Author: Jen Perkins

  The leading jockey by wins and earnings for the week, Diego Saenz was named Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week for February 4-10, 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. Diego Saenz won twice as many stakes as any other North American jockey last week and led by total earnings, stakes earnings, and number of wins for the week. A top...

  After reaching a career milestone of 2,000 wins, Colby Hernandez was named Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week for January 28 – February 3, 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. Colby Hernandez was just one win away from his milestone heading into Friday’s Starlight Racing card at the Fair Grounds. He finished third in the opener, finished second in the...

  After winning his 6,000th career race on Sunday, Kent Desormeaux was named Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week for January 21-27, 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. Only 18 other North American jockeys have accomplished what Kent Desormeaux achieved on Sunday: win 6,000 career Thoroughbred races. The Hall of Fame jockey had four mounts on the card and won his...

The only jockey to win multiple stakes last week, Javier Castellano was named Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week title for January 14-20, 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. Javier Castellano led all the North American jockeys by stakes earnings last week and was the only jockey to win two stakes, both at Gulfstream. Castellano had eight mounts on the Sunshine...

One of two jockeys to win two stakes last week, Ruben Fuentes was named Jockeys’ Guild Foundation Detox Jockey of the Week for January 7 – 13, 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. Only two jockeys won two stakes last week; Javier Castellano swept the pair of Grade 3 events at Gulfstream, and Ruben Fuentes picked up two wins in two stakes starts...