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The youngest progeny from Hall of Fame superstar Zenyatta recently arrived at John Shirreffs's barn at Santa Anita. The 2-year-old chestnut filly by <a href="https://lanesend.com/candyride " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Candy Ride</a> (Arg) named Zilkha is already well on her way to making her debut this year. Zoe Cadman checks in with her trainer.
Trainer Chad Brown joins this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss his trio of promising 3-year-old dirt colt, including this weekend's GI Preakness S. winner <a href="https://www.taylormadestallions.com/horse/early-voting/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Early Voting</a>.
Nick Tammaro has been known in public handicapping and tournament circles for nearly a decade now, having proven his sharp opinion on the New York Racing Association's Talking Horses pre-race handicapping show and in contest spots as prominent as the Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge. But Tammaro took on what he calls the “biggest professional challenge”...
Enrollment at Midway University, a small, private university in Midway Kentucky, has increased dramatically in recent years. We visited campus to learn about their growing equine program, which focuses on hands-on learning and creating practical experience for their students
The much-anticipated first foal out of champion Midnight Bisou arrived on Feb. 12 this year and is now thriving at Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa. Jeff Bloom stopped by the farm in the midst of Triple Crown season to visit the <a href="http://www.hillndalefarms.com/curlin/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Curlin</a> colt and his Eclipse Award-winning dam.
Trainer Graham Motion joined this week's TDN Writers' Room after his trainee Highland Chief (Ire) had a breakthrough performance in the GI Man o' War S.
Undefeated sensation <a href="https://lanesend.com/flightline " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Flightline</a> (<a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>), who is preparing for the GI Metropolitan Mile H. on June 11, worked five furlongs in :59.60 with Flavien Prat aboard Monday morning at Santa Anita. Zoe Cadman spoke with John Sadler following the work.
Following the recent announcement of an N.I.L. deal between University Kentucky's starting quarterback Will Levis and Claiborne Farm stallion War of Will, Levis and Claiborne President Walker Hancock sat down with Katie Petrunyak in the first episode of the ongoing series 'Catching Up with Katie.' The trio discussed how the idea for the partnership came...
Six days after his 80-1 upset aboard Rich Strike in the Kentucky Derby, Sonny Leon is back riding at Belterra Park. We catch up with him here.
The retirement of <a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horse/nashville/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Nashville</a>, a son of WinStar's leading sire Speightstown, was announced this week. The farm's Stars of Tomorrow Event featured the stakes winner as well as stable stars <a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horse/life-is-good/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Life Is Good</a> and <a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horse/country-grammer/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Country Grammer</a>.
Larry Collmus, the voice of the Triple Crown and the Breeders' Cup on NBC, joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to relive the 2022 Kentucky Derby and discuss his pre-race preparations for a big day of racing.
Remi Bellocq, cartoonist for the TDN, completed his first-ever mural at the home of Kentucky Derby fanatics Tom and Rhonda Carpenter. Watch the time lapse of his work and read more about the Carpenter's story here: https://wp.tdn.pmadv.com/what-makes-a-dream-house-a-dream-home-a-remi-mural/
