During April’s first weekend of stakes action at Charles Town, longtime local breeder Jim Miller was prominent in multiple states and win photos.
Social Chic rallied late and had just enough to hold off No Change in an exciting renewal of Charles Town’s Confucius Say Stakes Saturday.
A contentious group of older runners will tackle Saturday’s Confucius Say at Charles Town, the first stake of the year for boys there.
Coastal Mission won’t be in Saturday’s Confucius Say at Charles Town Races, but just about every other major local older horse, including Muad’dib, will be.
Some of trainer Jeff Runco’s top runners are gearing up for 2024, with Muad’dib already owning a win and Coastal Mission back on the work tab.
No Change continued his second-half emergence with a win in Charles Town’s Randy Funkhouser Memorial Stakes, his third straight stakes score.
Trainer Jeff Runco has horses in six stakes Friday night at Charles Town, including Muad’dib, bidding for an upset in the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic.
Candy Invasion won a Charles Town allowance Saturday night, while millionaire Runnin’toluvya, making his first start in 16 months, settled for third.
The bettors had it right, as favorites took three WV-bred races on Friday’s Charles Town Classic card, including Star of Night who won the Sadie Hawkins.