SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Before NYRA launched its new show "Saratoga LIVE" earlier this summer, which can be seen in about 65 million homes across the country, they had to welcome a few new members to their broadcast team.  One of the fresh faces is Gabby Gaudet, a 25-year-old whose spent her entire life around horse racing.

"It really, really is in my blood, a horse racing background,” said Gabby Gaudet, a NYRA racing analyst.

Despite spending much of her childhood on Maryland racetracks, Gabby Gaudet initially wanted little to do with the family business of horse racing.

"Yes, my dad, my mom were trainers, my sister is now a trainer, I didn't want anything do with it when I was in high school and even younger than that,” Gaudet said.

Initially studying psychology and graphic design, her plans changed when she was offered the opportunity to shadow a longtime Maryland racetrack broadcaster who was retiring.

"If it wasn't for him to kind of click the light bulb on, I really don't know what I'd be doing right now,” said Gaudet.

Soon after, Gaudet got her start handicapping races on live TV, all before graduating from college.

"I'll be honest, the first time that I ever went on-air, I was physically ill before I even went on the stage. I was so nervous because I'm kind of a shy person by nature,” she said.

After three years of live handicapping in Maryland, Virginia, Florida and Chicago, the 25-year-old is a seasoned pro.

"I love the action, getting to interview owners, trainers, jockeys,” Gaudet said.

This summer in Saratoga, she got her first crack at working at sport's premier track, being offered a position with NYRA TV.

"The word I like to use is 'magical.' It's got so much history and it's just a magical type of aura and the fans here at Saratoga, they're just so passionate about the sport, so it's just up the energy of everything to a whole new level,” she said.

Only a few years removed from college, the young broadcaster is counting her lucky stars she took a chance on a career she originally never wanted.

"I adore what I do. I feel so lucky that I get to wake up and be part of an industry that I love and always have loved,” said Gaudet.