Jockey Julio Felix Rides 3,000th Winner
Jockey Julio Felix recorded the 3,000th win of his career in a photo finish aboard Ragnar Korthase's Carnoustie on May 25 at Arlington International Racecourse.
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AARP Card Can't Keep Davis Out of Saddle
With his comeback underway and just four horses in his stable, Davis knows if he is serious about riding on a regular basis, he will have to find horsemen willing to take a chance on a rider 16 years removed from his last graded stakes win.
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Florent Geroux Wins Five on Friday Fair Grounds Card
Jockey Florent Geroux scored five victories March 16 on Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots' nine-race program.
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Jockeys Clark, Mena Hospitalized After Spill
A three-horse spill during the eighth race at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots March 15 injured a pair of jockeys.
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CHRB Approves Minimum Suspension for Riding Violations
The California Horse Racing Board Feb. 22 unanimously approved a measure that sets a two-day minimum suspension for jockeys should they violate the state's riding rules during a race.
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Dylan Davis Ties NYRA Record With Six-Win Day
Jockey Dylan Davis' stellar winter meet at Aqueduct Racetrack continued Feb. 18, when he tied a New York Racing Association record by posting six wins, including five straight victories to start the card.
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Dylan Davis Wins Five Races at Aqueduct
It was a super Sunday for jockey Dylan Davis, who rode five winners from eight mounts on the Feb. 4 card at Aqueduct Racetrack.
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Study: Female Jockeys' Performance Equal of Male Riders
The performance of female jockeys is equal with that of their male counterparts, suggests an English study carried out through the Thoroughbred Horseracing Industries MBA at the University of Liverpool.
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Jockey Jevian Toledo Injured During Training Spill
Jevian Toledo, the leading rider in Maryland with 144 wins in 2017, will be sidelined indefinitely following a spill during training hours Jan. 21 at Laurel Park.
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New York Examines Workers' Comp Options for Riders
Rising workers' compensation costs for a jockey injury protection fund in New York could be sharply slowed or even reduced under a series of ideas in intensifying discussions among Thoroughbred interests, insurers, and state regulators.
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Jockeys' Guild Panel Outlines Progress in Safety Vests
When Terry Smith, whose Dynamic Research has helped establish ASTM standards in safety vests, looked over the room of riders gathered for the 2017 Jockeys' Guild Assembly Dec. 12 in Las Vegas, he saw a great resource.
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Francisco Torres Retires to Pursue Career as Agent
Having returned from breaking his neck four times, Ellis Park and Indiana Grand regular Francisco Torres said Dec. 9 that he is retiring from the saddle to pursue another career in horse racing.
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Jockey Frankie Pennington Heads to Surgery After Spill
Jockey Frankie Pennington will head into surgery Nov. 26 at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville one day after he fell from his mount, Diamond King, as the field entered the first turn of the $200,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs.
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Tom Queally, Rider of Frankel, Moves Tack to California
Tom Queally, known best as the regular jockey of undefeated European champion Frankel, has relocated to Northern California, where he'll begin riding Nov. 16 at Golden Gate Fields.
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Jockeys Ocampo, Talamo Hospitalized After Spill
Jockeys Israel Ocampo and Joe Talamo were transported to Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, Calif., following a spill Oct. 19 at Santa Anita Park.
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Vazquez Earns 1,000th U.S. Win at Remington Park
Jockey Ramon Vazquez needed two victories going into the Oct. 5 card at Remington Park to reach the 1,000-win milestone in the United States. He achieved that mark and went beyond with a five-win evening Thursday.
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CHRB Advances Jockey Suspension Proposal
The California Horse Racing Board Aug. 24 advanced a proposal that would set minimum jockey suspension guidelines for careless riding infractions in the state.
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Jockey David Flores Retires From Riding
David Flores got a handshake from Del Mar president Joe Harper and a pat on the back from fellow jockey Gary Stevens just after the second race, but he lingered around the winner's circle for a while July 30 to soak in the moment with his family.
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Solis to Evaluate Future Following Surgery
Hall of Fame jockey Alex Solis hasn't had a mount since April 21, but that doesn't mean the 53-year-old rider is retired just yet.
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Iram Diego Reaches 1,000-Win Milestone
Jockey Iram Vargas Diego won his 1,000th race in North America July 7, when he guided Mr Lexis to victory in the ninth and final race of the night at Lone Star Park.
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Jockey Uriel Lopez Notches 1,000th Win
Jockey Uriel Lopez celebrated his 1,000th winner July 4 when he guided Kenneth Hutchens' homebred Peacock Man to victory in the sixth race at Fairmount Park.
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Paco Lopez Sent to Hospital After Paddock Accident
Jockey Paco Lopez was sent to the hospital and taken off all his mounts at Monmouth Park June 17, after he was kicked by a horse in the paddock prior to the running of the first race.
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Drayden Van Dyke Returns to Racing at Santa Anita
After his first day back racing since Jan. 26, when a fall broke his arm and knocked him out cold at Santa Anita Park, jockey Drayden Van Dyke has a different perspective on his riding career.
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Trevor McCarthy Reaches 1,000 Wins
Jockey Trevor McCarthy reached his 1,000th win May 13 when he rode Rainbow Heir to a 1 3/4-length victory in the Wolf Hill Stakes at Monmouth Park.
