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Opening date
  
December 3, 1933

Casino type
  
Racetrack

Phone
  
+1 304-725-7001

No. of rooms
  
150

Opened
  
3 December 1933

Number of rooms
  
150

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races

Location
  
Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA

Theme
  
Silver Screen Slots, OK Corral Slots, Slot City, Slot Central and Hollywood Slots

Notable restaurants
  
Skyline Terrace, Skybox, Epic Buffet, Final Cut, 9 Dragons

Address
  
580 E 5th Ave, Ranson, WV 25438, USA

Hours
  
Open today · Open 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hours

Owner
  
Gaming and Leisure Properties

Similar
  
Penn National Race Co, Hollywood Casino at Penn Nati, Harpers Ferry National, The Event Center at Hollywoo, Maryland Live! Casino

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Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is a race track and casino just outside the eastern city limits of Charles Town, West Virginia, owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn National Gaming. It features a six furlong thoroughbred horse racing facility that is home of the West Virginia Breeders' Classic. It is one of the busiest thoroughbred tracks in the country with over 240 racing dates scheduled for 2012. It generally runs a 5 days a week schedule (four days per week in July & August and some major holidays). It also contains over 3,000 slot machines, and table games.

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Ownership history

The Charles Town Race Track was opened on December 2, 1933 by the Shenandoah Valley Jockey Club. It has changed owners over the years and in 1997 was purchased by Penn National Gaming, Inc.

The Sprint Festival

In 2008, the track inaugurated The Sprint Festival, four open stakes worth a total of $500,000. These are the 4½ furlong $200,000 Charles Town Invitational Dash for colts and geldings three-years-old and up, the $100,000 Lady Charles Town for 3-year-old fillies at 4½ furlongs, the $100,000 West Virginia Sprint Derby for 3-year-olds at 4½ furlongs, and the $100,000 Red Legend Stakes for 3-year-olds at seven furlongs.

West Virginia Breeders' Classics

In 1987, NFL Hall of Famer Sam Huff organized the first West Virginia Breeders’ Classics. Local favorite Onion Juice won the inaugural running and the state’s first $100,000 purse.

  • Biggest race of the day is the $500,000 West Virginia Breeders' Classic.
  • Total purses for the day combine for a total $1,000,000.
  • Charles Town Classic

    In 2009, it inaugurated the Charles Town Classic for older horses running a distance of one and 1/8 mile. The purse was "tiered" and was determined by the graded status of the winner. The purse's range was from between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Researcher won the 1st and 2nd Charles Town Classic races. In 2013, the purse was increased to $1,500,000 with the winner receiving $1,000,000, making the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic one of the richest Thoroughbred race contested in U.S. surpassed only by the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup World Championships. The race has attracted top-class performers including Game On Dude and Shared Belief.

    Hotel

    Also on the property is a 150-room hotel, The Inn at Charles Town, and several dining facilities, including a food court, track side restaurant, and the Skyline Terrace. However, the previously mentioned dining facilities are not located in the hotel.

    Table games

    On December 5, 2009, a second referendum was held on table games and this time voters approved the referendum to allow table games at the venue. As of July 2, 2010, the facility, for years known as "Charles Town Races & Slots," was renamed "Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races".

    References

    Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races Wikipedia