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Aqueduct Honors “Wink”

Aqueduct announced Friday that the track would hold the first Jimmy Winkfield Stakes, a six-furlong $75,000 race for three-year-olds, on Martin Luther King Day next January. The honor follows the release of “Wink: The Incredible Life and Epic Journey of Jimmy Winkfield,” by Ed Hotaling. The late Winkfield was one of the great black jockeys of the early 20th century, winning the Kentucky Derby twice and more than 2600 races in the course of his career. He was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame last August.

Posted in Jockeys on October 23, 2004

Good Luck

Despite being 17 wins behind Frankie Dettori as of Thursday, Kieren Fallon vows to fight for the champion jockey’s title. (BBC)

Posted in Jockeys on October 15, 2004

Fallon Off Track

“The frustration of seeing the jockeys’ championship slipping from his grasp was almost too much for Kieren Fallon to bear at Leicester yesterday. First, he failed to pass a doctor’s examination before taking six scheduled rides, following a heavy fall at the same track on Monday. Then, as he was leaving the course, he almost came to blows with a photographer as he tried to reach his car.” (Guardian)

Posted in Jockeys on October 13, 2004