jockey
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Many racehorses are owned by multiple investors who make money alongside the jockey and trainer when their horses win.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
“He’s got tactical speed, which means the jockey can place him anywhere at any moment in the race.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
When the late and great Times sports columnist Mike Downey decided years ago to write about jockey Billy Shoemaker, he did so perfectly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 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
In Baltimore’s Preakness Stakes, Stout stuck to his stirrups but finished second to Derby winner Bold Venture, foiled by the brilliant reinsmanship of Seabiscuit’s onetime jockey, George Woolf.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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