TDN Podcast

Who are the contenders in this year's GI Kentucky Derby? The TDN Writers' Room crew breaks down the field for the biggest race on the first Saturday in May. The TDN's Emma Berry also joins the show to preview the weekend's 2,000 Guineas.

Jockey Keith Asmussen joins the TDN Writers' Room to discuss his family's illustrious history in the sport and his first-ever mount in the GI Kentucky Derby.

Dennis Albaugh has Derby fever as he discusses Albaugh Family Stables star trainee Catching Freedom on the TDN Writers' Room. This week's episode is sponsored by Keeneland, Coolmore, the Green Group, WinStar, the PHBA, Pleasant Acres Stallions, XBTV and West Point Thoroughbreds.

Fresh off a yet another win in the GI Blue Grass S. at Keeneland, trainer Chad Brown joined the TDN Writers' Room podcast presented by Keeneland to offer up insight on Sierra Leone's definitive victory and share how he hopes to see the $2.3 million son of Gun Runner progresses from here.

Dr. Stuart Brown, Keeneland's Vice President of Equine Safety, discusses safety measures ahead of the track's opening weekend of the Spring Meet.

On this week's TDN Writers' Room, trainer Brad Cox reviews a long list of weekend winners, plus Arkansas Derby-bound Timberlake.

On this week's TDN Writers' Room, former NFL player and horse owner Jake Delhomme discusses his stable standout Touchuponastar.

On this week's TDN Writers' Room, trainer Rusty Arnold speaks out on his recent suspension and discusses environmental contamination at the racetrack.

Trainer Danny Gargan recaps Dornoch's win in the GII Fountain of Youth S. and makes a case for why we still haven't seen the best from the son of Good Magic.

Trainer Todd Fincher joins this week's TDN Writers' Room to recap the win by Senor Buscador in the $20 million G1 Saudi Cup.

Brook Smith, the co-owner of GII Risen Star winner Sierra Leone and fellow Kentucky Derby hopeful Hall of Fame, joined the TDN Writers' Room to discuss an exciting weekend.

Frank Taylor joins this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss the massive success story that is Taylor Made's School of Horsemanship and Stable Recovery programs.

Trainer Kenny McPeek joins this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss his big weekend at Oaklawn Park, including a win in the GIII Southwest S. with Mystik Dan (Goldencents).

Irish jockey Oisin Murphy talks life as a rider at Gulfstream on this week's TDN Writers' Room.

Could this be the year? Michael Iavarone discusses his chances at this year's Pegasus.

Alan Foreman is an equine law expert in Maryland, and he's also the HISA Ombudsman, helping horsemen navigate the new laws under HISA. He joins the TDN Writers' Room this week with both hats on, talking about changes going on with HISA and in Maryland as a new structure takes shape for racing there.

Michael Blowen, the founder of Old Friends, has stepped down as President of the Thoroughbred aftercare facility. He joined this week's Writers' Room to discuss the announcement.

On this week's episode of the TDN Writers' Room, Pat Cummings fills us in on the latest updates with the National Thoroughbred Alliance.

Linda Rice is having a career year, and is in a position to break the all-time annual win record in New York. After winning numerous training titles this year, she talks about what changes she made to propel her to the success she's having with Bill Finley and Randy Moss on this week's TDN Writers' Room.

Len Green, the founder of The Green Group, joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to share what breeders and owners can do before the close of the year to save money on taxes.

Trainer Whit Beckman recaps his first graded stakes victory with Honor Marie in the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S.

Trainer Jimmy Jerkens didn't get off to a good start after he resettled in Saudi Arabia. But the longtime fixture on the New York racing circuit seems to have figured things out. He went into the weekend with 12 wins from 60 starters. Jerkens was the Green Group Guest of the Week on this weeks TDN Writers' Room Podcast presented by Keeneland and discussed a number of topics, including why he believes his career had taken a wrong turn before he left for Saudi Arabia, his future plans and what it's like to train in a country where everything was new and different.

On this week's TDN Writers' Room, owner/breeder John Stewart discusses his recent shopping spree at the fall breeding stock sales and reveals the name for his new racing and breeding operation. This week's episode is sponsored by Keeneland, the Green Group, WinStar, the PHBA, Lane's End and West Point Thoroughbreds.

Mark Cornett, co-owner of White Abarrio, celebrates the colt's powerful victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic on the TDN Writers' Room.

George Krikorian, owner of War Like Goddess and Just FYI, joins the Breeders' Cup edition of the TDN Writers' Room.

Godolphin's Michael Banahan joins the TDN Writers' Room to discuss Godolphin's Breeders' Cup contingent.

Superstar jockey Pat Day turned 70 years old this week and took a trip down memory lane with the writers, discussing all his great mounts of yesterday. Elsewhere on the podcast, Zoe Cadman updates on Echo Zulu's remarkable progress since her surgery to repair two broken sesamoids.

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' President and Founder Aron Wellman joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss their pair of impressive juvenile winners at Keeneland this weekend, Candied and Locked, as well as the future for champion Nest.

Keeneland's Director of Sales Operations Cormac Breathnach previews Keeneland's Fall Stars Weekend and the upcoming November Sale.