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True Classics: Carol Holden and Sam Huff

The West Virginia Breeders Classics celebrated 25 years Oct. 15

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WV Breeders Classics Card Now $2 Million

This year's West Virginia Breeders Classics program at Charles Town Races & Slots will be worth a record $2 million, organizers said.

Work Continues on Charles Town Racing Surface

Live racing at Charles Town Races & Slots in West Virginia remains up in the air as work continues to correct a reported drainage problem on a racing surface just replaced this summer.

Confucius Say: Mucho Money at Charles Town

Charles Town Races, which came back from the dead with the introduction on video lottery terminals in the late 1990s, will offer more than $1 million in purses this weekend in conjunction with the West Virginia Breeders Classics.

Bursting Forth Foals Unbridled's Song Colt

Keeneland record-setter Bursting Forth produced her second foal, a colt by Unbridled's Song, Feb. 12 at Catherine Parke's Valkyre Stud near Georgetown, Ky.

West Virginia Classics: $1-Million Dream

Sam Huff is better known for his career as a pro football player, but he's also a Thoroughbred owner with a real passion for the game. This year, he realized a dream when total purses for the West Virginia Breeders Classics series hit $1 million.

West Virginia Classics Tops Million-Dollar Weekend

The Eight Classics races will be run Saturday, Oct. 13. The night before, three $50,000 stakes sponsored by the Charles Town Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association are scheduled. Stakes purses for the two days will be $1 million, a record at Charles Town.

Bursting Forth Has First Foal

Graded stakes winner Bursting Forth produced her first foal, a Woodman colt, on Jan. 29 at Catherine Parke's Valkyre Stud near Georgetown, Ky.

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