Charles Town to Offer Jackpot Pick 6
Beginning with its card Aug. 17, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races will offer patrons the opportunity to play a new 20-cent Pick 6 wager, the Charles Town 6-12.
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Imperative Repeats in Charles Town Classic
Three runners entered the $1.25 million Charles Town Classic (G2) April 22 for Loooch Racing and Imaginary Stables, and one got by with a little help from his friends.
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Weekend Stakes Rundown: a Classic, a Derby, and More
Each week BloodHorse.com looks forward to the weekend's biggest races. This week we have big stakes cards at Charles Town and Laurel Park, a pair of graded stakes at Santa Anita Park, and more.
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Charles Town Cancels Wednesday Card
Due to the lasting effects of the winter weather to hit the area March 14 and the low wind chills anticipated for this evening, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has cancelled its live racing program scheduled for March 15.
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Victory Milestone for Jockey Acosta
Jockey J. D. Acosta won his 3,000th race in North America when he rode Norah B Stable’s homebred Bighearted Nana to victory in the third race at Charles Town.
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Charles Town Sets Early 2017 Schedule
The first five months of Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races calendar for 2017 have been set, with 76 days of live racing to be conducted from Jan. 11 through May 20 on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings.
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Charles Town Plans 15% Rake on Pick 4 Wagers
The new rate comes following approval and consent from the Charles Town HBPA and West Virginia Racing Commission given Nov. 15.
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Trainer James Casey Earns 1,000th Victory
James Casey earned his 1,000th victory as a trainer Oct. 12 at Hollywood Casino Charles Town Races with Coach Casey, a 3-year-old gelding he owns and bred in West Virginia.
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W.Va. Requires Tracks to Join Safety Alliance
The NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance welcomed a move from the West Virginia Racing Commission Sept. 20 when the regulator became the first in the country to require its tracks to join the industry safety organization.
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Charles Town Cancels May 13-14 Races
Ongoing issues with track resurfacing and inclement weather have forced Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Racing to cancel racing May 13-14.
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Raging Smoke Unstoppable in Sugar Maple
Raging Smoke took the $150,000 Sugar Maple Stakes presented by CANTER Mid-Atlantic wire-to-wire April 23, and in the process gave trainer Mike Salvaggio the biggest win of his career.
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Number of Tracks Announce Cancellations
Due to anticipated extreme winter weather, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has canceled live racing for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 22-23. Other tracks have canceled at least Friday.
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Charles Town Races Cancels Thursday Card
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has cancelled live racing for Thursday, Jan. 14 as personnel continue to repair a drainage leak under the track apron that created a hole on the outside rail of the track on Saturday.
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The Week in Photos for 11/10/2015
Gulfstream Park, Churchill Downs, Aqueduct, Australia, Charles Town, Del Mar & More.
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The Week in Photos for 10/13/2015
Keeneland, Belmont, Charles Town, Australia, Santa Anita, Woodbine and More!
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The Week in Photos for 10/13/2015
Keeneland, Belmont, Charles Town, Australia, Santa Anita, Woodbine & More
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Russell Road Seeks Fourth WV Classic
Russell Road and Lucy's Bob Boy -- with 97 starts and nearly $3 million in earnings between them -- will square off for the fourth consecutive year in the $500,000 West Virginia Breeders' Classic Oct. 10 at Charles Town.
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The Week in Photos for 9/22/2015
Parx, Laurel Park, Churchill Downs, Gulfstream, Charles Town, Kentucky Downs & More
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Hot City Girl Speeds to CT Oaks Victory
Lady Sheila Stables' Hot City Girl sped to the lead in the $350,000 Charles Town Oaks (gr. III) and never relented, securing her first graded score in gate-to-wire fashion.
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The Week in Photos for 8/25/2015
Saratoga, Del Mar, Laurel Park, Monmouth, Arlington, Charles Town, Woodbine & More!
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The Week in Photos for 8/25/2015
Saratoga, Del Mar, Laurel Park, Monmouth, Arlington, Charles Town, Woodbine & More
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Stone to Call WV Breeders' Classics Oct. 10
The West Virginia Breeders' Classics will have a new announcer for its 29th edition as Travis Stone has been tabbed as the new voice of the event to be run Oct. 10 at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
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The Week in Photos for 8/18/2015
Arlington, Del Mar, Saratoga, Woodbine, Charles Town, Sonoma County Fair & More!
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The Week in Photos for 8/18/2015
Arlington, Del Mar, Saratoga, Woodbine, Charles Town, Sonoma County Fair & More
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Field Size Up, But Don't Let It Fool You
Though the numbers certainly can't be considered robust, average field size at racetracks in five states in the Mid-Atlantic region and neighboring New York is up from the comparable period in 2014.
