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26 Episodes 1990 - 1991
Episode 1
Henry has a severe but temporary bout of angina and is certain he is finished as a trainer and that The Black will never race again, but Alec and Catherine fight his decision to quit.
Episode 2
Alec is home from racing to give both himself and the Black a break. Meanwhile, Catherine is fighting to be able to live her dream, becoming a jockey.
Episode 3
Sat, Sep 29, 1990
Alec's mother is blinded by chemicals. When Alec leaves the Black to go home to help his mother, the Black runs away from Henry so he can once again be with the boy he loves.
Episode 4
Alec is scheduled to ride The Black in an important film scene, but during the filming, the director deviously sets off fake explosives endangering both horse and boy.
Episode 5
A rival trainer and his underhanded lady friend use a long-distance electronic device to spook The Black at critical moments.
Episode 6
Sat, Sep 29, 1990
Catherine in jumping in an adjoining field when Napoleon breaks out of his pasture, only to be injured by Catherine's horse. Everybody goes to Napoleon's aid, but when they finally get him back into his stall and the vet is called, the Black goes crazy and stands guard over the little horse. He lets Alec into the barn, and after watching him closely for the night, Napoleon recovers.
Episode 7
While Alec and Henry are picking up supplies, they find a boy trying to stowaway in their trailer. Later, they help the boy, Bobby, and his dad come to an understanding over what Bobby wants to do.
Episode 8
A former rodeo champion bronc rider needs Alec's help to regain the courage to ride which he lost in a riding accident.
Episode 9
Alec participates in a commercial commemorating the last pony express rider. While on route, Alec gets lost and comes upon a Native American named Hank who reveals the truth about who the last pony express rider really was.
Episode 10
Henry, who never learned to read properly, blunders into signing a racing contract which endangers The Black's ownership -- and Henry's friendship with Alec.
Episode 11
Alec covers up for a fifteen-year-old girl who is an alcoholic.
Episode 12
Henry is acting strangely, and after hearing him talking to a stranger about the Black, Alec begins to wonder is Henry is turning on him.
Episode 13
A rival stable, desperate to win, frames Henry for doping The Black.
Episode 14
Alec and Henry visit an old friend of Henry's who has a troublesome nephew named Dennis. When Dennis sets the Black off, it sets into motion a whole series of events that endanger the lives of both him and Alec's.
Episode 15
Alec makes friends with a boy named Mike, who suffers from downs syndrome. When an accident occurs while Alec and Mike are riding, it is up to Mike to save the day.
Episode 16
An underhanded paparazzo, injured after provoking The Black, persuades a judge that the horse is a menace. When Alec learns of plans to put The Black down, he runs away on The Black and a manhunt ensues.
Episode 17
A man claiming to be an old friend of Alec's father kidnaps Alec for a set of perfect black pearls that he claims were sent years ago to Alec's mother.
Episode 18
Alec realizes that his increasing height and weight may soon prevent him from being a jockey and resorts to radical measures.
Episode 19
Sun, Jan 20, 1991
The Black is kidnapped and taken to France.
Episode 20
After being kept in confinement for two weeks, the Black seems to have lost his spirit. Alec, refusing to give up, takes the Black to the hills, hoping that he will regain his spirit.
Episode 21
Sun, Feb 3, 1991
The daughter of the man, who willed the Black to Alec, has come to take him back to Arabia when her horses are stolen by raiders. When the Black is stolen, Alec blamed the princess, but things are not what they seem.
Episode 22
Catherine is engaged to a man she has only known two weeks, and there is a plot afoot to steal a million US dollars in diamonds destined for a charity/horse race benefit.
Episode 23
Sun, Feb 17, 1991
In France, Alec, Catherine, Henry and the Black are looking for directions to a farm when a magnificent jumper named Alto comes up. The rider informs them that he was supposed to meet them but was late, and he guides them to the farm, practicing his jumping course along the way. His horse refuses at a very tall jump called "The Judge," but he guides them to the farm. After everybody is settled in, Henry drives off to Paris, promising Alec that he'll be back in a week. Alec is working with the rider, who turns out to be the owner's son, setting up jumps when his horse comes up limping. After being looked at by the vet, it is determined that he won't be able to compete in a race next week, and that they were counting on the winnings to keep the farm going. Alec thinks about this and decides that the Black will compete in the race, although everybody warns him that he is not trained for steeplechase. Catherine, the owner of the farm, her son, and Henry all help him get ready, and (of course) the Black wins.
Episode 24
Sun, Feb 24, 1991
When Alec returns a very large amount of money he dramatically found in an old barn, the police question whether he has returned the full amount, and the robbers are not far behind.
Episode 25
Sun, Mar 3, 1991
As a race looms, Henry is first bewildered by the vision of a glowing white stallion in the night, then almost seriously injured when the stallion makes a second nocturnal appearance, and his host, le Baron de Neufchatel, seems to know more than he is saying.
Episode 26
Alec becomes very protective of The Black after witnessing a terrible accident resulting in the death of a horse, and he declares that The Black will never again be allowed to race.