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‘God Bless Her Soul’: The Story of the Orphan Who Lived Life as a Man to Follow Her Sporting Passion
By Fiona Sewell (ABC News Australia) The headstone in the Herberton cemetery in far north Queensland simply reads “In loving memory of Wilhemena ‘Bill’ Smith, Australia’s first licensed female...
Read MoreKentucky Oaks Winner Florent Geroux Becomes U.S. Citizen
By Paulick Report (Press Release) Jockey Florent Geroux, a native of Argentan, France, became naturalized as a United States citizen Wednesday afternoon. “It’s a great honor,” Geroux said. “It’s truly home here....
Read MoreFather, Son Riders Pushing One Another in Maryland
By Tom Pedulla (The Bloodhorse) Veteran jockey Steve “Cowboy” Hamilton is indebted to his son, Wes, for helping him make a comeback on the Maryland circuit after a 10-year absence from competition. Wes, in turn, is...
Read MorePuerto Rican Jockey School Grad Making A Splash At Arlington
by Paulick Report It’s been a competitive jockey colony at Arlington International Racecourse so far this meet due to the addition of a few new faces in the jocks room. One of those is Harry Hernandez, who has enjoyed a...
Read MoreMike Smith talks Preakness Stakes morning after
(Interview Credit: Mike Willman on “Thoroughbred Los Angeles” radio show) Like this:Like...
Read MoreGeroux Gets Next Classic Chance With Quip
By Alicia Wincze Hughes (The Bloodhorse) Once the seal was broken, the milestones came raining down on jockey Florent Geroux as if trying to make up for lost time. Not until his seventh full season in the saddle did the native...
Read More‘I’ll Have To Turn It Into A Match Race’: Good Magic’s Jockey, Jose Ortiz, On Preakness Strategy
by Paulick Report Staff (Pimlico Press Release) Different day, same story for Good Magic, the Kentucky Derby runner-up, Thursday morning at Pimlico in Baltimore, Md.. For the third consecutive morning since his arrival from New...
Read MoreJose Ortiz To Ride Yoshida, Bucchero At Royal Ascot
by Paulick Report Staff Eclipse Award-winning jockey Jose Ortiz will be headed to Royal Ascot on a strong pair of contenders, reports the TDN. In the Group 1...
Read MoreBravo to Receive 2018 Mike Venezia Award
by Najja Thompson (NYRA Press Release) The New York Racing Association has announced Joe Bravo as the 2018 recipient of the Mike Venezia Memorial Award, the prestigious honor awarded to jockeys who exemplify extraordinary...
Read MoreBanned Jockey James McDonald Set for Comeback
By David Di Somma (Newshub) The long wait is just about over for banned Kiwi jockey James McDonald. The 26-year-old returns to riding in Sydney on Wednesday after an 18-month suspension for something he says was...
Read MoreJockey Jairo Rendon Eyes Breakthrough At Monmouth
Monmouth Park Press Release After spending most of the past 18 years establishing his reputation globally, jockey Jairo Rendon finds himself in an unusual situation this summer: He’s trying to make a name for himself at...
Read MoreJockey Antonio Gallardo Thrives On Heavy Workload
Monmouth Park Press Release Fresh off his fourth riding title at Tampa Bay Downs, jockey Antonio Gallardo hopes to seize on that momentum by challenging for two separate riding titles simultaneously. Gallardo, third in...
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