Ted Black • contributor to The Racing Biz

22
Apr

Seeing double on Charles Town Classic undercard

Ted Black / 10 years
0
9 min read

Things kept happening in pairs on the undercard of this afternoon’s Grade 2 Charles Town Classic.

21
Apr

For Charles Town trainers, a chance to tackle the best

Ted Black / 10 years
0
7 min read

Charles Town trainers tackling open company on Saturday’s big card know they’re up against it – but “it’s up to the horses,” one says.

20
Apr

Filly trio set to contest Charles Town stakes

Ted Black / 10 years
0
7 min read

The three fillies at the head of the Charles Town sophomore class all will run in undercard stakes Saturday, though one, Cuttin Edge Tech, will take on the boys.

13
Apr

Researcher struck blow for the home team in first CT Classic

Ted Black / 10 years
0
9 min read

The Charles Town Classic has always attracted good horses in search of a payday. But in the first running, local hero Researcher boosted local pride with an upset.

29
Mar

Ultra-consistent Ronney Brown just keeps on winnin’

Ted Black / 10 years
2
7 min read

Two of the best horses to run for trainer Ronney Brown have Charles Town stakes named after them – but his true hallmark has been his year-in year-out consistency.

23
Mar

For jack-of-all trades Gaffney, a burgeoning career and a new reason to stay home

Ted Black / 10 years
1
7 min read

He’s been a groom, a jock’s agent, an on-air analyst. Now trainer Hubert Gaffney has a growing barn — and a compelling reason to come home each day.

09
Mar

Grams’s outfit looks to outrun modest size

Ted Black / 10 years
1
8 min read

Trainer Tim Grams and his wife Judy have a modest breeding operation which has thrown plenty of useful runners, the latest of which, Moonlit Song, is a stakes hopeful.

23
Feb

Turnbull, Roll leading from behind — the camera

Ted Black / 10 years
1
7 min read

At many tracks young women are prominent in front of the camera as racing analysts; at Charles Town Katherine Turnbull and Bethanny Roll are thriving behind it.

18
Feb

Late-arriving Follow the Notion making a belated mark

Ted Black / 10 years
0
9 min read

Follow the Notion didn’t race till age three and didn’t find his stride until five. Now six, the late-arriving runner is one of the best at Charles Town.

11
Feb

Something old, something new with Espinosa

Ted Black / 10 years
1
8 min read

Charles Town track announcer Paul Espinosa may be a fresh face in racing – but he’s also a third-generation participant in the game.

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