Could America have a Cheltenham Contender?

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🗓️ 17 October 2021

⏱️ 135 minutes

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Emmet Kennedy chats with History making American Jumps Trainer Keri Brion, about her stable-star The Mean Queen, who won the Grand National Hurdle at Far Hills, completing a double after Historic Heart won on debut after transferring from Nigel Hawke in the UK. Keri talks about how she sources Horses from Ireland and the UK, the differences between how Jumps Races are run (and won) in America compared to the UK and Ireland, her ambitions as a dual purpose Trainer and what it means to be the only American to have trained a Jumps winner in Ireland! She also discusses the plan to get The Mean Queen to The Mares Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and names a possible alternative target! Emmet also talks to US Jumps Racing Reporter and expert Megan Connolly about Gordon Elliott and Davy Russell's success at Far Hills, the huge differences in prize money between Britain & Ireland and the USA, and what needs to be done to promote American Jumps Racing more. Show Your Support for The FFP with Likes & Shares on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook 👍 Subscribe for free on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and all Podcast apps. Can You Dig It - Brian Tyler The Final Furlong Podcast is an OCC Production For enquires contact @RadioEmmet Listen for free on Spotify Podcasts: open.spotify.com/show/3e6NnBkr7MBstVx5U7lpld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Final Furlund Podcast with Emma Kennedy.
0:05.0	Never miss an episode, including expert analysis, the best tips, reviews and interviews with
0:11.1	racing's biggest names by clicking follow on Spotify.
0:14.8	And you're welcome to a special international edition of the Final Furlund Podcast.
0:19.2	I'm delighted to say that I'm joined by one of the best experts when it comes to American
0:26.4	jumps racing, somebody who has probably seen on Twitter, but if you're not following
0:30.8	her already, you really should be, and that is Megan Connelly.
0:34.8	Megan, you're very welcome to the Final Furlund Podcast.
0:36.8	Hey, Emma, thank you so much, it's a pleasure to join you.
0:39.6	This has been a long time in the making.
0:41.6	Where can we read your content, where can we follow you on social media?
0:45.1	Yeah, I just used the one platform for SQL Chase Racing, and that is Twitter, and I am
0:50.8	at Meg Con15 on Twitter, I find that's the best platform for me to not only read, but
0:57.2	also share what's happening with American Jump Racing.
1:00.6	My passion is shared on Twitter.
1:02.3	Well, that's the beauty of being able to then come on the Final Furlund Podcast and tell
1:07.2	us what you know and share the wealth, share the information with us, which we're very,
1:10.7	very glad to get.
1:12.7	So we're going to talk to the Grand National Lane trainer yesterday.
1:18.2	I want to say, Grand National, it's really a hurdle race, but still, it's the American
1:23.2	Grand National and it's a race that's been covered in sky for many years.
1:27.8	It's had famous European, and when I say European, really, I mean UK and Irish representation
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