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Jockey Investigated for Non-Triers

British jockey Gary Carter faces allegations that he rode “eight non-triers” last year (Racing Post).

Posted in International, Jockeys on July 15, 2004

Winkfield Joins Hall of Fame

He won the Kentucky Derby two years straight, was a champion rider in Russia until the revolution forced him to flee, and had won more than 2500 races when he retired at the age of 50. Now Jimmy Winkfield, “one of the most celebrated and accomplished African American jockeys of all time,” is being inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame (Thoroughbred Times).

Related: “Wink: The Incredible Life and Epic Journey of Jimmy Winkfield,” by Ed Hotaling, due out Nov. 2004 (International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press)

Also: “Two historic figures to join” (Daily Racing Form)

Posted in Jockeys on July 15, 2004

Winning and Losing

IMBY: Suffolk Downs’ very own Jill Jellison is “now the leading active female jockey in terms of wins” (Daily Racing Form).

All off for a good cause? Female jockeys in New Zealand posed nude for a calendar to raise funds for the Hunterville Trust, which aids injured jockeys. “Still two weeks away from the official launch … the 1000 copies on hand are as good as sold” (New Zealand Herald).

Posted in Jockeys, News on July 9, 2004