March 4, 2022 5:30 pm Night at the Races 2022

Night at the Races is back! Join us Friday, March 4th. Doors open at 5:30 and the gourmet buffet and food stations will be available at 6:00 p.m.. The event is held in the Terrace at Wheeling Island Casino while greyhound racing will be taking place.  Then at 6:30 p.m. – BLACKJACK!

Blackjack Details: Each attendee will receive 2 no-value chips and will be invited to the blackjack tables with fun local celebrity dealers. Meet MMA fighter – Johnny Haught, Flooring America’s Ricci Zambito, Taqueria 304’s Bobby Rys, EORH’s Kathy Givens, St. Clairsville Chamber of Commerce Director, Wendy Anderson and WTRF’s Aaron Myler.

Additional chips will be available for purchase (10/$5) and there will be a prize table to cash in chips. Every player that gets a Blackjack will be entered into drawings for additional prizes.

Money raised goes to the 2021-22 United Way Campaign – Give Where You Live.  What’s raised here stays here! All donations stay right here supporting community members of the upper Ohio Valley.

Tickets are $35 which includes dinner and a beer tasting from Carenbauer Distributing.

We also have amazing raffle prizes. Tickets are $3 a piece or 2 for $5 and can be purchased here.

Raffle Prizes include:

  • Michael Kors Purse and Wallet donated by WVU Medicine – Wheeling Hospital
  • $200 Walmart Gift Card
  • Hampton Inn Wheeling Package (1 Night Stay, Dinner at Elle & Jack’s and 2 tickets to the “Menopause the Musical” at Capitol on March 31st)
  • Steelers Rookie Autographed Football donated by Covestro
  • Oglebay Overnight Package with Breakfast

Consider being an event sponsor! Win ($2500), Place ($1000), and Show ($400) sponsorship levels are available.  Call the Jess or Maddi at the UW office for more details about sponsorships: 304-232-4625 or email [email protected].

Visit the Facebook event page here!

Thank you to our sponsors:

Win: Wheeling Island Casino, WTRF, Pepsi and All Around the World Gourmet
Place: Wheeling Intelligencer
Show: Cornerstone Group, Costanzo & Associates, Lamar Advertising, Main Street Bank, HE Neumann, Youth Services System and Cardinal Operating Company
Special thank you to our Annual Sponsors that support the UW all year long:  Comcast, WUV Medicine Wheeling Hospital, MPLX, Belmont Savings Bank, The Health Plan, Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal, Ziegenfelder, Williams and Leveltek

Register/Buy Tickets Here!

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