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Podcasts & Videos

Jose Santos, son of a great jockey makes his own way

POSTED: May 27, 2021

Jose Santos grew up loving horse racing and was also the son of a champion jockey and one of the best around. Jose Santos ruled...

Latest Horse Racing News

NYRA announces jockey protocols for the 2021 Aqueduct spring meet

POSTED: March 23, 2021

OZONE PARK, N.Y. –The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) today announced COVID-19 health and safety protocols for jockeys competing at the 2021 Aqueduct Racetrack...

Podcasts & Videos

Does Horse Racing really want new blood?

POSTED: December 10, 2020

Sue Finley, in an article in Thoroughbred Daily News, posed the question, does racing really want new blood? It is a good question and the...

Training Tips

Jockey Agents and the Condition Book

POSTED: November 22, 2019

First of all I want to thank you for all the kind words and for reading the Training Tips. A fan stopped me at the...

Features

The Personal Side of Randy Romero

POSTED: September 12, 2019

The Personal Side of Randy Romero By: Rick Mocklin I made the 2 1/2-hour drive to Erath, Louisiana this past Tuesday to attend the Memorial...

Columns

Jockeys Who Are Riding Under the Radar

POSTED: May 30, 2019

Our #P6k Jonathan Stettin doesn't only have an eye for horses, and which ones to bet on. He is pretty astute at spotting jockeys also....

Columns

John Weilbacher: Secret Agent Man

POSTED: April 9, 2019

By Mike Valiante If I were to ask an average fan what a jockey agent does, I would more than likely get an overly succinct...

Latest Horse Racing News

Jockey Agent Manuel Gonzalez Suspended

POSTED: March 8, 2019

Former jockey agent Manuel "Mike" Gonzalez will have to accept a $25,000 fine and a ten-year racing suspension that the New York State Gaming Commission...