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Trainer Grove Suspended for Six Months, Fined

Trainer Grove Suspended for Six Months, Fined

Stewards at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races have suspended trainer Christopher Grove for six months and fined him $5,000 for a major drug violation in a July race.

 Thursday, February 28, 2013

WV Stewards Suspend Wehrman Two Years

West Virginia racing stewards have suspended Randy Wehrman for two years because of integrity issues raised after the former Charles Town Races racing secretary received an alleged $700 loan from a local horseman.

 Tuesday, February 05, 2013

WV Moves to Ban Adjunct Drugs, Hike Penalties

The West Virginia Racing Commission voted April 13 to ban the use of adjunct bleeder medications on race day and to adopt much stricter penalties for drug violations.

 Friday, April 13, 2012

Most Unscathed in Charles Town Accident

One horse was euthanized at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races the evening of Feb. 29 but other horses and their jockeys escaped serious injuries in a nasty racing accident.

 Thursday, March 01, 2012

Charles Town Suspends Official, Jockeys

The clerk of scales and seven jockeys at Charles Town Races & Slots have been suspended and fined as a result of an investigation into riders competing with incorrect weight.

 Friday, April 10, 2009
Funkhouser Allowed to Run Horses in W. Va. Breeders' Classic

Funkhouser Allowed to Run Horses in W. Va. Breeders' Classic

Randy Funkhouser, prominent horse owner and president of the Charles Town Horsemen's Benevolent Association, was told Oct. 16 he would be able to run his horses in the Oct. 20 West Virginia Breeders' Cup Classic.

 Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Invasor 'Once in a Lifetime' Horse, Says McLaughlin

Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin has tightened a girth around a lot of good horses, yet he has never seen one quite like his Dubai World Cup (UAE-I) favorite Invasor.

 Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Charles Town Fires Placing Judges

Charles Town Races & Slots in West Virginia fired three placing judges who called the wrong order of finish for the second race Sept. 9, according to head state steward Danny Wright.

 Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Closing Argument Makes A Case

Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin got almost what he wanted Monday morning from his Kentucky Derby (gr. I) charge Closing Argument.

 Monday, May 02, 2005

Closing Argument Breezes Over Keeneland's Training Track

Philip and Marcia's Cohen's Closing Argument breezed four furlongs in :49.20 Monday over the training track at Keeneland.

 Monday, April 25, 2005