Shug McGaughey joins the TDN Writers’ Room to talk about the return of New York racing along with his star four-year-old Code of Honor.

Trainer Brendan Walsh joins this week’s TDN Writers’ Room to talk about his Triple Crown hopeful Maxfield after last weekend’s win in the Matt Winn S., as well as Godolphin’s pursuit of the elusive Kentucky Derby.

Ahead of the resumption of racing in Britain and Ireland, Pat Smullen shares his thoughts on what lies ahead in an action-packed June.

Sam Hoskins talks about how his syndicates, Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds and Hot To Trot Racing, are faring during the pandemic and lockdown in Britain.

This week NYRA’s VP Martin Panza joins the TDN Writers’ Room to talk racing at Belmont and Saratoga.

Mark Johnston, Britain’s winningmost trainer, gives up an update on some of his stable stars and shares his thoughts on the BHA’s Review of the Buying and Selling Practices of Bloodstock and Racehorses.

Oaklawn Park owner and president Louis Cella discusses the challenges and logistics of running a race meet in the coronavirus era.

He might not want to answer the question, but among his 1-2-3 Derby prospects, Nadal, Charlatan and Authentic, who is the best? Bob Baffert joins the writers on the Writers’ Room podcast to try to answer that question.

The Thoroughbred Idea Foundation issued a paper last week showing just how much of the pie goes to ADWs, and how little to purses, in California. Pat Cummings of the TIF joins us to talk about it.

“There’s still a lot of anxiety,” says Chaplain Humberto Chavez, whose ministry helps thousands of backstretch workers every day. “But in the midst of that, I get to see men and women that love their jobs, and come in every day to take care of these beautiful horses.”