Profiles Galore
Trainer Patrick Biacone: “Biancone, born into a famous French racing family, operates a relatively small stable of just under 25 horses, but in the four years since he moved to the United States, he has moved into the racing elite.” (Daily Racing Form)
Retired jockey Patricia Cooksey: “For the longest time, Patti Cooksey wondered what she would do with all her time when she finally decided to hang up her tack. Now, nearly four months since finishing third on her final mount at Churchill Downs, Thoroughbred racing’s second all-time leading female jockey by victories has found she is on the run more than ever.” (Thoroughbred Times)
Trainer Sir Mark Prescot: “How the establishment toff and Tory landowner became the ordinary punter’s favourite racehorse trainer.” (Guardian)
Up-and-comer Rafael Bejarano: “Bejarano’s ability with a horse was noticeable to horse trainers almost as soon as he began riding in the United States, at Cincinnati in 2002.” (Lexington Herald-Leader)
