Shedrow Stories

Joe & Umberto talk about his beginnings in Italy, traveling to different countries to ride, his success in the United States, balancing work and life, Johannes, Anisette, the 2025 Santa Anita Derby, his thoughts on riding favorite Journalism in the Kentucky Derby, what a Kentucky Derby win would mean to him and more!

Joe and Shane discuss his beginnings on Louisiana's bush tracks, riding in 14 consecutive Kentucky Derbies, his hopes for the Racing Hall of Fame, Pulpit, the jockey's rooms of the 1990's, Chris Antley, his push for better working conditions for jockeys, battling injuries and mental health issues, Skip Away, his country music career, and much more!

Welcome to Shedrow Stories in 2025! Joe and Kaylie discuss her beginnings in the sport, growing up with the great horses of the 2010’s, show jumping, her career in marketing, getting back into the sport, the 2022 Breeders’ Cup, her roles at NYRA Bets, doing videos and interviews and her goals for the future.

Joe catches up with returning guests Maggie Wolfendale-Morley (2020) and Tom Morley (2021). We discuss the expansion of the FOX shows and NYRA Bets, their reactions to the newly announced Saratoga dates, Belmont Park’s renovation, HISA & HIWU, parenting, the barn in 2024, Cynane’s trip to Royal Ascot, Donegal Momentum’s future plans, the family’s losses this year and more.

Joe and Ramon discuss his beginnings in New Jersey, memories at Monmouth Park, galloping Authentic before the Haskell, the importance of mental wellness among jockeys, his battle with addiction, getting sober and clean, returning to the track after a five-year hiatus and more!

Joe and Belinda discuss her beginnings at the New York tracks, now working at those tracks, Saratoga 2024, her experiences as a vet assistant, dealing with breakdowns, the mental health crisis facing veterinarians, keeping the sport safe for years to come and more!

Joe and Ramiro discuss his family's history in the sport, his time in the nightclub industry in Miami, what a successful horse looks like at the sales, the benefits of a central body of governance for U.S. horse racing, Mage's Kentucky Derby win, how Ferocious is doing heading into the Breeders Cup Juvenile and more!

Joe & ReyLu discuss his beginnings at Finger Lakes, riding at different tracks across the country, his bond with agent Jose Santos Jr., riding in Triple Crown races, becoming leading rider at Fair Grounds, his personality outside of the track and more!

Joe & Keiber discuss his recent success at Finger Lakes, winning at Saratoga, childhood memories with his dad former jockey Eibar Coa, his time at the Laffit Pincay Jr. Jockey School, winning his first race, staying positive while dealing with injuries and setbacks and more!

Joe and Haylee discuss her beginnings in Southern California, the California fair circuit, her jobs on the backside, working for Brandon Kulp, her responsibilities as assistant trainer, Boat's a Rockin, goals for the future and more!

Joe & Chloe discuss working and caring for her aunt Carla Morgan, the joys of dating in 2024, Halloween movies, her passion for photography, learning from her Spotted Draft, working for the nation's top trainers, promoting inclusivity and the good of the sport and more!

Joe and Paullette discuss her time at NYRA, working in Horsemen's Credentials, memories from the three tracks, her active social media presence, making connections, her sister's passing, being a mom, the difficulties of dating, studying medical office administration and more!

Joe & Rudy discuss childhood memories with his dad, barn favorites, his dad's 1,600th win, being a jockey agent, representing Romero Maragh, going to the 2020 Belmont with Reylu Gutierrez, working with two worldly riders over the winter, goals for the future and more!

Joe and Carson discuss her love of Kentucky racing, Fall Out Boy, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, her passion for pedigrees and sales, the technology behind StrideSAFE, retraining OTTB's, going to her first Kentucky Derby/Oaks, her goals for the future and more!

Joe and Riley discuss childhood memories with his dad (Hall of Fame Trainer Bill Mott), working with him for nearly a decade, starting his own stable, winning his first race at Saratoga, Unifying, the passing of his daughter, Margot, raising a young family and more.

Joe and Jennifer discuss her beginnings selling newspapers at Saratoga, her years as a jockey, working for different operations, going to the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita, winning her first race at Saratoga and more!

Joe & Casey discuss her memories from Tampa Bay Downs, jobs on the backside, working for Silver Springs, Fair Hill, her passion for bloodlines and sales, bettering the sport for future generations and more!

Joe and Francisco discuss his upbringing in Boston, his many jobs on the backside, becoming a jockey, winning an amateur race without goggles, winning his first race on an 84-1 shot, traveling to different tracks, his influences, John Servis, faith, fatherhood, goals for the future and more!

Joe and Jose discuss his family ties to racing, riding at Saratoga, a rough 2020, earning the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice, his first graded stakes win, Kelly Breen, food, music, the challenges of dating as a jockey, goals for the future and more!