Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going. Chantal Sutherland Read Quote
My hobbies away from horse racing would be reading and painting; I love art. Chantal Sutherland Read Quote
Right about when I turned 13, I realized that women could be jockeys, from my travels to the racetrack with my dad. Chantal Sutherland Read Quote
There are other things that I could do, but there’s really nothing that I love as much as horse racing. Chantal Sutherland Read Quote
I hope I’m one of many to come in the Dubai World Cup, and hope I see more women making it at this level. There are a lot of great female jockeys. Chantal Sutherland Read Quote
There was a pony named Barbapoppa that I received at the age of five, and he was very mischievous and maybe even devilish. Barbapoppa was the most fabulous first animal I was to have and challenged me much. Chantal Sutherland Read Quote
I’ve lived out many of the dreams I had as a little girl, back when I was riding my pony, mucking stalls, feeding cows, aspiring to finally become a professional jockey and racing in stakes races on a worldwide stage. Chantal Sutherland Read Quote
I crossed paths with a horse that happened to change my life. That horse is Game On Dude, and what a horse! He’s a soldier. Together we traveled the world. We won the Santa Anita Big Cap, Goodwood, almost won the Breeder’s Cup Classic; we won the San Antonio, Hollywood Gold Cup and the Californian. Chantal Sutherland Read Quote
A good jockey has to be physically well balanced. They have to possess a strong upper body and a strong lower body. You’ve gotta have quick reflexes, and you’ve got to be incredibly coordinated. But it’s you’re instincts that have to be perfect. You can’t be an exceptional rider without instincts. Chantal Sutherland Read Quote
So many times, people told me I can’t do this or can’t do that. My nature is that I don’t listen very well. I’m very determined, and I believe in myself. My parents brought me up that way. Thank God for that. I don’t let anything stand in my way. Chantal Sutherland Read Quote
