Tag: Top Jockeys

By Noel Michaels A winter storm whipped through the country last week with snow, ice, and extreme cold impacting at least 18 states from New Mexico to Maine. The effects were felt for horse racing …

By Ed McNamara It began at age 12 on the primitive bush tracks of Louisiana, and it will end on a December night far from the spotlight. In the time between, Robby Albarado created a …

By Noel Michaels The Belmont Stakes (G1) is a few weeks away so there’s more attention on Belmont Park now than at almost any other time of the year. This is the best part of …

By Noel Michaels There is a five-way battle royal atop the Santa Anita trainer standings that should continue for the rest of the season, which still has two months to go. Through mid-March, the action …

Who’s Hot, Who’s Not as Saratoga Begins Week 3 By Noel Michaels We’re two weeks into the 2020 Saratoga meet and already we have some jockey, trainer and post position trends to chew on. Here’s …

By Richard Rosenblatt With prominent jockeys such as Florent Geroux, Flavien Prat and Luis Saez testing positive for COVID-19 over the past week, the New York Racing Association announced new safety protocols and travel restrictions …

By Noel Michaels The Churchill Downs spring meet is off and running, and if opening weekend is any indication we’re in for a tremendous season of racing and wagering. Fields are massive, purses are good, …

By US Racing Team Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano says he’s tested positive for the coronavirus and is following doctor’s orders to stay in self-quarantine for the next 14 days. Castellano, a four-time Eclipse …

By Sean Morris To be inducted into the Hall of Fame in any sport not only requires tremendous skill; it also takes a good deal of luck. You must be associated with the right people …

Lacombe, Alberta, isn’t exactly the place anyone would figure the next generation of jockeys would come from. The Canadian province, which actually is well-known worldwide for horse activities in general, thanks in large part to …

Spring is finally here and since better racing and wagering will soon be returning to New York, this seems like a good time to take a look at the Aqueduct meet from the winter, so …