Ep 147 - Stephanie Jardeback - I always missed it... Two winners 20 years apart

Mum of two, Stephanie Jardeback had not ridden a winner since 2002 in Malmo so it had been a long wait when she and the 9 year old gelding Billy Roberts crossed the finishing line first at Haydock on August 4th in an amateur race. A race she very nearly missed! Stephanie’s story goes back to riding a pony in Sweden, working for a stable as a teenager whilst at University , moving to work in Chantilly, and Ireland with John Oxx, where she rode work alongside Johnny Murtagh and Mick Kinane. After working for the Group 1 winning trainer Stephanie transferred to Darley’s Kildangan stud followed by two years in England with Oaks winning trainer Henry Candy before she went back home to Sweden to have a family. But Stephanie was not finished with horse racing, the urge to ride horses was still there. Returning to the UK in 2015 she got the racing bug again watching the sport on television and via social media. In 2019 she got a job riding out for leading northern trainer Richard Fahey ahead of her current destination at Simon Whitaker’s stable just outside Leeds. Enjoy Stephanie’s trips around the world, there was even a time in Greece, in the sport she loves with a touch of dog boarding, translation work and of course the school runs to keep her busy. Please subscribe to us on Amazon Music, Apple podcasts, Google, Soundcloud, Spotify or Stitcher. Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @ThePaddandPav Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices