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First Crop Gun Runner Yearlings Sweep Into Sales Season

<a href="https://www.threechimneys.com/horse/gun-runner/ " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Gun Runner</a>'s first crop of yearlings are set for the start of the 2020 sales season. After leading his class as a first-crop weanling sire, the two-time Eclipse champion looks to make headlines again with his yearlings. The son of <a href="https://lanesend.com/candyride " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Candy Ride</a> (Arg) led all sires of first weanlings with an average of $275,923 with...

Shannon Arvin Discusses Upcoming September Sale

With five weeks until the Keeneland September Sale, we sat down with President-elect Shannon Arvin to learn about some of the protocols that will be in place and some of Arvin's expectations going into the sale. On July 29, Arvin issued a racing and sales update that offered a glimpse into some of the protocols...

A Seat is Always Open at Spark Cafe

At Spark Community Cafe in downtown Versailles, Kentucky anyone is welcome regardless of financial status. The community has embraced the 'pay-it-forward' idea behind the restaurant, and in just a year, the cafe has become a popular spot for members of the Thoroughbred community. Tristan Ferrell, Spark's co-executive director, grew up in Woodford County, and has...

Champions Talk, from the NY Race Track Chaplaincy

With their annual fundraising events in Saratoga Springs, NY cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York Race Track Chaplaincy instead hosted “Champions Talk”, an event featuring five prominent personalities from the world of sports and horse racing. The five individuals are Hall of Fame jockeys Angel Cordero Jr. and Ramon Dominguez, GI Kentucky...

TDN Writers' Room Podcast: Episode 48 with Guest Jack Sisterson | August 5, 2020

Still in the afterglow of pulling off a colossal upset of champion Midnight Bisou (Midnight Lute) with Calumet's Vexatious (Giant's Causeway) in the GI Personal Ensign S. at Saratoga, Sisterson joined the TDN Writers' Room podcast presented by Keeneland Wednesday to talk about his first Grade I victory, his hands-on education in racing and the bright future for him...

The Next Generation with Shayna Tiller

24-year-old Shayna Tiller has only been involved in the Thoroughbred industry for four years, but already she's forged a path by herself in the sport. Now the Director of Sales at Mill Ridge Farm, Shayna spoke with us about her passion for horse racing. Growing up next to Laurel Park, 24-year-old Shayna Tiller always felt...

Dayatthespa at Stonestreet Farm

We visited Breeders' Cup champion Dayatthespa at her home at Stonestreet Farm and we relived some of her greatest moments in racing, particularly her many achievements at the Saratoga. We also met her new foal, a filly by Medaglia d'Oro.

The First Steps Towards Inclusiveness in Racing

In a nearly-deserted cemetery in downtown Lexington, Leon Nichols, the founder of the Project to Preserve African American Turf History, spoke about the need to educate the public about racing's history and share the stories of some of the best jockeys the racing world has ever known. On a sparsely traveled road in downtown Lexington,...

The Next Generation with Samantha Bussanich

Twenty-three-year-old Samantha Bussanich was not born into the Thoroughbred industry, but became interested in the sport at a young age. She's now an employee for Mark Casse, the founder of Nexus Racing Club, and is a soon-to-be trainee for Godolphin Flying Start. One of Sam's favorite moments in racing was when she joined Casse trainee...

George Boughey's Dream Start

Newmarket trainer George Boughey is celebrating the first anniversary of his stable with a great run of form. When working on a plan for a new business 12 months ago, few would have set out contingencies for a global pandemic. Fortunately for George Boughey, who this month celebrates his first anniversary as a Newmarket trainer,...