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Tributes have been paid to former horse racing jockey Peta Tait, who died following a tragic accident when she was kicked in ...
A New Zealand horse racing star has been hailed for her bravery after she was tipped out of her carriage during a harness race at Alexandra Park but did not let go of the reins in a bid to stop her ...
Sports Horse Racing Only in Newsday LI jockey Junior Alvarado rode Sovereignty to star status From left, jockeys John Velasquez, Javier Castellano and Junior Alvarado at Casa Ora in Brooklyn on ...
Baltimore Sun reporter Sam Cohn got firsthand knowledge of how to ride a horse from Maryland-based jockey Sheldon Russell and his wife.
Horse racing has been an industry long dominated by men, but jockey Katie Davis McCarthy is carving out a lane of her own. As Belmont festivities kick off in Saratoga Springs, Katie, a Saratoga ...
Music Box has revealed an official US trailer for Kill the Jockey, the Argentinian film starring Nahuel Pérez Biscayart as a rogue horse racing jockey who goes on the run.
Sovereignty's jockey, Junior Alvarado, was handed a $62,000 fine and a two-race suspension after leveling eight strikes at his humble steed — two more than the legal limit.
Yvette de la Guardia is a Jefferson County District Court judge. She is the daughter of a successful Kentucky jockey.
Junior Alvarado is a 39-year-old jockey from Venezuela who has horse racing in his family's blood. His father, Rafael Alvarado, was a famous jockey in Venezuela who never made the jump to America.
A JOCKEY was left "horse skating" after a bizarre incident in the final moments of the race. The crowd was buzzing with excitement as the horses leaped over a jump to make a dash for the finish line.
The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby last week has been fined over $60,000 for striking the horse with his riding crop too many times during the race, according to the ...
Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the 2025 Kentucky Derby, was fined $62,000 on Friday after the Horse Integrity and Safety Authority ruled he had whipped his horse ...