Keeneland Press Release Aubrie Green beamed as she walked down the tunnel to return to the Jockeys Quarters yesterday after her first Keeneland victory aboard trainer Jose Sanchez’s Mansoor in the first race. “Oh, my gosh – I’m...
Read MoreBy Thoroughbred Daily News The second edition of Sweden’s Lady Jockeys’ Thoroughbred World Championship, held at Bro Park last year, are returning to that venue on Aug. 5, Svensk Galopp announced on Thursday. 2017 champion,...
Read MoreBy Eliya Finkelstein They are the young girls, desperately devoted to the posters of ponies on their walls, the Breyer horses lined on their shelves, the polished boots placed carefully on their pedestal in the corners of their...
Read MoreBy Bob Ehalt There are a few female jockeys who will always be associated with their historic “firsts.” Diane Crump was the first female jockey to ride in a sanctioned race and the first woman to ride in the...
Read MoreBy Daniel Ross It’s one the biggest challenges – if not the biggest – facing racing in the United States today: compensation for injured backstretch workers. Insuring they are provided for properly is an absolute...
Read MoreBy Daniel Ross In the first part of this major report on one of the most serious issues facing horse racing in America today, Daniel Ross introduced Shelly Stone, a former exercise rider who, nearly seven years ago, was left...
Read MoreBy Daniel Ross This is the third part of a special report on one of the biggest challenges facing horse racing in the United States – workers’ compensation. In parts one and two, Daniel Ross told the story of Shelly Stone,...
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By Bloodhorse (A story from the British Horseracing Authority) The performance of female jockeys...
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By Julie June Stewart for America’s Best Racing Kassie Guglielmino steps out of the jockey’s...
Read MorePress Release Jockey Tammi Piermarini notched six winners on Sunday’s fourteen race card at Suffolk Downs and swept the three stakes races on tap for the afternoon. Piermarini kicked off her day in the $50,000 Louise...
Read MoreBy Jennie Rees for Ellis Park Publicity HENDERSON, Ky. (Friday, July 28, 2017) — Three jumps from the wire in Friday’s first race, Caroline Quast looked like she had her third victory out of five mounts at Ellis Park. She wound...
Read MorePress Release SHELBYVILLE, Ind.; – June 10, 2017 – Jockey Katie Clawson might not have ridden the most horses at the current Indiana Grand meet, but she’s made the most trips to the winners circle. On Tuesday, June 6, the...
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