| Horsename: | Researcher |
| Sire: | Two Smart |
| Grandsire: | Two Punch |
| Dam: | Wild Magnolia |
| Damsire: | Apalachee |
| Sex: | Gelding |
| Foaled: | 2004 |
| Country: | United States |
| Colour: | Bay |
| Breeder: | Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. |
| Owner: | Rutledge Farm |
| Trainer: | Jeff Runco |
| Record: | 27: 13-6-2 |
| Earnings: | $1,379,379 |
| Race: | Charles Town Classic (2009, 2010) |
| Awards: | 2009 Champion Virginia-bred Older Male |
Researcher (foaled May 5, 2004, in Virginia) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed mostly in the United States. He was bred by the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.
A horse from the most humble beginnings http://www.lambholmsouth.com/images/lambholmsouth.com/default1.aspx?contentName=News&news=1&newsId=2913, Researcher was bought by Rutledge Farm (Mr. Hermen Greenberg), in 2005, as a $5,000 charitable donation http://middleburgeccentric.com/scripts/NewsManager/templates/ecc_artical.aspx?articleid=1716&zoneid=27 to the Virginia Tech Foundation's M.A.R.E Center, in Middleburg, Virginia. One year after winning the 1st Charles Town Classic, and only a few days before winning the 2nd Charles Town Classic, April 16, 2010, Mr. Zohar Ben-Dov (Kinross Farm) bought Researcher from Mr. Greenberg's estate, for an undisclosed sum. (Mr. Greenberg died February 28, 2010.)
A rare combination of stamina and speed, "Researcher is every horseman's dream..."—a "push button" horse http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/48429/researcher-finds-queens-county-formula, known for his adaptability.
Researcher became a "millionaire" on April 17, 2010, when he earned $600,000 for winning the 2nd Annual $1 Million Charles Town Classic. (He had previously earned $800,129.)
As of April 20, 2010, Researcher is listed as 2010's 4th Leading Money Earner http://www.equibase.com/static/statistics/2010/earning100.html in North America.
Researcher earned a record 133 Equibase Speed Figure in 2009's Inaugural Charles Town Classic.
Researcher was the lone local horse, in a 10-horse field, when he beat Commentator to steal the show https://www.espn.com/sports/horse/news/story?id=4081635 at Charles Town Races and Slots, winning the 1st Annual Charles Town Classic, on April 18, 2009.
On April 17, 2010, Researcher defended his title http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/56302/big-names-nominated-to-charles-town-classic, in the 2nd Annual $1 million Charles Town Classic by winning over a game Awesome Gem. His time was just a fraction off the track's record he set on 3/28/2009.repeated
The late Hermen Greenberg’s Researcher was named 2009 Champion Virginia-bred Older Male on the strength of his wins in the 2009 $500,000 Charles Town Classic Stakes (L) and his second-place finish in the 2009 $100,000 Queens Country Handicap Gr. III at Aqueduct. By Two Smart, out of Wild Magnolia by Apalachee, Researcher won four other West Virginia stakes races while earning $492,859 for 2009.http://www.vtablog.org/2010/06/virginia-bred-champions-honored-at.html
14: 12 - 2 - 0 (14 starts: 12 wins - 2 places - 0 shows)