Neil L. Pessin

Trainer Neil Pessin is a hands-on horseman who maintains a stable of about 15 racehorses. He is the son of noted veterinarian Arnold G. Pessin and grew up surrounded by horses. His father made an indelible mark on racing in his own state by building the Kentucky Training Center as well as Dueling Grounds, now known as Kentucky Downs.

Pessin is best known as the trainer of elite sprinter Bell's the One, who gave Pessin his first Grade 1 triumph on Sept. 5, 2020, when she staged a furious rally to overtake Serengeti Empress by a nose in the Derby City Distaff Stakes presented by Derby City Gaming.