Article: Charles Town to Continue Wednesday Afternoon Racing

Article: Abandoned horse racing track at Charles Town is ...
Charleston Gazette;  June 16, 2006 ;     382 words ...CHARLES TOWN - The grandstand of ... pounds of dynamite early Wednesday afternoon. Dozens of spectators ... operates the nearby Charles Town Races & Slots, plans ... its owner bought the Charles Town track in 1972. The ...

Article: Soggy Charles Town Cancels Card
The Washington Post;  September 19, 1989 ;     700+ words ...Charles Town race course canceled racing again ... operable for its next scheduled program, Wednesday afternoon. Problems with the track surface ... racing operations Wednesday." He said Charles Town's year-round schedule probably ...

Article: Charles Town Cancels
The Washington Post;  May 7, 1991 ;     313 words ...Charles Town Races canceled most of its scheduled nine-race card tonight because of a labor dispute ... dispute involves three or four outriders. Racing will resume with a 10-race card Wednesday afternoon, the track announced.

Article: Cold Keeps Horses Idle In the East
The Washington Post;  January 17, 1994 ;     380 words ... ... at Laurel Race Course; Charles Town and Mountaineer Park in ... However, both Laurel and Charles Town remained open for simulcasts ... resume live racing today. Charles Town plans to resume Wednesday afternoon. Santa Anita: Zignew ...

Article: RACING CANCELLATIONS
The Washington Post;  January 23, 1994 ;     256 words ...CHARLES TOWN RACES canceled yesterday's ... hazardous track conditions. Charles Town track officials feared that ... result in an uneven track. Charles Town plans to resume racing Wednesday afternoon with a 10-race program. Post ...

Article: At Charles Town, Slots in a Runaway
The Washington Post;  October 12, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... Breeders' Classic is run Saturday night at Charles Town, the track's old hands will be watching ... It's hard to believe," marveled Charles Town's General Manager Dickie Moore ... If the Breeders' Classic epitomizes Charles Town's growth since the introduction of ...

Article: Slot Machines Split Jackpot with Horse Racing at Charles ...
The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  October 27, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Lane Filler Oct. 27--CHARLES TOWN, W.Va.--When slot machines come ... thrives. This is particularly evident at Charles Town Racetrack, a thoroughbred oval owned ... 1990s, before slot machines came to Charles Town, a 10-race program might involve ...