Even with freezing temperatures and odds being calculated by slide rule, the grandstand overflowed.

Boyle spent $160,000 - a huge sum during the height of the Depression - to build the facility. The Boyles had bet that Charles Town would draw crowds as the only northern track to hold races during the winter season, and they wereright. During its 75-plus-year run, the track has welcomed historicalfigures, teetered on the brink of collapse, and re-emerged as a premiere gaming and entertainment facility. Founded by Albert Boyle as The Shenandoah Jockey Club, Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races became America’s first winter race meet upon theopening its doors in December of 1933. Since it was founded in 1933, the race track at Charles Town has seen and made history. Located outside of Charles Town, West Virginia. Home to the $1,500,000 Charles Town Classic and West Virginia Breeders Classics.