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With the first week of the 2022 Saratoga meet in the books, NYRA and Fox Sports TV analyst Andy Serling joined the TDN Writers' Room presented by Keeneland Tuesday as the Green Group Guest of the Week to talk about how Saratoga somehow continues to exceed its sky-high expectations. Elsewhere on the show, which is also sponsored by Coolmore, Lane's End, the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders, XBTV, West Point Thoroughbreds and Legacy Bloodstock, the writers previewed a big weekend of racing, remembered the great Kitten's Joy and called for more meaningful sanctions for Paco Lopez's reckless riding.

Tessa Bisha, an assistant trainer for Brad Cox, oversees the schooling of their stable's 2-year-olds every spring. We visited her at Keeneland and took a look at some of her most promising trainees.

Graded stakes winner Hot Rod Charlie is preparing for a bid in this year's GI Whitney S. Watch our visit with him at Keeneland.

Many will recall the peculiar story of Bold and Bossy, the unlucky filly who got loose before her juvenile debut at Ellis Park last summer and was caught over 30 minutes later after making it to the interstate and crossing state lines only to be involved in a barn fire the very next morning. Now, her trainer Michael Ann Ewing hopes that soon, people will remember Bold and Bossy for something more.

On this week's episode of the TDN Writers' Room, Joe Bianca and Bill Finley celebrate opening weekend at the Spa. Watch the weekend preview here.

On this week's episode of the TDN Writers' Room, Joe Bianca and Bill Finley celebrate opening week of the Saratoga race meet and are joined by Dr. Scott Palmer to discuss the latest equine technology on the horizon that can change the sport for the better.

Horse owner and new Stanley Cup winner Erik Johnson joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss his favorite hockey memories this season and his long-term plans for involvement in the racing world.

It's a huge Fourth of July weekend of racing, highlighted by the returns of Mandaloun and Life Is Good. Our Writers' Room cast of Joe Bianca, Bill Finley and Jon Green, give you their thoughts on the Dwyer at Belmont, the Stephen Foster at Churchill, and more.

Bill Nader, who currently serves as an executive with the Hong Kong Jockey Club and will soon take on the role of President and CEO of the Thoroughbred Owners of California, joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to share his experiences with Japanese racing and talk about how he hopes to improve upon racing in California.

Finding affordable quality day care is a struggle most working parents face, but for parents working on the backstretches of America's racetracks, the combination of low pay and early hours make it even more of a challenge. For years, too many backstretch parents were forced to leave their children in less-than-ideal situations or drive to work at 5 a.m. with their kids sleeping in the back of their car. But in the late 1990s, after talking to his good friend Jerry Bailey about the situation, Michael Dubb took matters into...

With the July 1 implementation date for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act rapidly approaching, there has been a feverish push to get tens of thousands of horsemen and horses registered in time as well as an education effort to get the industry's stakeholders up to speed on the Act's myriad rules and regulations. Tuesday, Lisa Lazarus, the CEO of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority--the governing body tasked with implementing HISA--joined the TDN Writers' Room presented by Keeneland as the Green Group Guest of the Week to provide updates...

Four-time G1 winner Battaash was retired in 2021 and since then has been living at Shadwell's pre-training and rehabilitation yard, making the odd public appearance. Janine Lees, Head of Pre-Training and Rehabilitation, fills us in on what Battaash gets up to day-to-day.