#BettingPeople: LIZZIE KELLY

#BettingPeople: Lizzie Kelly was the first female rider to win a Grade 1 jumps race in the UK, and came very close to matching that feat in France as a jockey she won The Betfair Hurdle, Betfred Bowl and Ultima and rode twice in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, since retiring to start a family she’s a TV and Radio broadcaster and runs Valentine Bloodstock alongside her Husband Ed.

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LIZZIE KELLY Part 1 of 4

Lizzie talks about her career highlights, her childhood growing up in a racing yard with her mum Jane and stepdad Nick Williams, some of the great racehorses sent out from the yard at that time including Diamond Harry and Reve de Sivola, working for Neil King and riding in point to points honing her skills.

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LIZZIE KELLY Part 2 of 4

Lizzie remembers 2015 being a massive year for her, her trailblazing career opening doors and smashing glass ceilings for lady riders, being successful in what was seen as a man’s world, how her mum dealt with watching her race, and winning top races and riding in the Gold Cup.

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LIZZIE KELLY Part 3 of 4

Lizzie talks about quality over quantity, broadcasting on both radio and TV, escaping relatively unscathed, quitting the saddle to start a family, if returning to the saddle was ever on the cards and her university degree helping her add some more strings to her bow in the world of social media.

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LIZZIE KELLY Part 4 of 4

Lizzie talks about Valentine Bloodstock which she runs in partnership with her husband Ed and explains what breaking young horses entails, breeding horses, why they source from France, why they don’t have plans to train and where the couple hope to be with the business in a decade.

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LIZZIE KELLY #BettingPeople PODCAST

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