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Mike Smith Opts Out Of Breeders' Cup to Stay and Ride Bing Crosby Meet
POSTED: October 31, 2020
Mike Smith is the No. 1 jockey in Breeders’ Cup history for wins (26) and purse earnings ($36,634,605). His four victories in the fall championship...
After hitting a grand slam on Md. Million Day, Russell unanimously voted Jockey Of The Week
POSTED: October 29, 2020
LEXINGTON, Ky. – With four stakes wins on the Jim McKay Maryland Million Day program at Laurel Park, Sheldon Russell was unanimously selected as Jockey...
Laurel Park Reopening to Public Thursday, Oct.15
POSTED: October 14, 2020
Maximum of 250 Persons Allowed Including Simulcast Wednesdays LAUREL, Md. – Following the successful reintroduction of live racing to its racetracks, and given the green light...
Gaffalione, Asmussen secure Churchill September meet titles while Owners' race up for grabs
POSTED: September 27, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. –Jockey Tyler Gaffalione has been riding at Churchill Downs since the 2018 Fall Meet and, at the start of racing on Sunday for closing day of...
Keeneland Announces Protocols for Jockeys during 2020 Fall Meet
POSTED: September 1, 2020
Keeneland today announced procedures related to COVID-19 for jockeys who will ride during the 17-day Fall Meet from Oct. 2-24. Jockey COVID-19 testing protocols are...
Talamo wins first riding title on his new Kentucky circuit
POSTED: August 30, 2020
Joe Talamo was one of the leading riders in California when he relocated this winter to embark on a Midwest composed of Arkansas’ Oaklawn Park...
Irad Ortiz, Smith to ride at Kentucky Downs for first time; NY, CA jockeys swarming to all-turf meet
POSTED: August 27, 2020
FRANKLIN, Ky. (Thursday, July 27, 2020) — Kentucky Downs’ deep jockey colony is getting even deeper for the six-date run of all-grass racing that offers among...
NYRA Decision Impacting Some Kentucky Jockeys
POSTED: July 16, 2020
The New York Racing Association’s decision to close its jockey colony to outsiders is forcing a couple of Ellis Park riders to choose whether to...
