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By Bob Hill, TSV staff writer —- Twelve fillies have been entered for the G2 Black-Eyed Susan this Friday at Pimlico Race Track. The weather forecast is calling for temperatures in the low 70s and it appears that the racing surface will be dry. Here’s a look at his the...

Kentucky Derby Picks by Bob Hill, TSV Staff Writer A prominent national handicapper observed this week that picking one horse to win the Kentucky Derby is a gnarly, near-impossible task. For that reason, he advises playing exactas and trifectas or maybe a superfecta if your...

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame —- Eight new members have been elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. The class of 2023 is comprised of jockey Corey Nakatani and the racehorses Arrogate (KY), California Chrome (CA), and Songbird (KY) in the...

The 23-year old two-time graded-stakes winner came to Old Friends in 2016.   GEORGETOWN, KY. – March 19, 2023 – Eye of the Tiger, a two-time graded-stakes winner, was found dead in his paddock early Saturday morning, March 18, 2023 at Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky. Necropsy...

By Pat McKenna —- ELMONT, N.Y. – The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced plans to install a synthetic track at Belmont Park. The one-mile synthetic oval will be located to the inside of the inner turf course and will serve as the fourth Belmont racing...

By Mike Henry —- (PHOTO IS COURTESY OF SV PHOTOGRAPHY OLDSMAR, FL. – Kathleen O’Connell described supplanting Kim Hammond as the No. 1-winning female trainer in North American Thoroughbred racing history as an accomplishment. For O’Connell’s many fans, including jockey...