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Tattersalls Marketing Director Jimmy George joined this week's TDN Writers' Room ahead of the anticipated October Yearling Sale, which runs October 4-6.

Tony Lacy, the Vice President of Sales at Keeneland, joined this week's TDN Writers' Room as we approach the close of another historic edition of the Keeneland September Sale. The TDN Writers' Room is sponsored by Keeneland, Coolmore, the Green Group, the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association, XBTV, Three Chimneys Farm, West Point Thoroughbreds and Legacy Bloodstock.

This week on TDNtv, we caught up with the team at Stonehaven Steadings to relive the sale of their $2.5 million Quality Road colt, who currently is leading the way as the highest priced yearling at the Keeneland September Sale. On the TDN Writers' room, the team spoke with Keeneland's Tony Lacy as we near the close of another fantastic September sale. Later this week, check back here for a new feature on Colin Brennan, the son of leading consignor Niall Brennan, who is going out on his own with...

Joe Harper joins this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss the close of a Del Mar meet marked by a perfect safety record and record handle.

On this week's episode of Bettor Things with Joe Bianca, the host welcomes Seth Merrow, a public handicapper for the industry-leading Capital OTB channel and administrator of Equidaily, a popular racing news aggregation and handicapping site. Merrow talks about growing up a half-hour from Saratoga and the way he's seen the track change over the years, the challenges of being a public handicapper, the current state of racing journalism and more. In his Breeders' Cup handicapping segment, Bianca lays out plays for Saturday's GII FanDuel Turf Sprint S. and GII...

This week on TDNtv, we caught up with the planning committee for the upcoming inaugural edition of the Horse Racing Women's Summit at Santa Anita. On this week's TDN Writers' Room, the writers visited with Kosta Hronis after Flightline's impressive win in the GI TVG Pacific Classic. Later this week, watch for our visit to Claiborne Farm, where we spoke with Walker Hancock on Catholic Boy and Demarchelier, both Claiborne stallions who will are represented by their first crop of yearlings this year.

In the Weekend Preview presented by Three Chimneys, the writers look at graded action at Kentucky Downs, which features two Breeders' Cup 'Win and You're In' races, and discuss closing weekend at Del Mar.

Kosta Hronis joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to share what the experience is like to be a co-owner in superstar Flightline and noted that there was a "great possibility" that the son of Tapit would race in 2023 rather than beginning his stallion career. The TDN Writers' Room is sponsored by Keeneland, Coolmore, the Green Group, the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association, XBTV, Three Chimneys Farm, West Point Thoroughbreds and Legacy Bloodstock.

Katie Petrunyak checks in with the planning committee for the upcoming inaugural edition of the Horse Racing Women's Summit this month at Santa Anita.

Joe Bianca talks to handicapper, owner/breeder and former racetrack executive CJ Johnsen about betting, sports, music and more, then Joe lays out plays for Saratoga's Jockey Club Gold Cup and Flower Bowl, two Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" challenge races.

Mark Taylor joins this week's TDN Writers' Room to talk about the success of Taylor Made sire Not This Time and his Travers-winning son Epicenter. He also gives a preview of the Taylor Made consignment at the Keeneland September Sale. The TDN Writers' Room is sponsored by Keeneland, Coolmore, the Green Group, the Lane's End Farm, Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders, XBTV, Three Chimneys Farm, West Point Thoroughbreds and Legacy Bloodstock.

This week on TDNtv, we visited Racing for Home in Connecticut, the writers on the TDN Writers' Room talked to Aron Wellman, and Zoe Cadman catches up with Todd Pletcher assistants Sophie and Amelia Green.