In 2003, he added acting to his list of accomplishments when he portrayed jockey George Woolf in the blockbuster film Seabiscuit. He retired from racing in 2005 to become a racing analyst for NBC and TVG.Join Gary here live @ noon this Wednesday -- July 12th -- or click on the link to Submit a Question in advance.
Join legendary Hall of Fame jockey and current national television racing analyst Gary Stevens as he shares his interesting and entertaining insights on a celebrated career as one of Thoroughbred racing's biggest icons, on the next edition of bloodhorse.com "Talkin' Horses." Stevens will be the special guest live online on Wednesday, July 12 beginning at Noon ET (9:00 a.m. PT); online at http://www.bloodhorse.com/talkinhorses.Stevens, who twice led all jockeys in earnings (1990 and 1998) while ranking among the top ten money winners sixteen times between 1985 and 2001, was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 1997 and received the Eclipse Award as North America's Outstanding Jockey in 1998.In addition to his eight winning rides in Breeders' Cup races and eight Triple Crown wins, Stevens also won an impressive total of twelve races in which purses exceeded the million dollar mark.