jockey

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Even So Happy’s jockey, 60-year-old Mike Smith, who has more Derby experience than any other rider, including two wins, struggled to explain what a victory would mean.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Retired Hall-of-Fame jockey and NBC analyst Jerry Bailey said if he were given the choice of riding any horse in this year’s Derby field, he would pick Further Ado.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But while other classics come and go and jockey for position, a reliable fixture among the top 10—for the past four polls and 34 years—has been “Tokyo Story” by Yasujirō Ozu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

His jockey was a young Alex Solis, who came from Panama, was still struggling with the English language then and had quickly dazzled the Southern California racing world with his talent.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

One of the Big Creek janitors, Ed Johnson, was the disc jockey, and Roy Lee said he had one of the best record collections this side of American Bandstand.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam