Greg Thompson visits with the legendary jockey Kip Didericksen discussing his career in the Quarter Horse racing industry.

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DALLAS, TX—JANUARY 15, 2025—StallioneSearch kicks off the 2025 podcast season today with the debut of episode 38 of the QH Racing Talk Podcast. This episode features an interview with the legendary 5-time AQHA World Champion Jockey Kip Didericksen, who discusses his remarkable career in the Quarter Horse racing industry.

In this episode, Greg Thompson of StallioneSearch.com talks with the Ruidoso Racehorse Hall of Fame jockey about his illustrious career, during which he dominated the riders' standings at nearly every West Coast Quarter Horse meet over a brief seven-year span. Didericksen captured the AQHA World Champion title five times during those seven years in the saddle.

Throughout his championship years, he guided two-time world champion Refrigerator to victories in the All American Futurity (1990) and the Champion of Champions (1992). Didericksen also won the 1990 Champion of Champions aboard another world champion, Dash For Speed.

He achieved multiple victories in other prestigious events, including the Rainbow Derby, Los Alamitos Championship, Los Alamitos Derby, Ed Burke Futurity, Kindergarten, Golden State Derby, Governor’s Cup Futurity, PCQHRA Breeders Futurity, and El Primero Del Ano Derby. Additionally, he earned grade 1 wins in the Ruidoso Derby, Go Man Go Handicap, and the Vessels Maturity.

In the first thirty-seven episodes of QH Racing Talk on StallioneSearch, Thompson interviewed a variety of iconic figures in Quarter Horse racing, including Ed Burgart, Johnie Goodman, D. Wayne Lukas, "Sleepy" Gilbreath, Cody Jensen, G.R. Carter, Danny Cardoza, Tom Dawson, Chris Lincoln, Billy Hunt, James Flores, James Lackey, Gilbert Ortiz, Ricky Ramirez, Joe Merrick, Richard Chamberlain, Cliff Lambert, Paul Jones, and many others.

CLICK HERE to access episode 38 of Quarter Horse Racing Talk.

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StallioneSearch.com's previously released podcasts are available to listen to on-demand on the QH Racing Talk page contained within StallioneSearch.com. QH Racing Talk podcasts can also be found on StallioneSearch's Facebook page, Twitter, iTunes, and Spotify.

Hosted by Greg Thompson of StallioneSearch.com, "QH Racing Talk" features special industry guests discussing various topics related to Quarter Horse Racing.

The sponsors of the 2025 podcast season of Quarter Horse Racing Talk are Lip Chip, LLC. (visit them at http://www.lipchipllc.com), as well as the Grade 1 winning and Grade 1 producing sire Uncle D. Uncle D stands at Lazy E Ranch in Guthrie, Oklahoma and carries the Uncle D smart money incentive. Visit the website of Uncle D at https://www.cavenaughquarterhorses.com/uncle-d or Lazy E Ranch at https://lazyeranch.com/stallions/uncle-d/.

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