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As unprecedented winter storms continue to hit Texas with snow, ice, and freezing temperatures, Mattress Mack of Gallery Furniture has welcomed the Houston community with open arms and open doors. Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale is no stranger to community outreach, as he has previously opened up his stores as evacuation shelters during crises like Hurricane Harvey in 2017. He is back at it again this week as he welcomes the community into Gallery Furniture to provide warmth, food, and a safe place to retreat from the storm.

NTRA CEO Alex Waldrop joins this week's TDN Writers' Room to talk on positive handle trends, H-2B visas, paying for HISA and more.

This week on the TDN Writers' Room, USADA's CEO Travis Tygart joins to explain how his anti-doping team will clean up racing. Read more on the TDN: https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/writers-room-exclusive-usada-ceo-travis-tygart-explains-how-his-anti-doping-team-will-clean-up-racing/

Thoroughbred People With Paul Hensey

Bloodstock Agent Liz Crow joins this week's TDN Writers' Room to share what she looks for in prospects at the sales and discuss what champion Monomoy Girl has meant to her career.

Lane's End's Bill Farish joins this week's TDN Writers' Room and explains why he's bullish on the future of horse racing.

Ed Vaughan Embracing His New Kentucky Home

With the fifth running of the $3-million GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational S. on the horizon, Gulfstream television host Acacia Courtney joined the TDN Writers' Room. Read more on the TDN: https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/gulfstream-nyra-tv-host-acacia-courtney-joins-writers-room/

Jack Wolf, founder of Starlight Racing, joins this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss their big star Charlatan as well as Starlight's past successes in Authentic, Ashado and more.

It's three days before Christmas, a time when most young Americans can be found lounging on the couch binging on Netflix and cookies, but Merlin Cano is busy on the backside of Churchill Downs. Most of the trainers have already packed up and headed for warmer climates. A few trucks roll by carrying used straw or unused hay, remnants of the hive of activity this backstretch was just a few weeks ago. All is quiet for now, but Merlin knows there is still much to be done. Merlin is a...

Jockey Club President and COO Jim Gagliano joined the first TDN Writers' Room podcast of 2021.

While 2020 has been a year of hardships for everyone in our industry, many people have said that the sport has come together in ways that it never has before. As we enter into the holiday season, we spoke with several people who helped make this year a little better. We asked them to reflect on the things that have been particularly difficult to deal with this year; what they have learned because of these struggles and what they hope our industry will take away from this year as we...