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

Karen Motyka joins us to talk about FairBreak the book. Released officially at the beginning of February in the Bradman room at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, Karen reveals the challenges of writing her first book alongside the joy of capturing the magic of Fairbreak.

Watch for Winnie, Poppy McGeown’s thank you email, and former Australian Test star Geoff Lawson’s reflections are all covered in this inspiring interview.

They say we all have a book in us, if you listen in, you will find that Karen may have at least two!

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On International Women’s Day we would like to give ‘Tribute to a Trailblazer’ Ellen Chaloner, the first woman trainer.

In a live podcast from the famous Jockey Club Rooms in Newmarket Joe Rendall (Communications Lead, Eastern Region Jockey Club) announced that The Jockey Club would be funding the cost of a headstone for Ellen and members of her family, who lie in two unmarked graves at Newmarket cemetery in addition to naming a fillies listed race in her name. The race is to be run on Saturday 6 May, 2000 Guineas Day, at the Rowley Mile racecourse.                                                                                                                                         

During the podcast I spoke to family members great granddaughters Marietta Krikhaar and Susie Wilks, great great grandson Charlie Swan, the former nine-time Irish Champion jump jockey, leading horse racing historians Dr Esther Harper and Tim Cox and current Newmarket trainers Gay Kelleway and Sir Mark Prescott. Sir Mark trained the 2022 Prix De ’l’Arc de Triomphe winner Alpinista. 

The podcast tells the story of Ellen, the first woman trainer and the reaction to this special news on International Women’s’ Day. Ellen, who was born into a racing, her brother Johnny Osborne was Classic winning jockey while her father was a trainer. Her life was transformed in 1886 when her husband Tom Chaloner, also a former Classic winning jockey who by then was a trainer died suddenly at only 47. 

Against the odds she took over the reins at Osborne House, Newmarket. Within twelve months she had trained the filly Jersey Lily to win a race at Royal Ascot.

Although she retired officially as a trainer in 1894 Ellen remained involved with the sport until her death in March 1944 aged 98. 

Enjoy the story of this remarkable woman who is now to receive the recognition she deserves in the history of the turf.

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The Paddock and The Pavilion is a keen supporter of FairBreak whose mission is to progress gender equality on a truly global scale using cricket as their primary vehicle. 

In this episode four FairBreakers Mariko Hill from Hong Kong, Winnie Duraisingam from Malaysia, Esha Oza from the UAE and Ariana Dowse from England look back at the FairBreak XI’s recent tour of Australia where they played three games in Canberra.

You will feel the joy they experienced back playing for FairBreak with their own nation’s flag on the back of their shirts.

With the 2nd FairBreak Invitational event in Hong Kong due to start on 3 April, Esha, local player Mariko and Winnie let us know how much they are counting the days until this global event.

Plus you will find out if Mariko found any third wave coffee in Australia.

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an auctioneer at Tattersalls in Newmarket? In this podcast you will find out. Freddie McKibbin a sales organiser and auctioneer at the famous bloodstock organisation gives an insight into his role, presales, sale day and after sales at Park Paddocks.

You will also hear about his love of racing and rugby combined with a dash of school drama. He once played the part of a Dancing Lobster in Alice in Wonderland.

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Yes, we have guests on today’s show but the star of the how is a racehorse, Stradivarius. The popular chestnut won 20 of his 35 races, 7 at Group 1 level, including 3 Ascot Gold Cups. He retired at the end of the 2022 British flat race season.

You will hear from our main guest Joe Bradley, the Head of Bloodstock at the National Stud, Discover Newmarket guide Frankie McGhee, Racing Post bloodstock journalist Kitty Trice and Rab Havlin, the first jockey to ride Stradivarius.

Joe updates us on how Strad, as he has been branded at the National Stud, is settling in at the world-famous stud along with more information about his role at the stud, Frankie lets us know how you can get to see him with Discover Newmarket while Kitty gives her expert views on Stradivarius as a stallion. Meanwhile, the podcast begins with Rab Havlin, a regular guest on the show, giving us his own experience of riding this racing icon of the thoroughbred world.

