The Boyles had bet that Charles Town would draw crowds as the only northern track to hold races during the winter season, and they were right. The original owners, Albert and Joseph Boyle, spent $160,000 - a huge sum during the height of the Depression - to build the facility the facility. The facility officially opened as Jefferson County Races on December 3, 1933. During its 70-year run, the track has welcomed historical figures, teetered on the brink of collapse, and reemerged as a premiere gaming and entertainment facility. Since it was founded in 1933, the race track at Charles Town has seen- and made- history.
