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When Master Fencer contests the Belmont on Saturday, he will have gotten there with a little help from his friends. Lucas Marquardt has the story.

Tom Durkin is the managing partner for the new Empire Racing Club, whose first horse has just arrived at the Todd Pletcher barn in Saratoga. He takes us through the concept of the new initiative in this video, co-produced with the New York Racing Association.

The reinvented Adelphi Hotel is open for business for the upcoming Saratoga meeting.

The first foal out of champion mare Zenyatta didn't inherit the ability his his mother showed on the racetrack. Instead, he forged his own path. Christie DeBernardis, who, with Patty Wolfe, won the Multimedia Eclipse Award for a TDN story on Coz last year, caught up with him this spring to see how he's progressing.

Encore! The "Oscar Performance" sundae made its debut on the new menu at Ouita Michel's Honeywood Restaurant in Lexington Monday night. A fresh-baked chocolate and toffee brownie served with whipped cream gelato and crushed peppermint, the Oscar Performance is, says the menu, "a tribute to the local Breeders' Cup champion and world record holder at a mile."

The Thoroughbred Idea Foundation has released its first video, Embracing a Future with Free Racing Data. This summary of their newest white paper challenges Equibase and the racetracks to propel racing into the era of analytics by opening its raw data to the public.

Kentucky Derby winner Silver Charm is living out his life in comfortable retirement at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement in Lexington, Kentucky, where owner Michael Blowen threw the champ a 25th birthday party which drew fans from all over.

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Zoe Cadman meets Wes Champagne, a long time farrier at Santa Anita Park, to learn the fascinating details of his job each day at the track. Wes has worked on shoeing and ensuring the safety of many champions including American Pharoah and Accelerate.