Patty Wolfe

TDN Associate Editor Joe Bianca and multi-media producer Patty Wolfe are among the winners of the Media Eclipse Awards as announced Wednesday by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters. Bianca and Wolfe were awarded the Eclipse in the 'Audio/Multimedia Internet' category for a piece written and narrated by Bianca and produced by Wolfe entitled "To Hell and Back: Belmont Marks a Deserved Triumph for New York City," a tribute to the Belmont S., which took place as the first leg...

It was a special day Wednesday for everyone who works on the TDN Writers' Room presented by Keeneland, as the crew celebrated its 50th episode of the industry-leading weekly podcast. In a tribute to the show's creator, the four hosts welcomed producer Patty Wolfe as the Green Group Guest of the Week to discuss her original vision for the Writers' Room, how it has evolved since then and how she'd like to see it develop in the future. "I'm a big podcast person and there's one podcast that I love,...

Producer Patty Wolfe joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to celebrate the podcast's 50th episode and discuss her vision for how the show may evolve in the future.

PATTY WOLFE, Patty Wolfe Media Group  If I could live the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis all over again, I would certainly make different decisions. Anyone can make money in up markets, but it takes smart strategy and courage to capitalize on the down turns. I had neither. I was nervous. I played it conservatively. I removed risk wherever I perceived it. I wanted to be safe. That pretty much shut down my creative thinking. Opportunities abound in down markets, but I missed them all, especially the ones sitting...

Editor's note: Last week, the TDN ran a video urging people to donate to the New York Race Track Chaplaincy food pantry, which helps to provide food for the roughly 3,500 people who work with racehorses in New York. It has been viewed over 10,000 times, and the response has been heartwarming. Chaplain Humberto Chavez asked for the opportunity to say thank you. He recorded this podcast with the TDN's Patty Wolfe. Excerpts appear below. Click the play button to hear this as a podcast.  [audio mp3="https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Humberto-Chavez-Thoroughbred-People-v1.mp3"][/audio] PW: This has...

"There's still a lot of anxiety," says Chaplain Humberto Chavez, whose ministry helps thousands of backstretch workers every day. "But in the midst of that, I get to see men and women that love their jobs, and come in every day to take care of these beautiful horses."

About the time 'spring was about to sprung,' we all got hit...and hit very hard. As a way to adapt and hopefully share, about 8:30 each morning I posted short videos on Twitter. The grass was just starting to green and the birds were starting to sing and yes, we were welcoming our first crop of Oscar Performance babies here at Mill Ridge Farm. It made for a very uplifting setting and the response to these videos is heartwarming. At the same time, Horse Country was actively working with their...

In a wide-ranging discussion that covers the whip, horsemen's groups, USADA and more, Terry Finley stops in to Patty Wolfe's Orlando studios to be the first guest on Thoroughbred People, the TDN's new podcast series. Listen to the stream here or subscribe to our podcast app on Apple podcasts.