Sue Finley

Sue Morris Finley grew up in Weston, Connecticut, the daughter of a high school French and Spanish teacher and a homemaker–both of whom loved horse racing. She spent her childhood driving back and forth to Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga with her family. A cum laude graduate of New York University with Bachelor's Degrees in French and Journalism, she began an internship in the NYRA press department while still a senior at NYU and accepted a full-time position at the track in her final term. She worked for NYRA for eight years, where she made the early morning line and was in charge of promoting the sport through television. In 1991, she went to work as a researcher on ABC's Wide World of Sports, where she covered horse racing as well as amateur sports, spending six weeks at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. In 1993, she was part of the team that took over the production of the Thoroughbred Daily News, and oversaw its move to Red Bank, NJ, becoming its co-publisher. For 12 years, she was the First Vice President of the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, a national organization dedicated to the humane retirement of former racehorses, and served three years on the board of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. A native New Englander and lifelong Boston Red Sox fan, she lives a stone's throw from the TDN's Red Bank, NJ offices with her two children, two rescue dogs, and the occasional foster dog.

Terence Collier on the TDN Podcast
Terence Collier on the TDN Podcast

Think Fasig-Tipton, and you think Terence Collier. In many ways, he's been the voice and face of one of the world's most famous sales companies since 1976. By way of Cobham, England, Collier has been a huge part of American racing for over 40 years. Collier is this week's guest on the Thoroughbred Daily News [...]

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Mack Purchases Racing Rights in Melbourne Cup Prospect

Prominent businessman and Thoroughbred owner Earle Mack has purchased the racing rights and a minority interest in the breeding rights to Dylan Mouth (Ire) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}), a multiple champion stayer in Italy, with an eye to the two-mile G1 Melbourne Cup on Nov. 7. Mack is no newcomer to Australia's greatest race, as Dylan Mouth [...]

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Angel Cordero and Jerry Bailey Talk Saratoga on the TDN Podcast
Angel Cordero and Jerry Bailey Talk Saratoga on the TDN Podcast

When it comes to the greatest riders in the history of Saratoga, there have been many, but two names top the list: Angel Cordero Jr. and Jerry Bailey. Between them, they've won 21 Saratoga titles, 14 for Cordero and seven for Bailey. The two Hall of Fame jockeys talk Saratoga on this week's Thoroughbred Daily News [...]

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NYRA CEO Chris Kay Reveals Belmont Plans on TDN Podcast

On the job since 2013, NYRA President and CEO Chris Kay has navigated the organization through some tough times. The Belmont Stakes is booming, Saratoga is as wonderful as ever and NYRA's financial picture looks much better than it did when Kay took over. Fast forward four years and the ship has been righted, but many [...]

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Wesley Ward is the guest on the TDN Podcast

Wesley Ward does a lot of things well, but he has one specialty that stands above the rest-his ability to win at the Royal Ascot meet. No American-based trainer has come to close to what he has done there, which is to win seven races at what is one of the most prestigious race meets [...]

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Derby Winner Todd Pletcher is this Week's Podcast Guest
Derby Winner Todd Pletcher is this Week's Podcast Guest

Todd Pletcher has been in the spotlight for a long time and his list of accomplishments is an almost endless one. But his finest moment may have come last Saturday at Churchill Downs, where he broke that 1-for-45 hex and won the GI Kentucky Derby with Always Dreaming (Bodemeister). The man of the hour, Todd [...]

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Derby Owner Anthony Bonomo on the TDN Podcast

It was a little less than 12 years ago that Anthony Bonomo Sr. took a trip to Saratoga with his wife Mary Ellen, and it sounds like Mary Ellen had to twist her husband's arm to get him to go to the track that day. But as so often happens with Saratoga visitors, he had [...]

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TDN May Weekend Features Susan Chu, Zuzanna Lupa and More
TDN May Weekend Features Susan Chu, Zuzanna Lupa and More

There has been a lot of talk lately about the American dream, particularly regarding its existence and relativity in a modern era. Sometimes we're reminded that newcomers to this country create not just a dream for themselves, but one for the country, the industry and the people they affect through the course of their new lives [...]

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Bode Miller is this Week's Podcast Guest

Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller is best known for his talents on the ski slopes, but he's pretty well known around the track as well. A longtime horse fan and racehorse owner, Miller has bought into the Derby hopeful Fast And Accurate (Hansen). He talks Kentucky Derby, skiing, horse racing and more on this week's [...]

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Ercel Ellis Talks Man o' War on this week's TDN Podcast

Man o' War's 100th birthday has spawned a year-long celebration of the horse many consider to be the best in history. There aren't many people left who can say they knew him, but if you're looking for someone who did so intimately, look no further than Ercel Ellis. His father was the first one to put [...]

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Chad Brown on this Week's Podcast
Chad Brown on this Week's Podcast

It may not seem like it, but Chad Brown is a relative baby in this game. He's been training for only 10 years, but has already reached the heights of his profession. In 2016, he had his best year ever, leading the nation in money earned and winning an Eclipse Award as the nation's outstanding trainer. Chad [...]

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Tepin Refuses to Breeze, Returns to Barn `Happy and Healthy'

Tepin (Bernstein), sent out for a half-mile tuneup at Palm Meadows this morning, refused to breeze, but has come back to the barn “happy and healthy” according to her owner, Bob Masterson. The 6-year-old mare, who was named the American Champion Female Turf horse the past two years, was being ridden by her regular jockey, [...]

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