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Zoe Cadman meets Wes Champagne, a long time farrier at Santa Anita Park, to learn the fascinating details of his job each day at the track. Wes has worked on shoeing and ensuring the safety of many champions including American Pharoah and Accelerate.

A multiple-graded stakes winner, American Lion (Tiznow) earned almost a half-million dollars on the track and ran in the 2010 Kentucky Derby. He was retired to stud at Darby Dan Farm, but when his stud career didn't pan out, his connections made sure he found a safe landing at New Vocations, where he is now preparing for a new career. Anna Ford tells us the story.

In 2018, TDN launched its video product, now on track to garner 2.5 million views per year. Here's a quick look back at the year that was.

New York breds had a stellar year on the track and in the sales ring in 2018. We talk to a number of participants in the program about why they buy and race them.

This week, Haras dEtreham released the 2019 stud fees for their roster which includes Almanzor, Wootton Bassett, Scissor Kick and Elusive City. Kelsey Riley caught up with Nicolas de Chambure at Keeneland to discuss the fees.

On August 16, they will hold the second of two bi-annual Palio races in Siena, Italy. Members of the TDN staff attended the first on July 2, and Patty Wolfe brings you this report.

In 1924, Iris and Antonio Origo purchased a desolate property in Tuscany. Almost 100 years later, their children and grandchildren manage what the Origos turned it into: one of the most beautiful places on earth.