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4th-Belmont, $90,000, Msw, 5-28, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:25.06, ft, neck. VIRTUAL REALITY (f, 3, Cloud Computing--Miss Malibu Style, by Malibu Moon) had been on the work tab religiously since the middle of February, and put it all together here at first asking, finishing best of the inexperienced runners in the field. Breaking inward at the jump, Manny Franco was able to correct her but wound up three wide before jostling with eventual third-place finisher Ms. Solveig (Bernardini) as that one steadily inched closer to the rail. The bumper cars came...

The Breeders' Cup is collaborating with Facebook's Oculus to produce a virtual reality (VR) broadcast of the 2020 World Championships, to be held this coming Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7, at Keeneland. Oculus, a leading VR platform, will give fans an immersive arena-like live viewing experience. Available on the social viewing app Venues, the VR broadcast will bring the Breeders' Cup experience right into homes, which is particularly applicable this year with the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the VR broadcast, Breeders' Cup will use 80 cameras on site. "With...

A newly developed virtual reality experience that allows users to experience horse racing through the eyes of a jockey or harness driver is available to attendees of the Pennsylvania Farm Show.  The 360-degree virtual reality experience--using real video filmed during actual Thoroughbred and harness races in Pennsylvania--allows individuals wearing a virtual reality headset to look left, right, and behind them as they race against other horses toward the finish line. To complete the Thoroughbred racing experience, users can even experience the simulated virtual reality race while riding on an Equicizer,...