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Never has the pressure been greater on the Thoroughbred trainer than it is today. Facing increasing scrutiny and regulations, as well as the backlash felt from the federal indictments and censure of a barrel full of 'bad apples,' trainers are forced to ply an already labor-intensive trade in an atmosphere that is often harsh and...
Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher joins this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss superstar <a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horse/life-is-good/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Life Is Good</a> and his top three-year-old trainees.
Two new stallions, both debut winners as juveniles who went on to become Grade I winners, have joined the Lane's End roster for 2022. Code of Honor (Noble Mission {GB} – Reunited, by Dixie Union) and Lexitonian (Speightstown – Riviera Romper, by <a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a>) will stand for a fee of $10,000 in their first year at...
The Irish National Stud has welcome two new stallions to their roster for 2022, Lucky Vega and Nando Parrado. Both were high class two-year-olds and both will have strong support this season. Conor Hyland tells TDN's Alayna Cullen about the new stallions.
This year Journeyman Stud in Ocala, Florida added two new stallions to their stud roster: GIII Los Alamitos Derby winner Uncle Chuck and stakes-winning Florida-bred Chance It (Currency Swap).
2021 G1 Pegasus World Cup winner Knicks Go, trained by Brad Cox and campaigned by Korea Racing Authority, finished second behind <a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horse/life-is-good/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Life Is Good</a> in his career finale in the marquee test for older horses at Gulfstream Park Jan. 29. The son of Paynter will stand the 2022 breeding season at Taylor Made Stallions.
Red hot jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss superstar <a href="https://www.winstarfarm.com/horse/life-is-good/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Life Is Good</a>, plus recent suspensions and rise to the top of the game.
Cauthen, Desormeaux, Ouzts, Bourque, Parker, Migliore, Delahoussaye and Baze all have one thing in common-perhaps several, if we are splitting hairs. They all started from the ground up: mucking stalls, grooming, walking hots. All too often nowadays, young upstarts are appearing and eschewing the shank for the helmet, goggles and jock's license, which is why...
As the TDN's YouTube channel surpasses 3 million views and approaches 10,000 subscribers, the TDN thanks all of its supporters and looks forward to new content coming in 2022.
In 2021 two of Rathasker Stud's stallions sires Group 1 winners. Maurice Burns talks to TDN about those successes and the stallions.
This week on the TDN Writers' Room, Fox Sports Executive Vice President Mike Mulvihill joins the TDN Writers' Room to discuss the exclusive deal NYRA and Fox Sports recently reached for the media rights to the GI Belmont Stakes.
Multiple graded stakes winner <a href="https://www.taylormadestallions.com/horse/tacitus/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tacitus</a>, a son of <a href="https://gainesway.com/stallions/tapit/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Tapit</a> out of champion Close Hatches, begins his stud career this year at Taylor Made Farm. We check in with Duncan Taylor on the blue-blooded millionaire and his early reception by breeders.
