By Ed McNamara It began at age 12 on the primitive bush tracks of Louisiana, and it will end on a December night far from the spotlight. In the time between, Robby Albarado created a highlight reel eq...
By Richard Rosenblatt Bravo, Luis Saez! The popular Panamanian has been among the top 10 jockeys over the past five years nationally, he’s finally moved to the head of the class by winning his first...
By Noel Michaels Many times, the race for the jockey and training titles at the prestigious summer meets at Del Mar and Saratoga come down to the final weekend. This probably won’t be one of those t...
By Richard Rosenblatt It rained all day at the Big A. The track was a sloppy mess. There were no spectators, only a few essential workers. For Kendrick Carmouche, a dreary Saturday (Dec. 5) at Aqueduc...
By Richard Rosenblatt Flavien Prat by one; Irad Ortiz, Jr. by one. From Del Mar to Saratoga, the summer season ended on Labor Day (Sept. 7), and the race for leading jockey at each meet went down to t...
By Margaret Ransom Assistant Trainer Learns True Meaning of Thanksgiving Assistant trainer Carlos Santamaria has a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving after receiving a life-saving kidney transpl...
By Maryjean Wall Came a day this past autumn when Anthony Stephen unpacked the tack he thought he’d put away forever. Sometimes you just have to do things yourself to get the job done, he was thinki...
By Sean Morris To be inducted into the Hall of Fame in any sport not only requires tremendous skill; it also takes a good deal of luck. You must be associated with the right people at the right time a...
With all the hubbub in thoroughbred racing focused on the upcoming Triple Crown, it can be easy to overlook that, at the same time horseplayers are concentrating on the Kentucky Derby, the new season ...
by Margaret Ransom Lacombe, Alberta, isn’t exactly the place anyone would figure the next generation of jockeys would come from. The Canadian province, which actually is well-known worldwide for hor...
