Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. talks superstar filly Thorpedo Anna, who is bound for the GI Travers Stakes, on this week's TDN Writers' Room.

Change is on the horizon for Maryland racing with legislation passed earlier this year that allowed 1/ST Racing to turn both Pimlico and Laurel over to the state of Maryland. Corey Johnsen the interim CEO of the newly formed Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority (MTROA), joined this week's TDN Writers' Room podcast to discuss the future of racing in Maryland.

Trainer Todd Pletcher checks in from Saratoga to join this week's TDN Writers' Room. He discussed some of his top 3-year-old colts, including those running in the GI Haskell this weekend, and even gave out a few 2-year-old tips for the betters.