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Jockey Chantal Sutherland Reaches 1,000 Wins
Jockey Chantal Sutherland rode her 1,000th winner May 6 at Santa Anita Park, where she guided Donald Valpredo's homebred Giro Candito to victory in a maiden claiming event.
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Kendrick Carmouche Finds Success in Empire State
In just two short years in New York, 33-year-old Kendrick Carmouche has emerged as one of NYRA's most consistent and well-rounded riders.
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Apprentice Abimael Medina Rides First Winner
Jockey Abimael Medina earned the first win of his career March 17 at Gulfstream Park, where he guided Sir Hannoun to a decisive victory in the fifth race.
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Gary Stevens Returns to Race Riding After Hip Surgery
The 54-year-old Hall of Fame jockey had just hopped off his first race mount since he underwent hip replacement surgery Dec. 21, and he had to work hard in the stretch aboard Oopper Wallah in the six-furlong claiming race.
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Albin Jimenez Rides 1,000th Winner
Jockey Albin Jimenez reached the 1,000-win milestone Feb. 25, after Ice Wine Stable's Zarman led gate to wire in the fourth race at Turfway Park and drew off to break his maiden by a decisive 5 1/4 lengths.
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Jockey Shelbi Kurtz Rides First Winner
Apprentice jockey Shelbi Kurtz, 22, scored her first win Feb. 22, when she guided Fancy Is My Name to a half-length victory in the third race at Turfway Park.
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Gary Stevens Cleared to Return to Riding in March
Gary Stevens has been cleared to resume his riding career in March after undergoing surgery for the replacement of his right hip Dec. 21.
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Jockey, Racing Official Menard Dies at 70
Retired jockey Nelson Menard died Feb. 9, according to the publicity office at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.
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Jockey Malcolm Franklin Rides 1,000th Winner
Jockey Malcolm Franklin rode his 1,000th winner Feb. 4, when he guided Belvin to a head victory in the fourth race at Turfway Park.
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Van Dyke Undergoes Surgery for Broken Arm
Drayden Van Dyke underwent surgery Jan. 26 to repair a compound fracture in his right arm, following a fall during Thursday's fourth race at Santa Anita Park.
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Robby Albarado Rides 5,000th Winner
Jockey Robby Albarado joined an elite group Jan. 22 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, where he earned his 5,000th victory.
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Ocasio Earns Outstanding Apprentice Jockey Eclipse
Luis Ocasio received the Eclipse Award for outstanding apprentice jockey, as he closed out 2016 with 110 trips to the winner’s circle and more than $2.8 million in earnings.
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Victory Milestone for Jockey Acosta
Jockey J. D. Acosta won his 3,000th race in North America when he rode Norah B Stable’s homebred Bighearted Nana to victory in the third race at Charles Town.
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Jockey Bryce Alderson Hospitalized After Fall
Jockey Bryce Alderson was reported to be in serious but stable condition at St. Joseph's Hospital Trauma Center in Tampa, Fla., Dec. 21 after being injured during the fourth race at Tampa Bay Downs.
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Jockey Garrett Gomez Dies at Age 44
Two-time Eclipse Award winning jockey Garrett Gomez has died, according to his daughter Shelby Gomez. He was 44. Shelby Gomez declined to give details Dec. 14 on the death of her father.
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Paco Lopez Rides Winner No. 2,000
Jockey Paco Lopez registered his 2,000th victory aboard Yourdreamsormine in the ninth race Dec. 4 at Gulfstream Park.
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Saez Serving Suspension After Appeal
Jockey Luis Saez has begun serving a five-day suspension instead of continuing a legal tussle with New York racing regulators over an alleged "careless riding" incident this summer at Saratoga Race Course.
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Rajiv Maragh Gets First Win Since Comeback
For the first time since returning to the saddle after being sidelined for nearly 16 months following a 2015 spill, Rajiv Maragh was back in the winner's circle Nov. 23.
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Jauregui All About Safety at Del Mar
Jauregui, who has spent the vast majority of his 47 years at the racetrack, spends long hours at Del Mar to make it a safe place for horses and people.
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Jockey Sarah Shaffer Injured in Laurel Spill
Jockey Sarah Shaffer suffered three broken ribs and a broken clavicle during a first-race spill Nov. 12 at Laurel Park.
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Valdivia Undergoes Surgery for Broken Leg
Jockey Jose Valdivia Jr. is expected to be sidelined through mid-January after the 41-year-old native of Peru sustained a broken left tibia and fibula during a fall during the fourth race at Churchill Downs Nov. 10.
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Valdivia Transported to Hospital After Spill
Jockey Jose Valdivia Jr. was transported to the University of Louisville Hospital for further evaluation Nov. 10, following an accident in the fourth race at Churchill Downs.
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Leading Jockey Gallardo Heads to New York
In a stunning move, jockey Antonio Gallardo, the country’s leader in races won, has changed his plans and will now move his tack not to California but to New York with a new agent.
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New Santa Anita Turf Course Passes First Test
One day in, and four races down, the Southern California jockey colony had only positive comments about Santa Anita Park's brand-new turf course with just more than a month to go until the Breeders' Cup.
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Injured Jockey Collins Out of Intensive Care
Jockey Dennis Collins, who is suffering paralysis from the waist down after a Sept. 25 spill at The Downs at Albuquerque, was moved out of intensive care Sept. 29.
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Jockey Collins Suffers Paralysis After Spill
Veteran jockey Dennis Collins has suffered paralysis after a spill Sept. 25 at the Downs of Albuquerque.
