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In this edition of the Weekend Preview presented by Three Chimneys, the crew unpacks a stellar weekend of racing headlined by the GI TVG Pacific Classic, where <a href="https://lanesend.com/flightline " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Flightline</a> will attempt to stretch his perfect record to 5 for 5, and on the East Coast, Grade I action continues through Labor Day during closing weekend at...
Mark Taylor joins this week's TDN Writers' Room to talk about the success of Taylor Made sire <a href="https://www.taylormadestallions.com/horse/not-this-time/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Not This Time</a> and his Travers-winning son <a href="https://coolmore.com/en/america/stallion/epicenter/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Epicenter</a>. He also gives a preview of the Taylor Made consignment at the Keeneland September Sale. The TDN Writers' Room is sponsored by Keeneland, Coolmore, the Green Group, the Lane's End...
Airdrie Stud will be represented by two first-crop yearling sires at the upcoming Keeneland September Sale. We spoke to their Director of Sales Jocelyn Brooks about Grade I winners Preservationist and <a href="https://www.airdriestud.com/horse/divisidero/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Divisidero</a>.
This week on TDNtv, we visited Racing for Home in Connecticut, the writers on the TDN Writers' Room talked to Aron Wellman, and Zoe Cadman catches up with Todd Pletcher assistants Sophie and Amelia Green.
Sophie and Amelia Green have become integral to the success of Todd Pletcher's racing stable, which has dominated at this summer's Saratoga meet thanks in large part to <a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horse/life-is-good/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Life is Good</a> and Nest. Amelia is the exercise rider for both of those Grade I winners, while Sophie serves as an assistant trainer.
It's a huge weekend of racing over August 27-28, and the Writers' Room team unpacks it for you in this edition of the Three Chimneys-TDN Weekend Preview. As usual, Three Chimneys' superstar second-crop stallion <a href="https://www.threechimneys.com/horse/gun-runner/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Gun Runner</a> is right in the thick of it as the sire of two of the Travers top choices, the two-time...
Aron Wellman, the President and Founder of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to continue the celebration after Nest's stunning victory in the GI Alabama S. The TDN Writers' Room is sponsored by Keeneland, Coolmore, the Green Group, the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association, XBTV, Three Chimneys Farm, West Point Thoroughbreds and Legacy...
Bo Derek, an actress, model, and humanitarian, has joined the MyRacehorse owner community as its first-ever celebrity ambassador. Derek sits on the Executive Board for the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, is an Ambassador for the Breeders' Cup World Championships and is now an owner on I'm a Looker '20, a 2-year-old colt by Pioneerof the...
At the age of 17, NYRA/Fox Sports broadcaster Acacia (Courtney) Clement founded Racing for Home, a 501(c)(3) organization that is dedicated to the after care of Thoroughbreds once their racing career is over. They currently have 13 horses in their program and focus on long-term care for horses that cannot go into immediate training after...
This week on TDNtv, we caught up with Dean Reeves ahead of Reeves Thoroughbred Racing's fourth stakes win of the Saratoga meet. We also chatted with Eddie Fazzone of Eddie F's New England Seafood Restaurant as his filly Dream Central prepares for her next start this week at Saratoga. On this week's TDN Writers' Room,...
While racing draws thousands of visitors to Saratoga Springs every summer, its biggest appeal is its graceful, bustling downtown. Two buildings on Broadway are now undergoing a huge transformation without losing their historic charm. The Adelphi Hotel, which recently underwent a major renovation, will be merged with the adjacent Rip Van Dam Hotel, expanding the...
The morning after Damon's Mound trounced the competition in the GII Saratoga Special S., his trainer Michelle Lovell tells us about what makes this colt so special. The son of <a href="https://www.airdriestud.com/horse/girvin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Girvin</a> is not only her first Saratoga winner, but also her first Saratoga starter.
