AboutStephanie Frost Expertise Questions about Thoroughbred training, racing and breeding. Rules and regulations regarding Thoroughbred racing. Mainly focused on racing in the USA. I can also answer breeding and bloodstock questions, along with pedigree advice, plus advice about forming a realistic plan for starting into the racing or breeding business. No handicapping questions, please.
Experience I have been a licensed Thoroughbred trainer for 20 years, a thoroughbred farm owner and Thoroughbred breeder. Owner of Alchemy Bloodstock, a full service bloodstock agency, specializing in locating quality racing and breeding stock for clients, and representing clients at various Thoroughbred sales. Alchemy Bloodstock has been instrumental in the purchase and training of several graded stakes horses, as well as many extremely profitable sales horses.
Question Hi - My step daughter Alex is an apprentice jockey (Newmarket, England) and desperately wants to ride/race in the U.S. Do you have any advice on how she can get started?. Alex has a dual nationality passport (UK/USA). Alex has already raced here in the UK and trained/qualified at The British Racing School in Newmarket
Many Thanks
Sally
Answer Many UK trainers have contacts with trainers here in the States. Your daughter might try asking the trainers for whom she currently rides for a recomendation to someone over here that she could ride for. Or she might try sending out resumes to large training operations here, appying for a stable job that might turn into a racetrack position.
Another avenue might be to try and ride at one of the larger two year old in-training sales, and make a few contacts that way. Many trainers hire help from the UK to work the sales.
