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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.

On episode six of Bettor Things with Joe Bianca, Joe takes a look at two upcoming Breeders' Cup "Win and You're In" challenge races at Saratoga: the Jockey Club Gold Cup and Flower Bowl.

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.

In this edition of the Weekend Preview presented by Three Chimneys, the crew unpacks a stellar weekend of racing headlined by the GI TVG Pacific Classic, where Flightline will attempt to stretch his perfect record to 5 for 5, and on the East Coast, Grade I action continues through Labor Day during closing weekend at Saratoga.

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.

Sophie and Amelia Green have become integral to the success of Todd Pletcher's racing stable, which has dominated at this summer's Saratoga meet thanks in large part to Life is Good and Nest. Amelia is the exercise rider for both of those Grade I winners, while Sophie serves as an assistant trainer.

It's a huge weekend of racing over August 27-28, and the Writers' Room team unpacks it for you in this edition of the Three Chimneys-TDN Weekend Preview. As usual, Three Chimneys' superstar second-crop stallion Gun Runner is right in the thick of it as the sire of two of the Travers top choices, the two-time GI winner Cyberknife and Preakness winner Early Voting. Who will be his toughest competition? Watch the show and find out.

Aron Wellman, the President and Founder of Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to continue the celebration after Nest's stunning victory in the GI Alabama S. 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.

Bo Derek, an actress, model, and humanitarian, has joined the MyRacehorse owner community as its first-ever celebrity ambassador. Derek sits on the Executive Board for the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, is an Ambassador for the Breeders' Cup World Championships and is now an owner on I'm a Looker '20, a 2-year-old colt by Pioneerof the Nile, who will be trained by Richard Mandella; with whom she has an over 20 year friendship. "I am so excited to be a horse owner with MyRacehorse," Derek said of her new venture. "I've...

At the age of 17, NYRA/Fox Sports broadcaster Acacia (Courtney) Clement founded Racing for Home, a 501(c)(3) organization that is dedicated to the after care of Thoroughbreds once their racing career is over. They currently have 13 horses in their program and focus on long-term care for horses that cannot go into immediate training after the racing careers have ended. Accredited by the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, Racing for Home is one of only two such facilities in Connecticut and one of only 74 throughout the entire United States.

This week on TDNtv, we caught up with Dean Reeves ahead of Reeves Thoroughbred Racing's fourth stakes win of the Saratoga meet. We also chatted with Eddie Fazzone of Eddie F's New England Seafood Restaurant as his filly Dream Central prepares for her next start this week at Saratoga. On this week's TDN Writers' Room, Arlington Million-winning jockey Tyler Gaffalione joined the writers as the Green Group Guest of the Week. Later this week, watch out for our visit with trainer Michelle Lovell and her Saratoga Special winner Damon's Mound...