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England under 19 International Emma Marlow returns to The Paddock and The Pavilion to review the inaugural Under 19 T20 World Cup in South Africa. Emma who played against Rwanda and Pakistan gives her insight on the momentous tournament from inside the England camp.

Joining Emma, Sue Strachan, who is a Scotland Women’s tour manager and Scotland’s under 19 medical liaison officer, John Aaron, the USA under 19 manager and Rosa Simkin a teenage cricket and football vlogger give their reflections of the event which saw India comprehensively defeat England by 7 wickets in the final. 

Our cricketing quartet then give their predictions for the current Women’s T20 World Cup.

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James Hildreth is a Somerset cricketing legend. Third on the all-time list of run scorers for the west country county James joined us to discuss the key moments of his two-decade career.

The middle order batsman who scored over 27,000 runs in all formats for the county retired in August 2022 has now moved into financial management. He recently set up Hildreth and in this podcast he talked about what his new job involves as the end of the tax year looms. It’s a busy time for James.

We focused on the career highlights of James’s career, a century in his 2nd First Class match against the Worlds’ fastest bowler at the time Shoaib Akhtar in 2004, T20 Blast success in 2005, Champions League excitement in 2011 and a match winning ton with a broken ankle against Nottinghamshire in 2016.

Despite playing for England at junior levels as well as captaining the Lions he never played for the full England side James has no regrets on missing out on International honours. He did take the field as a 12th man in the memorable 2005 Ashes Test series which we hear more about in this episode.

James is still about to put the whites on in 2023 as he has agreed to play for his hometown club Stoney Stratford CC.

A modest county legend who is Somerset through and through.

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The Netherlands fast bowler Paul Van Meekeren joins the podcast during his time playing in the Bangladesh Premier League for Khulna Tigers to discuss his country’s successful 2022 ICC T20 World Cup campaign where they defeated the mighty South Africa in the Super 12 stage. Paul reveals how in a football loving country he has gone on to become one of his nation’s leading bowlers on the world stage. Paul took 11 wickets in last year’s T20 World Cup, a batch of dismissals which included Temba Bavuma KL Rahul and Mohammad Rizwan. He also explained how he felt more relaxed when bowling to Virat Kohli than Suryakumar Yadav

You will hear about Paul’s time playing county cricket for Somerset between 2016-19, his T20 franchise career across five countries and how he became an Uber eats driver during the winter of 2020/21.

Paul is currently playing for the Khulna Tigers in the Bangladesh Premier League.

Enjoy an open appraisal of Associate cricket by an engaging bowler who last year joined Gloucestershire CCC on a two-year contract.

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Harry Vaheesan, the Director of Cricket and Manager of the Jaffna Kings returns for a third time on the show to celebrate his team’s victory in the 2022 Lanka Premier League.

The former coach of Cambridgeshire junior sides and of March Town Cricket Club gives his views on the end of the year tournament which the Kings have now won for the third successive year. Harry reveals how much The Lanka Premier League is proving a boost to cricket in this cricket loving island.

Find out how the Jaffna Kings clinched the trophy in a tight final against the Colombo Stars along with all the players who made it happen.

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17-year-old work rider O’Shane Marsh returns to The Paddock and The Pavilion to update us on his racing journey which began at the Ebony Horse Club in Brixton.

O’Shane discusses his racing life at Bedford House stables with Charlie Fellowes, trips to the races with some of his trainer’s horses alongside his football exploits with the Prince of Wales pub in Newmarket.

Enjoy listening to a young man, who inspired by Khadijah Mellah’s win in the 2019 Magnolia Cup at Goodwood is determined to make it as a professional jockey.

O’Shane first appeared on the podcast in Episode 116 in April 2022.

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