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Ep 179 - Joe Bradley - Stradivarius - A modern day icon at The National Stud
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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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