Madison Olver didn’t grow up in the grandstands or the stables. She didn’t inherit silks or bloodlines. What she did inherit was grit, curiosity, and an unshakable connection to the animal at the center of it all.
As a teenager, she packed a suitcase and left her life in Colorado for France—where she lived above a stable, learning the sport.
Now, she’s turning heads across the U.S. racing circuit. Calm under pressure, fearless on longshots, and fiercely in tune with her horses, Madison has already notched her first stakes win—and she’s just getting started.
Today, she joins us to talk about her career and handicap this Saturday's Oaklawn Handicap and Aqueduct's Bay Shore Stakes.
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