First Rodeo Radio

Pleasure to be joined by Danny Sheehy.

Danny grew up the son of a trainer in Ireland. He started his jockey journey winning pony races as young as 10 & become a professional jockey at 17. Danny recently moved to the US & this podcast was recorded the day before his first race as a jockey in the US.

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Pleasure to be joined by our buddy JMOC!

JMOC grew up in Louisville, the son of a trainer. Some of his earliest memories are at the track. We have a great conversation about some of those stories & discuss where the sport is at now / what we would change.

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Pleasure to be joined by Kyle Hampton. Kyle's worn just about every hat in horse racing before he even turns 25.

Kyle grew up in Louisville & got into horse racing around COVID. Kyle's done everything from being a horse racing analyst on Fox Sports to becoming a jockey agent at 20. Kyle now runs the partnership he helped found, Trifecta Thoroughbreds, which has had success including stakes horses entered at Saratoga.

Kyle also tells the story of how he helped found a business that now his whole family helps run - Kentucky Hug Co.

Learn more about Trifecta TBs here: https://www.trifectatbs.com/

Check our Kentucky Hug Candle Co. here: https://www.kentuckyhugcandleco.com/

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Pleasure to be joined by Paul Johnson. Some of Paul's first memories are at the track.

Paul gives us some history of racing in Iowa / Nebraska and details some of his trip to Australia, where he visited a handful of tracks. Paul has a ton of great ideas on how to grow the sport he grew up on.

Follow Paul on Instagram @pjwill2

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Pleasure to be joined by Annise Montplaisir, executive director & visionary behind Amplify Horse Racing.

Amplify is the youth arm of the North American Thoroughbred Industry. Through industry education, mentorship, and career opportunities with horse programs for youth and young adults, Amplify opens up doors to understand the thoroughbred industry / how you may be able to get involved.

Learn more about Amplify on their website: https://www.amplifyhorseracing.org/

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Pleasure to be joined by Derek Collett, who has spun up his own racing stable.

Derek & his Briggs Stable have acquired two yearlings that are getting ready to go racing down in Florida right now.

Give Briggs Stable a follow on Instagram @briggs.stable

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Pleasure to be joined by Conor Foley, a bloodstock agent based in Lexington, KY.

Conor’s expertise in horse performance and market analysis brings comprehensive insight spanning breeding, racing, and commercial aspects of the industry. Conor has selected multiple Classic winners, including Belmont Stakes winners Dornoch and Mo Donegal. Yearlings selected by Conor made up 10% of the 2024 Kentucky Derby field.

Conor can be reached at [email protected]

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Dual episode to kick off the new year.

We're first joined by Chris Thompson, CPA & Strategy & Operations Manager. Chris is a great resource if you own your own business or just have questions about the financial side of FRR. Reach out to Chris here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-thompson-cpa-58528a104/

That conversation is followed up with a round-table of the three managing partners of FRR, mainly introducing Nick DeMartino, who's going to head up our expansion into NY racing in 2025.

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In this week’s episode, we are joined by Kyle Levy, a horse racing / sports gaming analyst from upstate NY. We recap his beginnings in the sport, his visions for the future and much more.

Follow Kyle on Twitter/X - @kylelevytv

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In this week’s episode, we are joined by Kaitlin Free, a reporter / analyst for Churchill Downs. We recap her beginnings in the sport, her viral Kentucky Derby trifecta score, and much more.

Follow Kaitlin on Twitter/X - @kaitlinefree

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