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Fresh from one of the biggest wins in her training career to date, Lindsay Schultz took a moment this week to appreciate a new milestone, following Baby Vino (Vino Rosso)'s dominant 10-length victory in Saturday's Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park. We sit down with the 37-year-old to talk about the horse, the Haskell, and how she has come so far so fast.

The sales season looks a lot different these days for Dr. Barry Eisaman and his wife Shari. The husband-and-wife duo's Eisaman Equine was a fixture at the OBS sales for decades, but their shingle has been notably absent since 2023. With the pinhooking and consigning chapter closed, the Eisamans are now focusing on the other aspect of their business: breaking and training two-year-olds and rehabilitating older horses for some of the country's leading ownership groups. Follow along for a morning of training with Dr. Eisaman and get a look at...

Although George Weaver has seen success on the international stage from Royal Ascot to Dubai, a Breeders' Cup victory had eluded him for 23 years of training. He finally reached his breakthrough when Cy Fair beat the boys in the 2026 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint.

Pierre Gasnier succeeded Georges Rimaud as the Manager of the French Studs for the Aga Khan Studs in 2025, a year that was marked with great successes but also the sad loss of HH Aga Khan IV. Having held the operation in reverence since a young child Gasnier spoke to TDN about his background and the vision for the studs going forward.

Tallulah Becza-Levitt was just four years old when her preschool teachers noticed that she was limping. Her parents took her to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), one of the country's leading pediatric specialists and received a diagnosis no parent should ever have to hear: neurofibromatosis, an incurable condition in which tumors grow uncontrollably on the body's nerves, which has left her with a disability. Now, she has rediscovered the joy of movement on the back of a 21-year-old former racehorse named Fittipaldi.

Six trainers earned their first Breeders' Cup victory in 2024. The TDN visits with them to discuss what the win meant to them personally and to their career.

Katey Caddel always knew she'd build a life around horses, but it was the sense of community within the Thoroughbred industry that made her fall in love with racing. When trainer Robbie Medina opened his public stable in 2023, Caddel came on board as his assistant trainer and helped build the operation from the ground up. Three years later, the barn is making headlines with Praying (Vekoma), who handed the stable their first ticket to the Breeders' Cup with her win in the GII Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes at...

Morgan Kervarrec shared a special bond with the horses that she works with. It's what she loves most about her job as an exercise rider for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Going into this year's Breeders' Cup, her mounts include GI Goodwood Stakes winner Nevada Beach, GI Del Mar Debutante Stakes victress Bottle of Rouge, 'TDN Rising Star' Boyd (Violence) and GSW and GISP Barnes. She shares her insights on the quartet in this episode of Breeders' Cup Connections.

Tony Gutierrez, a former jockey, has made a name for himself as one of the most sought-after work riders on the Santa Anita backside. Going into this year's Breeders' Cup, he is the breeze rider of three-time Grade I winner Journalism and also the exercise rider of Motorious. Learn more about the veteran horseman in this episode of Breeders' Cup Connections.

For Riley Mott, it all comes down to legacy—not only the one he inherited, but the one he hopes to create. After launching his stable in 2022, this year he brought home his first Grade I win with World Beater and is now set to attend his first Breeders' Cup with Argos.

It's easy to see why five-time Grade I winner She Feels Pretty has become a fan favorite. She's remarkably consistent, gutsy, and she has a goat best friend named Mickey. Enrique Miranda, an assistant trainer for Cherie DeVaux, is the star filly's main exercise rider and can attest: to know She Feels Pretty is to love her. He shares more about the filly in this episode Breeders' Cup Connections.

Medallion Racing Partnerships operates at the highest level of racing, with 25% of their starts coming in Grade 1 races and 63% in Graded and Group races. Now, they're taking ownership one step further, with custom trips and experiences for their owners in international destinations. We tagged along on a recent visit to Deauville, France, where the partners saw the D Day Beaches, toured cider farms, drove sulkies on Utah Beach, and more.