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

Scott Chaney, recently appointed executive director of the CHRB, talks to Bill Finley about the horse welfare and integrity issues he said will be the focus of the board. Chaney said he foresees a total ban of the whip in California within the next few years.

It has been a tough couple of months for trainer Tom Amoss, whose father Jim passed away due to the coronovirus earlier this month. Amoss had his own personal scare as he went into quarantine after shaking the hand of New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton after a race at Oaklawn Park. Payton announced a few days later, he was positive for the virus. But Amoss remains upbeat as he tries to manage his stable through these difficult times.

The work of the racetrack chaplains is always important but never more so than now, as the coronavirus has upended life on the racetrack for many, particularly backstretch workers.

Having ridden here, there and everywhere, British-born jockey Darryll Holland has announced that he will spend the 2020 season in Canada at Woodbine. That is...if he can get there.

In a wide-ranging discussion that covers the whip, horsemen's groups, USADA and more, Terry Finley stops in to Patty Wolfe's Orlando studios to be the first guest on Thoroughbred People, the TDN's new podcast series. Listen to the stream here or subscribe to our podcast app on Apple podcasts.