Author: Ted Black

The art of Maryland Million race selection

Posted by Ted Black | Oct 21, 2016 | Breaking, Features, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing, Top Stories |

For trainers with versatile horses — like Ben’s Cat and Rocky Policy — choosing which Maryland Million race to run in can be a complicated balancing act.

Raim, rain, Runco thrive at WVBC

Posted by Ted Black | Oct 11, 2016 | Breaking, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing |

Owner David Raim sent out consecutive winners in Saturday’s WVBC at Charles Town, including still-undefeated Bullets Fever.

Absent Candy One stars on WVBC night

Posted by Ted Black | Oct 10, 2016 | Breaking, Breeding, Features, Racing, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Breeding, WV Racing |

13-year-old Candy One starred on WVBC night at Charles Town. Though a middling racer, she’s an all-star broodmare and the dam of two horses that won Saturday.

Before Russell Road, there was Confucius Say

Posted by Ted Black | Oct 7, 2016 | Breaking, Features, Racing, Top Stories, West Virginia, WV Racing |

The long-retired Confucius Say won the West Virginia Breeders Classic three times — with five years between the second and third — and the Onion Juice once.