Author: Ted Black

Midlantic horses make a splash in Louisville

Posted by Ted Black | May 6, 2013 | Maryland, MD Breeding, PA Breeding, Pennsylvania, Top Stories |

A couple of Pennsylvania-bred longshots and a Maryland-bred favorite added up to a productive weekend for mid-Atlantic-breds in Louisville this Derby weekend. Ted Black has the scoop.

Zimny and Charles Town aiming for G1 status with Classic

Posted by Ted Black | Apr 23, 2013 | Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Business, WV Racing |

Soon after the post-race celebration ended in the winner’s circle following Game On Dude’s victory in the fifth running of the Grade II, $1.5 million Charles Town Classic, Charles Town’s Vice President of...

Did Dude set a record? CT to revisit Classic time

Posted by Ted Black | Apr 22, 2013 | Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing |

Game On Dude won Saturday’s G2 Charles Town Classic in an official time of 1:52.27, but the track has said it will review the final time. Our man Ted Black says that’s a good thing — because logic, and nearly a dozen hand-timings of the race, suggest that Dude was a lot closer to the stakes record than to the pedestrian official time.