Coastal Mission, Muad'dib Lead WV Breeders' Classic
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Coastal Mission wins the Russell Road Stakes at Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races
Ten stakes races worth $1.025 million in purses highlight the West Virginia Breeders Classics at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races Oct. 14.
The richest of the Saturday evening races is the $300,000 Sam Huff West Virginia Breeders' Classic. That race honors the late Sam Huff, a National Football League Hall of Famer and West Virginia native and breeder who founded the West Virginia Breeders Classics.
Trainer Jeff Runco starts the favorites in the 1 1/8-mile race in Coleswood Farm's Coastal Mission , 7-for-8 this year and a winner of five straight in shorter races, and David Raim's Muad'dib , who seeks a third consecutive win in the race after taking it in 2022 and 2021.
Arnaldo Bocachica rides 4-5 favorite Coastal Mission, a 4-year-old gelded son of Great Notion , while Marshall Mendez is aboard 5-2 shot Muad'dib, a 6-year-old Fiber Sonde gelding.
Runco has also entered Nail Glasser's 15-1 longshot Noballstwostrikes , who Orlando Bocachica will ride.
Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races, Saturday, October 14, 2023, Race 8Entries: Sam Huff West Virginia Breeders' Classic S.
PP
Horse
Jockey
Wgt
Trainer
M/L
1
1Tyry Tyrannosaurus (WV)
Keimar Trotman
123
Michael E. Jones, Jr.
50/1
2
2Coastal Mission (WV)
Arnaldo Bocachica
123
Jeff C. Runco
4/5
3
3Buff's Eye View (WV)
Jeiron Barbosa
123
David Walters
30/1
4
4Martin Man (WV)
Victor Rodriguez
123
Wade S. Sanderson
20/1
5
5Late in the Game (WV)
Gustavo Larrosa
123
Ronald G. Sigler
6/1
6
6Noballstwostrikes (WV)
Orlando Bocachica
123
Jeff C. Runco
15/1
7
7Rip Thorn (WV)
Charle Oliveros
123
Timothy M. Collins
30/1
8
8C R's Mandate (WV)
Denis Araujo
123
Raimondo Schiano-Dicola
15/1
9
9Candy Invasion (WV)
Antonio Lopez
123
Kristy Petty
15/1
10
10Muad'dib (WV)
Marshall Mendez
123
Jeff C. Runco
5/2