The Racing Heart Podcast

Stories with heart about the people and animals that make horse racing the sport we love.

In this episode we have a conversation with US Sports Betting icon Roxy Roxborough about how horse racing has been the center pin for his most importantfriendships. Roxy is a pioneer in US sports betting and has been recognized among the 10 Most Influential People in Gaming.  However, it’s horse racing that has played an important role in his life since he was a young kid in Canada.  We get to talk to him about: Early escapades at the Track and the role racing plays in his life today. Stories about the KG’s Club that Roxy and his racing friends started. The impact his friend and horse ownership mentor Bob Levy had on him and why it’s better to share horse ownership with friends. The first race horse that Roxy still remembers today. One thing that Roxy would tell everybody about racing. Sports journalist Dick Jerardi leaves us a message to tell us more about the impact of Bob Levy and we also hear a listener’s dedication about an important group of friends and a now-gone race track in California.  

On today’s episode we welcome Liesl King, a horse racing photographer and journalist from South Africa who travels all over the world, photographing the best Group One events, and all the while really loving the horses themselves. Inside this episode, Liesl shares a perspective and voice that we don’t always hear from in the racing world, and illuminates just how global the love of horse racing is today. In our conversation, Liesl talks to us about risking lightning to capture the perfect photo, her hilarious first encounter with British royalty, and tells us about a particular horse character who’s both her nemesis and favorite. For an incredible conversation, keep listening to hear it all!

Stories with heart about the people and animals that make horse racing the sport we love.