Scott Daruty, the President of Elite Turf Club, joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to discuss both frustrations and misconceptions surrounding CAWs. The Writers' Room team also examined the latest court decisions on HISA, talked all things Royal Ascot, and looked ahead to this weekend's racing.

Cherie DeVaux may have won the Belmont Stakes and two Grade Is over the Belmont Stakes weekend festival, but Mark Casse managed to go one better than that, taking home three of racing's elite races. He joined the team on the TDN Writers' Room presented by Keeneland as this week's Gainesway Guest of the Week.

Todd Pletcher has a heavy hand in this weekend's Belmont Stakes with morning-line favorite Renegade and stablemate Powershift. The Hall of Fame trainer discusses the sophomore duo, relives Belmont wins from years past, and shares his thoughts on changing the schedule of the Triple Crown.

John Heims joined this week's TDN Writers' Room to talk about the future of racing at Monmouth Park. The Writers' Room team also discussed highlights from Memorial Day weekend racing and looked ahead to Belmont Stakes weekend and what is likely to be a star-studded GI Stephen Foster.

On this week's TDN Writers' Room, HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus discussed recent developments like the Lasix vote, the controversy over regulatory vet scratches, and the historically low injury rates under HISA.

The TDN Writers' Room crew sits down ahead of this weekend's GI Preakness Stakes to handicap the race, but also lament the quality of the field. Donna Barton Brothers joins the show on her last Triple Crown trail as an NBC racing analyst.

Jose Ortiz is one of the nation's best jockeys, but he had never won the Kentucky Derby until he steered Golden Tempo to victory on May 2, 2026 at Churchill Downs. Jose talks to the Writers' Room team about the experience on this Overtime episode.

Daisy Phipps Pulito, the Racing Manager for Phipps Stables, co-owner of the 2026 Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo, appears on the first edition of the TDN Writers' Room Overtime.

The TDN Writers' Room was ecstatic to be joined by Cherie DeVaux, who made history as the first woman to win the Kentucky Derby. The trainer discussed her thoughts on Golden Tempo's performance, what the ride has been like post-Derby and what the win meant to her.

In the second installment of the TDN Business Hour, the conversation focused in on one of the most vital components of the racing economy in America today: the reliance on casino-funded purse subsidies. Host Najja Thompson, Executive Director of the New York Thoroughbred Breeders, explores these questions with Louis Cella, Damon Thayer and Bill Nader.