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Jack Jones is a young Newmarket-based trainer who recently celebrated one year as a licensed trainer. He reflects on his first year and tells us about his plans for the future.

Trainer Todd Pletcher joins this week's TDN Writers' Room ahead of champion Forte's bid in the GI Curlin Florida Derby. The Writers' Room is sponsored by Keeneland, the Green Group, Coolmore, WinStar, the PHBA, Woodford Thoroughbreds, Lane's End, XBTV, and West Point Thoroughbreds.

Who was the fastest horse of the week, as measured by the Beyer Speed Figures? Randy Moss fills us in, and discussed that fast sire at WinStar, Improbable, who has his first yearlings in 2023.

On this week's 1/ST Things 1/ST at Santa Anita, Zoe Cadman talks to the people at the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, on-site at the track to celebrate 40 years of saving horses and pairing them with incarcerated men and women in life-changing vocational rehabilitation programs.

Bonne Chance Farm celebrated an unforgettable run with Ivar, the Brazilian-bred son of Agnes Gold who won the 2020 GI Shadwell Turf Mile S. at Keeneland. While their leading earner has now retired to stud, they recently welcomed his half-sister. The filly by Uncle Mo was born in March at Bonne Chance.

HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus joins the conversation on this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss the latest updates with HISA and her goals for the year. The Writers' Room is sponsored by Keeneland, the Green Group, Coolmore, WinStar, the PHBA, Woodford Thoroughbreds, the KTOB, XBTV and West Point Thoroughbreds.

In this episode of The Fastest Horse of the Week, presented by the fast stallions at WinStar Farm, Randy Moss takes a look at Nimitz Class getting his third straight stakes win in the Harrison E. Johnson Memorial S. at Laurel Park.

In this episode of 1/ST Things 1ST, Zoe Cadman takes to the winner's circle at Santa Anita to celebrate with John Wade and Adrian Regan, the co-owners of GI Beholder Mile winner A Mo Reay.

The Fastest Horse of the Week for March 16, 2023, Presented by WinStar

It's been a memorable few months for trainer-turned-jockey-agent Kiaran McLaughlin, who joined in as guest on this week's TDN Writers' Room. He's been nominated to the Hall of Fame for the first time and, as the agent for Luis Saez, has his client lined up with many of the top horses in the sport. The Writers' Room is sponsored by Keeneland, the Green Group, Coolmore, WinStar, the PHBA, Woodford Thoroughbreds, Lane's End, XBTV, and West Point Thoroughbreds.

Veteran trainer Bill Spawr recently announced his retirement at the age of 83. He talks with Zoe Cadman about his favorite memories from a storied career.

Mike Repole, the co-owner of champion and recent GII Fountain of Youth S. winner Forte, was effusive in his praise for the Kentucky Derby hopeful on this week's TDN Writers' Room.