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TDN Writers' Room Podcast Archive

Welcome to the new TDN Podcast page, which features a weekly racing discussion—the TDN Writers' Room—along with stories from the TDN Look and longer stories in the TDN which have been made into podcasts.

Previous Podcasts

Lisa Lazarus Joins the TDN Writers' Room

07.19.23

HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus joins this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss recent developments with HISA's Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit.

Mike Smith Joins the TDN Writers' Room

07.26.23

Mike Smith joins the TDN Writers' Room following his win aboard Geaux Rocket Ride in the GI Haskell S.

Jerry Bailey Joins TDN Writers' Room

08.02.23

Hall of Fame jockey and racing analyst Jerry Bailey joined this week's TDN Writers' Room podcast to break down the 2023 GII Jim Dandy S., where Forte survived an inquiry to get to the winner's circle.

Robert Montano, Star of One-Man Show SMALL, Joins TDN Writers' Room

08.09.23

Robert Montano, a former jockey and a Broadway actor, joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss his new one-man show SMALL.

Lee Einsidler Joins TDN Writers' Room

08.17.23

Lee Einsidler, the owner of fan favorite Casa Creed, joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss the 7-year-old's win in the GI Fourstardave.

Gustavo Delgado Jr., Dr. Raul Bras Join TDN Writers' Room

08.24.23

There was a lot to cover this week on the TDN Writers' Room podcast. Gustavo Delgado Jr., assistant trainer of Travers-bound Mage, joined to discuss the Derby-winning colt, and Dr. Raul Bras talked on the current research on laminitis following the recent passing of Art Collector (Bernardini) and Cave Rock (Arrogate).

Mark Casse Advocates for Synthetic on Writers' Room

08.30.23

In the wake of a tragic stretch of breakdowns at Saratoga, Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to advocate for a switch to synthetic, a surface which he considers far safer and easier on horses than dirt, and admit that he is not as proud to represent this industry

Kentucky Downs VP Ted Nicholson Joins TDN Writers' Room

09.07.23

Kentucky Downs VP of Racing Ted Nicholson joins the Writers' Room to discuss the seven-day Kentucky Downs race meet, talking takeout, purse money, plans for the future and more.

StrideSAFE's David Lambert Joins TDN Writers' Room

09.13.23

StrideSAFE LLC CEO David Lambert joins the TDN Writers' Room to talk about his technology's ability to potentially prevent breakdowns on the racetrack.

Carson's Run's Wade Jost on the TDN Writers' Room

09.20.23

With a win in the Grade I Summer Stakes, Carson's Run earned his way into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. On this week's TDN Writers' Room, Wade Jost, whose son Carson suffers from Wolf-Hirschorn Syndrome, tells the heartfelt story about why the horse named for his son means so much to a family struggling to

Trainer Doug Cowans Joins TDN Writers' Room

09.27.23

Doug Cowans, trainer of graded stakes-winning marathon specialist Next, joins the TDN Writers' Room.

Keeneland's Cormac Breathnach Joins the TDN Writers' Room

10.04.23

Keeneland's Director of Sales Operations Cormac Breathnach previews Keeneland's Fall Stars Weekend and the upcoming November Sale.

Aron Wellman Joins the TDN Writers' Room

10.11.23

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' President and Founder Aron Wellman joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss their pair of impressive juvenile winners at Keeneland this weekend, Candied and Locked, as well as the future for champion Nest.

Pat Day, 70, Joins the TDN Writers' Room

10.18.23

Superstar jockey Pat Day turned 70 years old this week and took a trip down memory lane with the writers, discussing all his great mounts of yesterday. Elsewhere on the podcast, Zoe Cadman updates on Echo Zulu's remarkable progress since her surgery to repair two broken sesamoids.

Godolphin's Michael Banahan Joins TDN Writers' Room

10.25.23

Godolphin's Michael Banahan joins the TDN Writers' Room to discuss Godolphin's Breeders' Cup contingent.

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