the grass really is greener in the mid-Atlantic…