EP 16: Jag Guthmann-Chester

05/20/22 • 111 min

On this episode, we welcome Gold Coast-based jockey, Jag-Guthmann Chester.

The 2017/18 QLD Champion Apprentice has been in great form this year, consistently riding winners in South East Queensland to start 2022.

We discuss all sorts of stuff about his racing career and beyond - not being able to reach the top shelf at Maccas, the apprenticeship years, how weights and handicaps in racing work, the horse that kicked him in the guts, getting carjacked, racing against James McDonald, weight cuts, and so much more.

At the age of 23, Jag looks poised for a long and successful career in the saddle.

Thanks to the great man for his time.

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On this episode, we welcome Gold Coast-based jockey, Jag-Guthmann Chester.

The 2017/18 QLD Champion Apprentice has been in great form this year, consistently riding winners in South East Queensland to start 2022.

At the age of 23, Jag looks poised for a long and successful career in the saddle.

Thanks to the great man for his time.

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Us (How good!)

Previous Episode

EP 15: Chelsea Hackett

On episode number 15 of the White Line Podcast, we are joined by MMA fighter and all round legend, Chelsea Hackett.

At the age of 8, Chelsea was thrusted into her first Taekwondo class, and now, some 15 years later, she hasn’t taken a step back.

At just 23 years old, Chelsea, Chels, scary bitch, or Chimi, as she’s affectionately known by some, has a massive future in the sport and a transition into the UFC is on her radar.

In November 2020, right in the midst of what hindsight tells us are the darkest times of the pandemic, Chelsea, and her Dad (who’s also her coach) jetted off to Las Vegas to fight on Dana White’s Contender Series for a spot in the UFC. She narrowly lost that fight, what would be the first blemish of her short career, but some of the growth and personal development she has undergone since then has been profound.

Chelsea was also a contestant on season 6 of Survivor Australia, spending a month out in Western QLD, sleeping in the dirt, with one meal a day, and absolutely no luxuries.

We chat about all sorts of things - meeting Dana White, reality TV shows, the Chimi kingdom, why her car gets messy when she’s injured, and plenty more.

Aaand a side note - don’t trust her Wikipedia.

This is the White Line Podcast, Episode 15, with Chelsea Hackett.

Next Episode

EP 17: Josh Hunt

EP 17 brings us one of our favourite guests to date, dual AFL premiership defender, Josh Hunt.

Drafted in 2000, Josh played 212 games across his career, predominantly at Geelong with a season to wrap things up at Giants, before moving up to the Sunshine State to take on a coaching role with the Brisbane Lions Academy.

Now in true Josh style, he’ll no doubt undersell himself, but to consistently hold a position in a backline filled with names like Scarlett, Milburn, Harley, Enright and co is a testament to the player that he was (and still is). There is no one more humble and nonchalant, but to go along quietly in one of the great modern football teams is quite the achievement.

Ryan and I are now fortunate enough to call Josh a teammate and speaking personally, across my many years in footy, Josh is without question the best on-field communicator I have come across.

This episode is filled with some great stories about what life was like at the Cattery in the halcyon days, so if you are a football person, you will find yourself enthralled in our longest WLP episode to date. Relax though, if footy is not totally your thing - there’s still plenty outside of Aussie Rules that we cover.

We hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

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