Leading to Success

Welcome to the final episode of this season’s podcast with your hosts, first year Godolphin Flying Start trainees: Emma Dillon and Tara Carroll. Join Emma and Tara as they speak to fellow trainee Adrian Redondo about his time with trainer Brad Cox during his recent externship.  They also speak to Godolphin Flying Start USA co-ordinator Kathryn Banahan. If you liked what you heard on this episode o...

Welcome to the ninth episode of this season’s podcast with your hosts, first year Godolphin Flying Start trainees: Emma Hunter and Harry Winnard.  Join Emma and Harry as they speak to Sara Gordon, Social Media Manager for Thoroughbred Daily News (TDN), about her role and the work she does in the run up to the Kentucky Derby.  They also speak to second year trainee, Rachael Doody, who is completing...

Welcome to the eight episode of this season’s podcast with your hosts, first year Godolphin Flying Start trainees: Callum Jeffries and Jamie O’Connor.  Join Callum and Jamie as they speak to Ben Henley, General Manager of Airdrie Stud. Ben discusses his career path in the industry and gives an insightful overview of Airdrie Stud.  They also speak to second year trainee, Matt Daubeney, who is curre...

Welcome to the seventh episode of this season’s podcast with Adrian Redondo and Mageswar PV, first year Godolphin Flying Start trainees, discussing their picks for the 2026 Kentucky Derby. In addition, they chat with their classmate and UK trainee Kitty Ashby about her experience so far of the USA phase to date. This is followed by an insightful interview with Stonerside Broodmare Manager Ben Lync...

Welcome to the sixth episode of this season’s podcast with your hosts, first year Godolphin Flying Start Trainees: Harry Winnard and Saad Saidi. Join Harry and Saad as they speak to Four Star Sales latest Bloodstock Sales Associate and 2025 Flying Start Graduate, George Connolly on his move to America. They also spoke to first year trainees, Emma Dillon and Callum Jeffries to get their thoughts on...

Welcome to the fifth episode of this season's podcast with your hosts first year Godolphin Flying Start trainees, Luke O'Neill and Tara Carroll. Join Luke and Tara as they speak to the previous manager of Spendthrift Farm and owner Ballindaggin Farm, John Williams to discuss his career in the industry, and his advice for young people looking to get into the industry.  They also spoke to...

Welcome to the fourth episode of this season's podcast with your hosts first year Godolphin Flying Start trainees, Emma Dillon and Callum Jeffries. Join Emma and Callum as they discuss the application process and interview second year trainee Ivanna Dempsey and  Godolphin Flying Start graduates Scott Calder and Claire Wilson. With applications recently opening for next year's intake of t...

The third episode of this season is hosted by Kitty Ashby and Raph McCall who are recording from a cold and windy Newmarket before the start of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale. This episode focuses on the wide range of educational pathways that are available in the industry, and the hosts are joined by first-year trainee Emma Dillon, second-year trainee Luke Kevin and Joe Bradley from The Natio...

The second episode of season 5 is brought to you by Kitty Ashby and Luke O’Neill, two first-year Godolphin Flying Start trainees, who are about to conclude their time in Ireland. This episode focuses on the recent premier sales held across the globe, with interviews from world-renowned journalist and data analyst Bill Oppenheim, and the manager of Forenaghts Stud, Caoimhe Doherty.  Second-year tra...

The first episode of season five is hosted by Emma Hunter and Jamie O’Connor, who have recently begun the first phase of Godolphin Flying Start in Ireland. This episode features an interview with first-year trainee Luke O’Neill, who shares his early experiences on the programme. The hosts are also joined by second-year trainees Rachael Doody and Adam Holland, who reflect on their time in Australia...

In this final episode of Leading to Success Season 4, all of the first-year trainees share their perspectives on their U.S. externships and reflect on the experiences, lessons, and highlights from their time stateside. We’re also joined by 2024 Flying Start graduate Liam Cunningham, currently working at Runnymede Farm, who gives the team valuable insights into what they can expect during their sec...

This episode features hosts Caroline Bunch from the USA and Adam Holland from England. The guests on this month’s episode include trainer Michael McCarthy, who gives us great insights into his career and background to date as well as Journalism’s road to the Kentucky Derby. We wrapped up with thoughts from Gabrielle Nebout about her experience in the USA phase so far. If you liked what you heard o...

