Johannes Piassek December 8, 2025 There was a lot of racing action in the Mid-Atlantic this past week. Here’s a look at each song’s “three stars”: THE BEST IN THE REGION Just Philtored rode home to win the Maryland Juvenile FIlly Stakes. Photo by Jim McCue. FIRST STAR: JUST FILTERED. On Saturday at Laurel Park, […]
The Biz December 6, 2025 Picks and analysis for this afternoon’s card of Charles Town Races: VARIETIES ON A MAP: 9 TRANSFERS: Jackpot Pick 6, $56,857; Choose 5, $33,363 POST TIME: 7:00 PM RACE 1 8. Platinum Spirit Inclined to forgive a deviant outing when Jester’s Song ran away and hid; previous form fits this […]
CT: Youth winners connect Sigler, Farrior barns Ted Black December 4, 2025 The month of November began and ended with a pair of West Virginia-bred stakes for two-year-olds, both won by the same freshman filly. But she wasn’t the only high-profile youngster in Charles Town as a pair of recent first-time special weight winners found […]
Johannes Piassek December 1, 2025 There was a lot of racing action in the Mid-Atlantic this past week. Here’s a look at each song’s “three stars”: THE BEST IN THE REGION Call Me Fast (#3) won the Turkey Trot at Parx Racing. Photo by Bill Denver/Equi-Photo. FIRST STAR: CALL ME SOON. Parx organized five stake […]
The Biz November 29, 2025 Picks and analysis for tonight’s card of Charles Town Races: VARIETIES ON A MAP: 8 TRANSFERS: Pick 5, $52,110; Jackpot Pick 6, $38,579 POST TIME: 7:00 PM RACE 1 5. Dead pan The last pair isn’t great, but this one has better attempts to get back into second place after […]
The Biz November 25, 2025 We follow the latest jockey and trainer statistics from Charles Town. Who’s hot (and not)? As the 2025 meeting progresses, we’ll be keeping track of the yearly and weekly jockey and trainer stats, and going into a bit more detail. The numbers: This article contains affiliate links. If you click […]
Barbadian Runner, Maskedandmummed take weekend stakes The Biz November 24, 2025 Barbadian Runner did it again, and so did Maskedandmummed, leading Saturday’s Midlantic stakes action. Laurel Park hosted three stakes, while Charles Town had one. Three-year-old Barbadian Runner won his sixth stakes of the year, increasing his season earnings to more than $700,000, while two-year-old […]
Johannes Piassek November 24, 2025 There was a lot of racing action in the Mid-Atlantic this past week. Here’s a look at each song’s “three stars”: THE BEST IN THE REGION Barbadian Runner earned his sixth stakes victory of the year at Laurel Park on Saturday. Photo by Jim McCue/MJC. FIRST STAR: BARBADIAN RUNNER. The […]
The Biz November 22, 2025 Picks and analysis for this afternoon’s card of Charles Town Races: VARIETIES ON A MAP: 8 TRANSFERS: POST TIME: 7:00 PM RACE 1 3. Amendment This one took a whole series of changes: first in a new shed, first under the lights, the first route on the sand – and […]
Frank Vesp November 20, 2025 Charles Town’s commitment to two-year-old state-bred horses has been a bit of a muddle this year. It’s not at all certain that Saturday’s $75,000, seven-furlong West Virginia Futurity will clear the picture. On the girls side, C’Mon Eileen dominated the John McKee Memorial, but fell to Edy’s Flame in the […]