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Illinois Racing Board Hears Jockeys' Concerns

The Jockeys' Guild got a lot of sympathy but no immediate action from the Illinois Racing Board Tuesday on the issues of medical insurance and the scale of weights.

 Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Top U.S. Racing Companies to Study Jockey Scale of Weights

The nation's top three horse racing companies have teamed to study the current jockey scale of weights and make recommendations on potential national reforms to the Jockeys' Guild, horsemen's groups, racing associations and racing regulators.

 Friday, August 13, 2004

Not Worth the Weight

By Ray Paulick -- Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak wouldn't have happened if a racing secretary ruled baseball.

 Wednesday, March 05, 2003

Carry That Weight

By Gary West -- Recent weighty events at Santa Anita suggest that handicaps have become anachronistic. The events also recall a story that's ancient according to some calendars but nevertheless illuminating.

 Wednesday, March 05, 2003