Author: Jen Perkins

  Winning more graded stakes than any other North American jockey last week, Drayden Van Dyke was voted Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week for December 30, 2019 to January 5, 2020. The award is voted on by a panel of experts for riding accomplishments by members of the Jockeys’ Guild, the organization which represents more than 950 riders in North America. Jockey of the Week is sponsored by FoundationDetox.com, America’s #1 Equine Toxin Remover. Drayden Van Dyke had two stakes mounts at Santa Anita over the weekend and made the most of them – he swept both stakes...

After setting a record for most Grade 1 victories, Mike Smith was voted Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week for December 23-29, 2019. The award is voted on by a panel of experts for riding accomplishments by members of the Jockeys’ Guild, the organization which represents more than 950 riders in North America. Jockey of the Week is sponsored by FoundationDetox.com, America’s #1 Equine Toxin Remover. Voters were unanimous in their decision to honor Mike Smith as Jockey of the Week after the Hall of Fame rider and Triple Crown winning jockey reached a new career milestone. On Saturday...

  Brian Hernandez, Jr. won his 2,000th career race last week and was voted Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week for December 16-22, 2019. The award is voted on by a panel of experts for riding accomplishments by members of the Jockeys’ Guild, the organization which represents more than 950 riders in North America. Jockey of the Week is sponsored by FoundationDetox.com, America’s #1 Equine Toxin Remover. Brian Hernandez, Jr. started his week just two wins shy of reaching a new career milestone of 2,000 career victories. At the Fair Grounds on Wednesday, he won his only mount of...

  After reaching a career milestone of 2,000 wins last week, Joe Talamo was voted Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week for December 9-15, 2019. The award is voted on by a panel of experts for riding accomplishments by members of the Jockeys’ Guild, the organization which represents more than 950 riders in North America. Jockey of the Week is sponsored by FoundationDetox.com, America’s #1 Equine Toxin Remover. Joe Talamo had three mounts scheduled for his first day of riding for the week on Thursday at Los Alamitos, but it only took the first race to roll the odometer...