The Paddock and The Pavilion - The Horse Racing and Cricket Podcast

On today’s show I can promise you an inspiring guest. He is not a jockey or a cricketer but extreme adventurer Jordan Wylie MBE who has a passion for horse racing. 

Jordan well known for being one of the stars of Channel 4’s BAFTA nominated shows Hunted and Celebrity Hunted has raised over £1million for charitable causes through some quite incredible challenges. As Jordan says on his website home page “Be The Difference That Makes A Difference”.

In this podcast you will hear about a couple of his extreme adventures alongside his connection with Cheltenham festival winning trainer Jamie Snowden, his former captain in the army. Jordan then updates us on his latest adventure, a much safer one, a horse racing syndicate, RacingClub.com

Enjoy 30 minutes with Jordan.

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After a thrilling 2023 Women’s Ashes series on today’s show, I want to take you back to the first glory days of Test cricket, the 1930s where it all started, through the words of Australian journalist, academic, author and podcaster Nick Richardson.

Nick reviews the opening test matches between England and Australia in 1934/35 and 1937 through the characters who shaped those early matches, the class differences between the two sides and the reasons why women’s cricket was so popular at that time.

Bringing the podcast up to the modern-day Nick explains how the Women’s’ Ashes trophy was created in 1998 and highlights the major developments within the women’s game in the 21st century.

Nick Richardson is the writer and narrator of the podcast 'The Maiden Summer'.

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In our second podcast about Major League Cricket, I was joined by New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne for a brief chat ahead of his opening game for the Washington Freedom against the Seattle Orcas.

Adam, who has played franchise cricket all around the world revealed why he chose to play Major League and his team’s hopes for the tournament.

The Washington Freedom will certainly not lack for pace in their attack as Adam will be joined by the South African pair of Anrich Nortje and Marco Jansen. 

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The first International cricket match between the USA and Canada was played in 1844.

On Thursday 14 July 2023 Major League Cricket, a new exciting T20 Franchise tournament is due to blast off at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.

6 teams, 19 games over 18 days will begin with the Texas Super Kings v Los Angeles Knight Riders.

In this podcast I spoke to Tom Dunmore, Vice President of Marketing and Communications and began by posing the question why now is the right time for cricket to flourish in America. Tom gave an in-depth insight into this new cricket tournament which has attracted global stars the like of Kieron Pollard, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult & Faf Du Plessis.

Andries Gous a former South African under 19s player, who is now based in the United States, joined the show to give his views on the tournament as he looked forward to playing for the Washington Freedom.

If you didn’t know anything about Major League cricket you will do after this podcast.

Tom Dunmore was interviewed on 21 June.

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In this episode I was joined by  American  syndicate manager, Harlan Malter who discussed his plans to return to Royal Ascot with a runner sired by his 2018 Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes contender-turned-stallion, BUCCHERO, plus Will Aitkenhead, Senior Corporate & Industry Affairs Manager for Ascot Racecourse spoke about attracting international runners to the Royal meeting. 

This episode is brought to you in collaboration with Great British Racing International.

GBRI is British horseracing’s dedicated service provider, committed to helping international parties navigate the networks that make up this world-leading industry, and promoting stories from within British racing to a global audience.

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Today we have a real treat for Horse Racing fans. 

Classic winning jockey Ron Hutchinson, now 95, is back for two shows on the Paddock and The Paddock after his previous appearances in Episode 142 and 143.

In the first episode the famous Australian jockey gives his views on the recent Royal Ascot meeting, a festival where he enjoyed success during the 1960s and 70s. Ron discusses his famous win in the 1974 Ascot Gold Cup on Ragstone for his regular owner the Duke of Norfolk as well as a lovely story about his Ascot suit. 

To end the podcast Ron reflects on his retirement from riding after 37 years which began in the early 1940s.

Part 2 with Ron coming later this month. 

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In the final part of our ‘Memories of The Ashes series I was joined by former England Test centurion Kathryn Leng, who played four Ashes Test matches against Australia between 1998 and 2003. Young Rosa Simkin of ‘Rosa Talks Ball’ joins the show as my co-host.

Kathryn a regular on The Paddock and The Pavilion talks passionately about Test cricket against the arch enemy which for her began at Guildford on 6 August 1998 in a high scoring draw where the Aussies scored 569/6. England’s tally of 414 was until the recent Test Match England’s highest score at Ashes level.

Catch Kathryn’s memories of both a home and away Ashes series where she opened with a young Charlotte Edwards and came up against some of the legends of Australian cricket, Cathryn Fitzpatrick, Belinda Clark and Lisa Keightley.

Following the recent international retirement by Katherine Brunt, Kathryn adds her own personal tribute to the legendary England fast bowler.

This interview was recorded on 14 June.

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The Ellen Chaloner Stakes listed fillies’ race was a historic day for Newmarket on Saturday 6 May. The Paddock and the Pavilion has been closely associated with the Chaloner family’s campaign to get Ellen Chaloner, the first woman trainer, recognised in the racing world and this show looks back at the race named after ‘the Trailblazing Trainer’.

Great granddaughter Susie Wilks gives a personal account of the historic day at the Rowley Mile racecourse with guest appearances from her cousins Marietta Krikhaar and Tom Chaloner, and Joe Rendall from the Jockey Club.

The inaugural Ellen Chaloner Stakes over six furlongs was won by Azure Blue trained by Michael Dods and ridder by Paul Mulrennan. In a quirk of fate Susie met Ann Elliott a part owner of the winner on her chaotic train journey from Scotland. Ann adds her reaction to winning the race with the 4-year-old filly in the driving rain on Guineas Day.

Susie and Tom also provide us with an update on the headstones for Ellen and Tom Chaloner which are now in place at Newmarket cemetery.

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After an absorbing First Test in the Men’s Ashes series, The Women’s Ashes are now set to get underway at Trent Bridge.

In this show I was joined by former England International Kathryn Leng, a regular on The Paddock and The Pavilion and Rosa Simkin of ‘Rosa Talks Ball’ to preview the seven match multi format series.

Kathryn and Rosa chat about the loss of Meg Lanning to the Australian side, the possible advantage of the schedule to the home side, which begins with a 5-day Test and the key players on both sides.

Brazilian captain Roberta Moretti Avery and former England International Roland Butcher join them to end the show with their Ashes predictions.

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In the Paddock

What was it like to…. be the First Woman to ride a winner at Royal Ascot?

In Episode 11 of a series where I pose the question ‘What was it like to…. I spoke to Gay Kelleway, who in 1987 became the first woman jockey to ride a winner at Royal Ascot.

Gay reflects on her historic win on Sprowston Boy, trained by her father Paul, in the Queen Alexandra Stakes by eight lengths at the Royal meeting. Gay a 23-year-old apprentice jockey at the time beat legendary jockeys Willie Carson, Steve Cauthen and Pat Eddery in the 2m 6f race.

This episode is brought to you in collaboration with Great British Racing International. GBRI is British horseracing’s dedicated service provider, committed to helping international parties navigate the networks that make up this world-leading industry, and promoting stories from within British racing to a global audience.

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