Ted Black

Born and raised in Prince George’s County, MD, Ted first began covering racing in 1987 on a freelance basis for the Bowie Blade-News, the Prince George’s Journal and the Prince George’s Sentinel. He has been a member of the National Turf Writers Association since 1995.

Rosecroft, Pompano host solid Sunday cards

Mon Jan 20 2020Ted Black

On the same evening in the which the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers both punched their tickets to Super Bowl 54 in Miani in two weeks, standardbred fans were looking to cash ample tickets at a pair of five-eighths mile ovals that offered ...
Stakes abound throughout the day on Saturday

Sun Jan 19 2020Ted Black

While many sports enthusiasts were already looking forward to the pair of National Football League conference championships on Sunday, thoroughbred racing fans were keenly focused on the stakes card that transpired at the Fair Grounds and Laurel Park ...
Pompano Park caps weekend harness action

Mon Jan 13 2020Ted Black

On the same evening in which the four teams that will advance to the National Football League conference championship games were determined, Pompano Park in southern Florida hosted a competitive card of overnight races that offered harness racing ent ...
Yonkers and Meadowlands hosts Saturday cards

Sun Jan 12 2020Ted Black

While many sports enthusiasts were closely watching the National Football League playoffs on Saturday, harness racing fans focused on a pair of tracks in close proximity to one another as both Yonkers Raceway and The Meadowlands offered cards with si ...
Wiggle It Jiggleit completes comeback with victory

Fri Jan 03 2020Ted Black

It had been over three years since he last reached the winner's circle and more than four years after he enjoyed a dominant sophomore campaign en route to being harness racing horses of the year in 2015, but Thursday evening at Dover Downs Wiggle It ...
New Year's Day offers plenty of good racing action

Wed Jan 01 2020Ted Black

The old adage that nothing changes on New Year's Day certainly does not apply to thoroughbred racing since all of the runners, regardless of their actually foaling date, turn one year older on January 1. Several horses celebrated their "birthday" in ...
Dover Downs hosts intriguing Thursday card

Tue Dec 17 2019Ted Black

Temperatures may be expected to plummet this week, but those venturing the Dover Downs will have a chance to pad their Christmas shopping bankrolls on Thursday through a number of intriguing events for pacers. Two horses that have proven dominant at ...
Harness action prevails on Saturday from noon to midnight

Sun Dec 15 2019Ted Black

Harness racing enthusiasts may have diminished in numbers over the years but the remaining group is a genuinely hearty breed that insists on watching Saturday action from noon to midnight at tracks large and small. As is typically the case on Saturd ...
Rosecroft races through rainy conditions on Monday

Tue Dec 10 2019Ted Black

Amid conditions that were far from ideal on Monday evening, Rosecroft Raceway hosted one of the final live cards of the 2019 season as trotters, pacers and drivers weathered the misty elements. Despite the conditions, both the fall meet champion pace ...
Ample stakes action takes place on Thanksgiving eve

Thu Nov 28 2019Ted Black

On the day when millions of Americans across the country were hitting the highways or airports to travel to various Thanksgiving Day destinations, Dover Downs, Penn National and Zia Park all offered plenty of lucrative stakes on Wednesday when most r ...
Maryland earns Monday night spotlight

Tue Nov 26 2019Ted Black

On the same night that millions of Americans watched the Baltimore Ravens throttle the Los Angeles Rams, 45-6, on Monday Night Football, Rosecroft Raceway offered a solid program that highlighted the top pacers and trotters owned by residents in the ...
Meadowlands offers stellar card just before Thanksgiving

Sun Nov 24 2019Ted Black

As millions of Americans make plans to hit the highways or sky-ways this week for the annual Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend, numerous harness racing fans across the land focused their attention on Saturday night's stakes-filled card at the Meadowla ...
Harness stakes action winding down this month

Thu Nov 21 2019Ted Black

With the Breeders Crown finals having already been contested and many of the stakes completed across the country, there are only a few marquee events remaining on the slate for harness racing owners and fans. This Saturday night the Meadowlands wil ...