Current Tag: jockey
Paco Lopez Reaches 3000-Win Milestone at Gulfstream
POSTED: April 10, 2021
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Jockey Paco Lopez notched his 3000th win Saturday at Gulfstream Park, reaching the career milestone via the disqualification of the first-place...
It’s a milestone $30M in purses at Oaklawn for jockey Santana Jr. with Fantasy victory
POSTED: April 6, 2021
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Perennial local riding champion Ricardo Santana Jr. became Oaklawn’s first $30 million man with his victory in Saturday’s $600,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) for...
Jose Morelos notches first U.S. win at Gulfstream
POSTED: April 4, 2021
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – A rising star in Panama, jockey Jose Morelos notched his first victory in the United States Sunday at Gulfstream Park. The...
Zac Purton makes inroads into Joao Moreira’s gaping jockeys’ championship lead with a four-timer
POSTED: March 31, 2021
Zac Purton’s pursuit of a fifth Hong Kong jockeys’ championship has continued with a Sha Tin quartet, capped by the success of Glorious Artist in...
Cancel secures Big A winter meet title aboard My Boy Tate in Haynesfield
POSTED: March 29, 2021
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Jockey Eric Cancel posted his sixth win on the card and secured his first NYRA meet riding title with a dramatic...
Champion jockey Todd Kabel passes away
POSTED: March 29, 2021
TORONTO – Todd Kabel, one of Canada’s most successful riders, has passed away. Born on December 7, 1965 in McCreary, Manitoba, Kabel won 3,306 races...
Prat nearly sweeps the card at Santa Anita on Friday with six wins in a row
POSTED: March 13, 2021
LEADING MAN PRAT ROLLS A NATURAL SIX AS HE BOOTS HOME BALTAS-TRAINED DISAPPEARING ACT IN SANTA ANITA’S SEVENTH RACE ON FRIDAY A Prat Pick 6...
Jockey saliva testing pilot announced to screen for cocaine and other banned substances
POSTED: February 18, 2021
In a move to further safeguard human and equine wellbeing and safety, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is currently developing a pilot programme to assess...
