If the winner had previously won a Grade 2 Stakes Race, then the purse was $750,000. In 2009 the stakes distribution was as follows: If the winner had previously won a Grade 1 Stakes Race, then the purse was $1,000,000. The event was inaugurated on 18 April 2009 and was won by the second favorite (16/5) Researcher who after taking the lead shortly before entering the stretch run, drawing off to win by a 2 + 1⁄ 4 margin in a time of 1:49.86.
The event currently carries a purse of $1,000,000. The Charles Town Classic is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and older over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt held annually in August at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Charles Town, West Virginia. Horse race Charles Town Classic Grade II race
