December, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

What Was Your Favorite Moment of 2023: Case Clay

As 2023 draws to a close, the TDN is asking industry members to tell us their favorite moment of the year. Send your favorite moment to suefinley@thetdn.com.

“My favorite moment of 2023 was when Paul and Alice Messara and family made me a birthday cake, sang loudly and got me a gift on 4/8 when my birthday is 8/4. Surprise to everyone! Thank goodness America switches the numbers on the dates!”

–Case Clay

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From Hoops to Horses: NBA Great Tony Parker Making All the Right Moves as Racehorse Owner

When Tony Parker was inducted into the National Basketball Association’s Hall of Fame earlier this year, he opened his speech by thanking several of the great players he competed against for pushing him to be his best. It is obvious, given his 18-year NBA career and four championships won with the San Antonio Spurs, that Parker thrives on competition.

A Baker’s Dozen Great Books for the Horse Lover Around the Holidays

The winter holidays are defined by the joys and challenges of finding gifts for family and friends on your list. For many, a book is a treasure they look forward to unwrapping, one they can snuggle up with on cold winter days. Each year brings a new slate of books to add to your library, stories that immerse readers in names and places both old and new. For the horsey sort, 2023 brought a long list of new books on the sport as we celebrate one epic anniversary and look forward to another in the new year.

Jack Van Berg: A Hall of Famer and a True Horseman

Racing Hall of Fame trainer Jack Van Berg passed away on Dec. 27, 2017, at age 81. The Kentucky Derby-winning trainer who ranks fourth all-time in career wins in North America was profiled by America’s Best Racing correspondent Tom Pedulla in 2014. Van Berg reflected on the influence of his father, Marion, on his superstar horse from the 1980s, Alysheba, and on his enduring passion for the sport.