Tag Archives: jockeys

As the world’s richest horse race nears its inaugural running, it seems only fitting that the world’s best big-money rider would not only be involved, but have a major say...

If Andrew Lakeman had never returned to Belmont Park for the rest of his life, no one could blame him. It was on that very oval in May of 2007,...

Some days were made for staying in bed. For jockey Chris Meehan that day was July 3rd, when the 22-year-old Northern Irishman suffered a series of preposterously painful events at Italy's Merano...

It's no secret that many an Irish are born with horses in their veins. At ages when most children are learning to ride bicycles with training wheels, these youngsters are...

Frank Hayes, stableman and trainer by trade, and maiden racer Sweet Kiss, hold a bizarre distinction in racing history. The pair competed in only one race, and though they won,...

Moments after reaching the pinnacle of his profession for the second time in as many tries, jockey Mario Gutierrez sat atop the colt named Nyquist as mounted reporter Donna Barton Brothers hustled...

I once asked a jockey, many years ago, what it was like to ride racehorses for a living. "Imagine straddling a balance beam on top of a freight train," he...

Venerable jockey Calvin Borel is retiring from racing, his agent Larry Melancon confirmed to the Daily Racing Form on Wednesday. The 49-year-old is one of only 26 North American based...

It’s 25 minutes until post time on a picturesque October afternoon at Keeneland Racecourse. Out of the jockey’s room steps a young woman dressed for work: tall black riding boots,...

On May 8, 1936, jockey Ralph Neves was thrown from his horse in an ugly chain-reaction spill during a race at Bay Meadows. His horse, Fannikins, landed on top of...

It was a thrilling photo-finish in the $50,000 Richard King Stakes at Sam Houston Park on January 17, as the defending stakes champion Quiet Acceleration got up on the outside just in...