John Rotz, Hall of Fame jockey, dead at 86
“Gentleman John” Rotz, the retired Hall of Fame jockey and former Jockey Club steward in New York, died July 12 at the age of 86 at his home in Warrensburg, Illinois. Rotz’s riding career spanned […]
“Gentleman John” Rotz, the retired Hall of Fame jockey and former Jockey Club steward in New York, died July 12 at the age of 86 at his home in Warrensburg, Illinois. Rotz’s riding career spanned […]
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and trainers Todd Pletcher and Jack Fisher have been announced as the 2021 inductees into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. American Pharoah became the sport’s 12th […]
Jockey Gary Stevens and race announcer Joe Hernandez recall moments similar to those of NFL star Brett Favre. […]
A pall was cast over Saratoga, and spread throughout the racing world, Friday afternoon with news of the passing of Marylou Whitney. Respected as an owner/breeder and beloved as a philanthropist, the racing icon and […]
The National Museum of Racing will have one of its largest Hall of Fame classes ever when 16 new members will be inducted on August 2. Jockey Craig Perret and the champion fillies Royal Delta, […]
In only its second year of operation in 1986, Canterbury Downs in Minnesota nearly hit a jackpot. The signature event of the meet was the $300,000 Saint Paul Derby in late June, and for a […]
Manny Ycaza, the Hall of Fame jockey who was among the first generation of Latin American riders that came to dominate the upper echelons of the sport and whose colorful and aggressive riding style endeared […]
Horse of the Year Havre de Grace and three-time Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti are among the four horses, three jockeys and three trainers announced as finalists on the National Museum of Racing’s 2018 Hall […]
Inside Information, whose Hall of Fame career ended with a sterling 13 1/2-length victory in the 1995 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) at Belmont Park and an Eclipse Award as that season’s champion older female, died […]
The last two decades has seen the Eclipse Award electorate get creative with its some of its year-end selections, asserting its independence from precedents set by voters of yesteryear and at times downplaying or ignoring […]
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