This episode features your hosts ,Rachael Doody from Ireland and Gabrielle Nebout from France, where they chat to Horse Country Executive Director and 2016 Flying Start graduate, Hallie Hardy.  Hallie gives an insight into Horse Country and her role along with future plans for a new tour starting this year. Hallie also discusses how to get more people engaged into the sport of horse racing along w...

In this episode of the Leading to Success podcast, hosts Ivanna Dempsey and Grace Hamilton sit down with John Stewart, founder of Resolute Racing. John shares his journey from private equity to the Thoroughbred industry, highlighting his passion for bloodstock, animal welfare, youth development, and fan and employee engagement. He discusses his ambitious vision for Resolute Racing and his broader...

This episode features your hosts Luke Kevin from Ireland and Grace Hamilton from the USA where they talk to former Tattersalls Sales Director Martin Mitchell as looks back on his career in sales and what the Godolphin Flying Start programme means to him and Tattersalls. We also get his views on the recent sales from this year. We also chat to current first year trainee Rachael Doody from Ireland w...

The episode features your hosts Tereza Pavlů from the Czech Republic and Matt Daubeney from Jersey. The guests include Godolphin Flying Start graduate Joe Bradley who is the Head of Bloodstock at the National Stud in Newmarket. This episode also includes first-year trainees Grace Hamilton and Caroline Bunch who spoke about their UK phase experience and highlights.  If you liked what you heard on t...

The episode features your hosts Tereza Pavlů from the Czech Republic and Antoine Rozan from France. The guests include the top trainer in France and Godolphin Flying Start graduate Francis-Henri Graffard and the Czech National Hunt trainer and former jockey Josef Váňa junior. This episode also includes second-year trainees Mitchell Whelan and Harrison Everett who spoke about their Australian phase...

The first episode of season four features your hosts, Megan Bulbulia and Matt Browne, who have recently commenced the first phase of Godolphin Flying Start in Ireland. Guests include first-year trainee and French native Gabrielle Nebout, who discussed her experience of the programme to date. The team leaders were also joined by Goffs Executive Director Nick Nugent, who spoke about his role at Goff...

The hosts for May’s episode are first-year trainees Harrison Everett (AUS) and Daisy Fenwick (USA). This episode features 2020 graduate Liza Hendriks, who recently completed the sale of Wanamaker’s online bloodstock auction company to Inglis Bloodstock Sales. Liza reflects on her time on the Flying Start programme, the journey Wanamaker’s has completed, and the exciting transition ahead to Inglis...

The hosts for April's episode are first-year trainees Harper McVey (USA) and Daisy Fenwick (USA). They spoke to Geoff and Sandra Mulcahy of Mulcahy Equine, where they got an insight into their business in Lexington and what it is like to have horses they worked with strong chances in both the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby this weekend.  If you liked what you heard on this episode or would...

The seventh episode of season three features your hosts, Johnny Marsh (UK) and Harrison Everett (AUS), who are currently in the third month of their USA phase of the course. The first-year trainees have been busy with many farm visits, meetings, workshops and completing their University of Kentucky Nutrition module and Legal module at Stoll Keenon and Ogden. The guest for this episode is none othe...

The sixth episode of season three features your hosts, George Connolly and Mitch Whelan, who are currently a month into their USA phase of the course. The first-year trainees began the phase on 2nd January and have been busy since with many farm visits, meetings, workshops and their University of Kentucky Nutrition module. The guest for this episode is none other than graduate Vicky Leonard who di...

The fifth episode of season three features your hosts, Sam Baker and Claire Wilson, who are currently a month into their USA phase of the course. The first-year trainees began the phase on 2nd January and have been busy since with many farm visits, meetings, workshops and their University of Kentucky Nutrition module. The guest for this episode is none other than County Offaly-native Tony Lacy, Vi...

The fourth episode of season three features your hosts, Jake Swinburn and Sean Cooper, who are currently completing the UK phase of the programme. Guests for this episode include 2014 Godolphin Flying Start graduate and GITLP trustee Tessa Hetherington, who speaks about her career to date since graduating and her experiences on the programme, and she offers some key advice to those thinking of app...

The third episode of season three featured hosts Jake Swinburn and Sean Cooper, who are currently completing the UK phase of the programme. Guests included 2020 Godolphin Flying Start graduate Issy Paul, who speaks about her career to date since graduating and her experience on the programme, along with the steps she took to best position herself to apply in 2018. The team leaders were also joined...