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Podcast: The Final Furlong Podcast
Episode: No Place for a Girl: How One Woman Took on Horse Racing’s Boys’ Club
Description: In this episode Emmet Kennedy sits down with author Karen Wiltshire and acclaimed sportswriter Nick Townsend to discuss their powerful new book No Place for a Girl: How One Female Jockey Broke into an Exclusive Men’s Club. Karen shares her remarkable journey as a pioneering female jockey in the male-dominated world of 1970s British horseracing, recounting how she overcame relentless prejudice, physical challenges, and societal barriers to make history. Together with Nick, they delve into the untold stories of grit, determination, and Karen’s fight for equality on the racetrack. From confronting brutal sexism to achieving her groundbreaking victo...