CHARLES TOWN – Defending champion Runaldo headlines a full field of 10 with two alternates in this year’s renewal of the Sam Huff West Virginia Breeders’ Classic, the richest race for West Virginia-breds on the 39th annual West Virginia Breeders’ Classics card.

The 10-race program boasts over $1 million in purses and gets underway at 7 p.m.

Runaldo – named for the tandem of trainer Jeff Runco and jockey Arnaldo Bocachica – burst onto the scene last year with his win in the Sam Huff. The son of Creative Cause has added three allowance wins to his resume in his 5-year-old campaign, and Runco believes Runaldo is primed for another top performance.

“I think he’s set up for this race,” Runco said. “We’ve changed some things along the way. We’ve worked with him at the starting gate, and he’s

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