Track Announcer And Horsewoman Paquette Unveils New Equestrian Podcast

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | 2:18 pm

Updated: March 10, 2026 at 2:21 pm

Jessica Paquette prepares for her first day as track announcer at Parx Racing in Bensalem, PA on November 15, 2022. Paquette is the first full-time female announcer in the United States. Photo by Nikki Sherman/EQUI-PHOTO.

The track announcer at Parx Racing outside of Philadelphia, Jessica Paquette, has a new equestrian podcast she has launched named “Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette,” the voice of Parx said via a Monday afternoon tweet on X.

The first pair of episodes have been released on Apple Music and on Spotify.

Episode 1: Client/Trainer Relationships; Guests: Cellar Door Farm's Kelly Jennings, circuit trainer Archie Cox of Brookway Stables and Kentucky-based eventer Natasia Linnd.

Episode 2: Social License to Operate in Horse Sports; Guests: David O'Connor, the Head of the USEF and HISA CEO Lisa Lazarus.

The “Amateur Hour with Jessica Paquette” will drop fresh episodes every Monday.