Horse Mysteries

Horse Mysteries Season 7 Episode 4

[https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Horse-MysteriesPost.png?w=1200&ssl=1] BREAKDOWN! Hello, horse fans and hello, mystery fans, and hello, horse mystery fans! This week, it’s our medical mystery as we hear about the tragic end of the amazing racehorse Ruffian. We’ll hear her incredible Ogden-filled history and the factors that contributed to her catastrophic racing injury. It’s a sad story, but also a triumphant story of a phenomenal racehorse who ran with all her heart to the very end. Thanks for listening. [https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Ruffian.jpg?resize=500%2C375&ssl=1]https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Ruffian.jpg?ssl=1 Written and researched by Lezah Williamson Produced and edited by David Dedrick Music by Chris Roberts

Horse Mysteries Season 7 Episode 3

[https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Horse-MysteriesPost.png?w=1200&ssl=1] DASH FOR CASH Hello, horse fans and hello, mystery fans, and hello, horse mystery fans! [https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/No-Way-Jose.jpg?resize=500%2C455&ssl=1]https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/No-Way-Jose.jpg?ssl=1 This week, we look at a local bricklayer who built up a multi-million dollar Quarter Horse racing enterprise with a string of wildly successful horses, a 140-acre farm in Oklahoma, and three private jets. [https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Zetas.jpg?resize=500%2C300&ssl=1]https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Zetas.jpg?ssl=1 Sound too good to be true? Let Lezah tell you all the gritty details of drugs, murder sprees and epic money laundering in a story she is calling Dash for Cash or Operation Take Back America! Thanks for listening. [https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Horse-Cartel.jpg?resize=500%2C281&ssl=1]https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Horse-Cartel.jpg?ssl=1 Written and researched by Lezah Williamson Produced and edited by David Dedrick Music by Chris Roberts

Horse Mysteries Season 7 Episode 2

[https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Horse-MysteriesPost.png?w=1200&ssl=1] SHOOTING OF THE CENTURY Hello, horse fans and hello, mystery fans, and hello, horse mystery fans! Welcome to Season Seven of your favourite horse-based true crime podcast! [https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Ann-and-William-Woodward.jpg?resize=500%2C281&ssl=1]https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Ann-and-William-Woodward.jpg?ssl=1 This week, we go way back to the 1950’s where an infamous shooting takes place among New York’s ultra-rich horsey set. Was it a case of mistaken identity or a devious murder plot? Lezah unwinds the twisted strands of this sordid tale of death by misadventure, drug addiction, madness, suicide and overbearing mothers. Thanks for listening. [https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Belair-Stud.jpg?resize=500%2C237&ssl=1]https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Belair-Stud.jpg?ssl=1 Produced and edited by David Dedrick Music by Chris Roberts

Horse Mysteries Season 7 Episode 1

[https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Horse-MysteriesPost.png?w=1200&ssl=1] FOLLOW THE MONEY Hello, horse fans and hello, mystery fans, and hello, horse mystery fans! Welcome to Season Seven of your favourite horse-based true crime podcast! This week, nefarious goings on at a New Mexico racetrack involving fake horse trainers, suspended horse trainers, and the flagrant drugging of innocent horses. It’s scandalous! This is the first time Dave has ever experienced ‘roid rage! [https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Quarter-Horse.jpg?resize=500%2C345&ssl=1]https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Quarter-Horse.jpg?ssl=1 Thanks for listening. Produced and edited by David Dedrick Music by Chris Roberts

Horse Mysteries Season 6 Bonus Episode

[https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Horse-MysteriesPost.png?w=1200&ssl=1] AN INTERVIEW WITH VIRGINIA SLACHMAN Hello, horse fans and hello, mystery fans, and hello, horse mystery fans! Welcome to Season Six of your favourite horse-based true crime podcast! [https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Virginia-Slachman.jpg?fit=194%2C300&ssl=1]https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Virginia-Slachman.jpg?ssl=1 We have a treat for all you lovers of horse mysteries as Lezah and Dave have an enjoyable conversation with Virginia Slachman, a college professor, horse lover, and a creator of horse mysteries. Yes, Virginia has written four mystery novels centred around the world of horse racing: three in the Harper Hill series – Blood in the Bluegrass, Beast in the Bluegrass, and Betrayed in the Bluegrass – with a fourth on the way, and a stand alone book The Lost Ode. You can find Virginia’s books here [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Virginia-Slachman/author/B00FTUSTFE?shoppingPortalEnabled=true]. You can also visit her website here [https://www.virginiaslachman.com/]. We had a fun conversation with Virginia about mystery writing, her journey to becoming a mystery writer, the world of horse racing and the love, care and protection of our horse friends. So thanks to Virginia for coming on the show! [https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Blood-in-the-Bluegrass.jpg?resize=500%2C772&ssl=1]https://i0.wp.com/www.sneakydragon.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Blood-in-the-Bluegrass.jpg?ssl=1 We hope you enjoyed this season of Horse Mysteries. Thanks to everyone who contributed comments and emailed the show. And a big thanks to our musical maestro Chris Roberts for his fabulous theme music! Thanks for listening. Produced and edited by David Dedrick Music by Chris Roberts