{"podcast":{"title":"Bred For It","slug":"bred-for-it-7026393","podcast_index_feed_id":7026393,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/bredforit/feed.xml","website_url":"https://bredforit.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19237180/customcolor_logo_customcolor_background_hgz9bt.png","author":"Jess Stafford","episode_count":37,"summary":"Hello and welcome to Bred For It with Jess Stafford. This is a podcast dedicated to the thoroughbred bloodstock industry, coming to you by a bloodstock enthusiast for bloodstock enthusiasts. I am on a mission to find out more about what goes into breeding and bloodstock as I interview various members of the industry with the aim to uncover what makes racehorses: Bred For It!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T22:18:26.938489+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bred-for-it-7026393"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 18: Reasons To BeliEVE","slug":"episode-18-reasons-to-believe","published_at":"2025-08-13T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bred-for-it-7026393/episode-18-reasons-to-believe","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bred-for-it-7026393","url":"https://bredforit.podbean.com/e/episode-18-reasons-to-believe/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/nxqejd57fpvvu96c/Episode_18_Edit_V3b5y7p.mp3","summary":"Episode 18: Goodwood Festival once again proved that the so-called ‘under the radar’ stallions can shine on the big stage, with progeny of Expert Eye, Ulysses and Without Parole all hitting the scoresheet. Eve Johnson Houghton was one of the meeting’s standout trainers, landing two winners including Zavareti’s Vintage Stakes triumph — another example of her sharp eye for yearlings. In this episode, Eve shares her sales-ring strategy, what she must see (and can’t have) in a pedigree, and the auctions that have delivered her biggest results. Jess also speaks to Paul Curran, European representative for Yulong Investments, about their headline acquisitions of Shaquille and Soldier’s Call, how they fit into Yulong’s global stallion portfolio, and the future for fan favourite Carl Spackler.","meta_description":"Episode 18: Goodwood Festival once again proved that the so-called ‘under the radar’ stallions can shine on the big stage, with progeny of Expert Eye, Uly…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2140,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bred-for-it-7026393/episodes/episode-18-reasons-to-believe/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bred-for-it-7026393/episode-18-reasons-to-believe.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}