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Sandy Hatfield is one of the most respected stallion managers in the Thoroughbred industry, and was the first woman to serve in that role at a major farm. In the most recent episode of the Boundless podcast, Dr. Ferrin Peterson sits down with Hatfield, a woman who built her career from the ground up, working with yearlings, mares, and putting in long hours on the farm before earning her place among the sport's elite. Sandy shares her journey from growing up around Quarter horses in Oklahoma to building a life...

The latest edition of the Boundless Podcast, hosted by jockey and veterinarian Dr. Ferrin Peterson, features an interview with Judy Hicks. Hicks is the breeder of 2024 Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna). "Before Thorpedo Anna won 10 graded stakes races and became one of the most talked-about horses in Thoroughbred racing, Judy Hicks bred her and believed in her potential from the very beginning," Peterson writes in an introduction to her podcast. "In this episode of The Boundless Podcast, Dr. Ferrin Peterson sits down with Judy at...

When Diane Crump died last week at the age of 77, the tributes and obituaries penned in her honor naturally led with the pioneering accomplishment that, more than five decades ago, she was the first woman to ride against men in a North American pari-mutuel horse race. Today, nearly 57 years from that landmark achievement, it can be difficult to grasp just how challenging and arduous a breakthrough that was. It wasn't, for example, just a matter of some trainer deciding, "This young lady can horseback a little bit. I...

On February 7, 1969, Diane Crump became the first woman to ride in a parimutuel race, at Hialeah Park. Her participation in the race was so controversial at the time that she required a police escort to get her through the crowd of hostile spectators to the paddock. She was ninth of 12 in the race, and returned to cheers. It took Crump two weeks to ride her first winner, and the following year, she went on to become the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby. Crump is...

Sandi Morris is the 2016 Olympic silver medalist, current world leader, and American outdoor record holder in women's pole vault, and appears, and brings an interesting close to Season One of The Boundless Podcast. In the episode, Morris sits down with Dr. Ferrin Peterson, a professional jockey, veterinarian, and former pole vaulter herself. The two dive into the mindset it takes to stay at the top, bouncing back from injury, and what it really means to bet on yourself--again and again. Now training at the University of Louisville, Sandi has...

Godolphin's Racing and Nominations assistant at Jonabell Farm for Darley America joins Ferrin Peterson on this week's Boundless Podcast to discuss the many ways there are to get into Thoroughbred racing. The episode is the first episodei n the Boundless students series, designed to inspire young people to get involved in racing and to learn how to break into the industry. Morgan explains that her role is to handle all administrative tasks for the racing side of Godolphin, as well as vaccination and vetwork and HISA paperwork. She also supervises...

Sandy Hawley was one of the most successful jockeys of his generation, earning his way into the Canadian and U.S. horse racing hall of fames, and winning championship titles in both countries. But Hawley, the first jockey to ever win 500 races in a single year, grew up knowing nothing about the sport. "I didn't know anything about horses," he tells Ferrin Peterson on this week's Boundless Podcast. "But when I was 16 years old, my uncle said, `you're the right size. You should be a jockey.'" Within a few...

The current stallion manager at Darley in America Jimmy Lovatt has been on the Godolphin team since 2007, and he describes his journey with "the Royal Blue" on this week's Boundless podcast with jockey-veterinarian Ferrin Peterson. The Australian native was bitten by the horse bug as a child. "My parents bought a pony for me when I was five years of age," Lovatt tells Peterson. "I grew up in a riding school. I guess I fell in love with horses back then. In 2001, when I was back home in...

Bee Buck, a freelance photographer for Churchill Downs who has shot six Kentucky Derbies and two Breeders' Cups, is the guest on this week's Boundless podcast, hosted by jockey and veterinarian Ferrin Peterson. Buck describes how she was a horse-crazy kid who got her start photographing polo matches. A former art history student, she said that the study of classic proportions has helped her to frame her photos and understand what she wants to shoot. "I crave constructive criticism," she said. "If I don't have constructive criticism that's coming to...

People get into horse racing in a lot of different ways; Dana Zook--who currently works as foreman for the Mike Maker stable--ended up in the sport after being literally plucked off a baseball field when he was 12 years old. Zook is the guest on this week's edition of the Boundless Podcast, produced and hosted by Ferrin Peterson, a jockey and practicing veterinarian in Kentucky and Ohio. "I found my way into racing off of a ballfield," recalled Zook. "A gentleman came to me and asked me if I'd like...

Chris McCarron is one of the most successful and recognizable figures in the sport. He appears this week as the guest on Ferrin Peterson's Boundless podcast. McCarron tells Peterson of how he got off to a fast start in Maryland. In 1974, his first year of riding, McCarron set a record of 546 races, earning the Eclipse Award as the top apprentice jockey in the country. "I was young and dumb and all I was doing was having fun," he said. "I really didn't know a great deal about what...

Susan Naylor (formerly Moulton) is many things; a prominent owner, breeder, and Versailles, Kentucky farm owner, but it's clear that her philanthropic work is what most clearly defines her today. The owner of the fan-favorite racehorse Manny Wah (Will Take Charge) has endured unimaginable loss in her life, losing both of her children in separate incidents nine years apart. On this week's Boundless podcast with jockey and veterinarian Ferrin Peterson, she talks about channeling her grief into something positive. Naylor explained how she became exposed to racing as a child....