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Slideshow: The Week in Photos for 5/19/2015
Pimlico, Japan, Belterra, Santa Anita, Canterbury, Monmouth, Charles Town and More.
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The Week in Photos for 5/19/2015
Pimlico, Japan, Belterra, Santa Anita, Canterbury, Monmouth, Charles Town & More
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The Week in Photos for 4/21/2015
Charles Town, Hawthorne, Keeneland, Japan, Santa Anita, Woodbine & More
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Shared Belief Traveling East for CT Classic
Shared Belief will make his first start outside of California in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 18, co-owner Jim Rome said March 25.
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Penn Cancels March 4, Charles Town March 5.
Racing for March 4 has been canceled at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, while Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has canceled racing for March 5.
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The Week in Photos for 3/3/2015
Australia, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, Charles Town, Turfway, Oaklawn & More
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Charles Town, Oaklawn, Laurel Cancel Cards
Due to winter weather, live racing at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia and at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas has been cancelled for Feb. 27, along with racing at Maryland's Laurel Park.
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Charles Town Cancels Friday Evening Card
Due to winter weather with low temperatures and high winds expected to produce a wind chill well into single digits, live racing at Charles Town in West Virginia has been canceled for Friday night, Jan. 30.
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Malfunction Forces Charles Town to Cancel
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has been forced to cancel its Jan. 9 evening racing program due to a malfunction of the batteries powering the backup lighting system.
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First Win for United States at Charles Town
Florida stallion United States had his first reported winner the evening of Nov. 20 when 2-year-old Melvian Star graduated in the third race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
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Charles Town, Mountaineer Dates OK'd for 2015
West Virginia's two Thoroughbred tracks have been approved for a total of 430 racing dates for 2015, according to schedules approved Nov. 18 by the West Virginia Racing Commission.
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The Week in Photos for 9/23/2014
Parx, Delaware Park, Churchill, Australia, Belmont, Charles Town, Woodbine & More
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Court Overturns Sanctions of Seven Jockeys
A West Virginia circuit court has overturned the West Virginia Racing Commission's call for fines and suspensions for seven riders involved in a scandal alleging improperly reported riding weights at Charles Town in 2009.
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Narrow Victory Gives Sanchez 1,000 in Career
Mid-Atlantic-based jockey Jesus Sanchez and Amabassador Satch rallied from sixth to score a head victory in the eighth race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races the night of Sept. 3 as the rider secured his 1,000th win.
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Jockey Oscar Flores Records Milestone Victory
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races-based jockey Oscar Flores pocketed the 1,000th victory of his career the evening of July 31 at the West Virginia track.
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Purses, Races Set for WV Classics Card
The West Virginia Breeders' Classic anchors a nine-race program on Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races' West Virginia Breeders' Classics card Oct. 18.
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WV Court Overturns Wehrman Suspension
A West Virginia Circuit Court has reinstated the occupational permit of former Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races racing secretery Randy Wehrman.
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Game On Dude Seeks Third Straight Gold Cup
Game On Dude, who topped the first edition of the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings for 2014, heads the field for the 75th renewal of the Gold Cup at Santa Anita Handicap (gr. I) June 28 at Santa Anita Park.
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First Winner Reported for Discreetly Mine
Starlet of Mine made all the pace and romped to an open-lengths triumph June 21 in the fourth race at Charles Town, becoming the first winner for Central Kentucky sire Discreetly Mine.
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Trainer McKee Notches 1,000th Victory
Mid-Atlantic-based trainer John McKee secured the 1,000th victory of his career June 18 when he saddled Silkentown to a win in the first race at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.
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The Dude Returns to Charles Town
On Saturday, Game On Dude returns to Charles Town to seek another victory in the Charles Town Classic (gr. II). Will he win?
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Charles Town Cancels Feb. 27 Night Program
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has canceled its live racing program scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 27, due to the expected harsh weather conditions.
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Oaklawn, Penn, Charles Town Cancel Feb. 6
Oaklawn has canceled its Thursday, Feb. 6 card because of below freezing temperatures. Severe winter weather conditions have also forced the cancellation of live racing at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course.
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Charles Town Cancels Feb. 4 Card
Due to the winter weather having moved through the region Feb. 3 and anticipated for the evening of Feb. 4, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has cancelled its live racing program scheduled for Tuesday.
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Charles Town Cancels Live Racing Card Jan. 8
Due to the continued low temperatures in the region, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races has canceled its live racing program scheduled for Wednesday night, Jan 8.
