Listen "Episode 148: Jade McNaught"
Episode Synopsis
Brilliant WA apprentice Jade McNaught reflects on her history making feat at the Belmont track on September 14th 2019, when she became the first apprentice in the state to win six races in one day on a metro track.
Jade talks of her decision to become an apprentice jockey at age 30, twice the age of most junior riders.
She reflects on her first two ponies and her achievements at pony club and in the show ring.
Jade remembers the experience she gained working with performance horses and on a well known WA stud farm.
Jade McNaught’s journey has been an inspiring one. She talks to us from the Geraldton races at the end of a four hour road trip from Perth.
Jade talks of her decision to become an apprentice jockey at age 30, twice the age of most junior riders.
She reflects on her first two ponies and her achievements at pony club and in the show ring.
Jade remembers the experience she gained working with performance horses and on a well known WA stud farm.
Jade McNaught’s journey has been an inspiring one. She talks to us from the Geraldton races at the end of a four hour road trip from Perth.
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