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Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Essential Quality was made the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the 147th Kentucky Derby on May 1 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. That may not be a good thing for a couple of reasons. First, nobody likes to bet a favorite at short...

TSV STAFF —- KENTUCKY DERBY PRESENTED BY WOODFORD RESERVE (G1) PP Horse Jockey Wgt Trainer M/L 1 Known Agenda (KY) Irad Ortiz, Jr. 126 Todd A. Pletcher – 2 Like the King (KY) Drayden Van Dyke 126 Wesley A. Ward – 3 Brooklyn Strong (NY) Umberto Rispoli 126 Daniel...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Memories of the most exciting two minutes in sports (the Kentucky Derby, not an NFL replay review) remind some veteran racing fans that the more they learn about the sport, the less they know. Watching Seattle Slew from the Churchill Downs...

By Pat McKenna —- ELMONT, N.Y. – The 48-day Belmont Park spring/summer meet will begin on Thursday, April 22, without spectators in attendance. The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will be able to determine when Belmont Park will re-open to spectators following the...

By Keith McCalmont —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced it will again offer a $1 million bonus to the connections of any Japan-based horse who wins the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes slated for Saturday, June 5 at Belmont...

NTRA Communications —- LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 12, 2021) – Essential Quality, who is training at Churchill Downs in preparation for the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on May 1, remains at No. 1 in this week’s National Thoroughbred Racing Association...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- This year’s Kentucky Derby trail continued its upset run to Louisville when Concert Tour was beaten as the odds-on favorite April 10 in the Arkansas Derby. After an early speed duel with Caddo River, both were run down...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Photo credit: Coady Photography Hot Springs, Ark. (Saturday, April 10, 2021) – Last year’s Oaklawn Handicap (G2) winner By My Standards, making his first start since two disappointing efforts last November, made a winning return to Hot Springs for owners...

By Amy Owens —- Juliet Foxtrot (GB) Leads All the Way to Win Coolmore Jenny Wiley Owner Juddmonte Farms earns prestigious Keeneland Pitcher for success at track Click here for a video recap of the day at Keeneland LEXINGTON, KY (April 10, 2021) – Juddmonte Farms’ homebred...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Hot Springs, Ark. (Saturday, April 10, 2021) – The third round of the budding rivalry between the nation’s top sprinters ended the same as the second round as Madaket Stables, Gary Barber and Tom Kagele’s C Z Rocket shot past Whitmore to take Saturday’s...