Physically you need to weigh between 108-118 pounds.  There is no height limit for jockeys, though most are fairly short, given the weight limitation.  The lankiest of jockeys is no more than 5 foot 5 inches tall.  And despite your diminutive stature you must be able to control a horse that weighs 1,200 pounds, and travels at a speed of 40 MPH.  Doing all this … Continue reading You Want To Be A Jockey ?

#1  CARLINO.  Jockey: Jose Lezcano.  Trainer: Mark Hennig.  ML 30-1 #2 GRONKOWSKI.  Jockey: Jose Ortiz.  Trainer: Chad Brown. ML 4-1 #3  MENDELSSOHN.  Jockey: Ryan Moore.  Trainer: Aidan O’Brien.  ML 7-2 #4  PATCH.  Jockey: Louis Saez.  Trainer: Todd Pletcher.  ML 20-1 #5  UNO MAS MODELO.  Jockey: Javier Castellano.  Trainer: Anthony Quartarolo ML 30-1 #6  DIVERSIFY.  Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.  Trainer: Richard Violette Jr.  ML 4-5 #7  DISCREET LOVER.  Jockey: Manuel Franco.  Trainer: Uriah St. Lewis.  ML 15-1 #8  THUNDER SNOW.  Jockey: Christophe … Continue reading Jockey Gold Cup Field

The 100th running of the Jockey Gold Cup will be held Saturday at Belmont Park.  It is a Grade 1 Stakes Race, run on the main (dirt) track at a distance of a 1.25 miles.  Total prize money for this contest is $750,000 dollars. Given that this race made its debut in 1919, there have been many historic moments. Here are a few noteworthy ones: Only one horse … Continue reading Jockey Gold Cup

The BC Juvenile has been a part of the BC race schedule since the event began in 1984.  It is a race for two year-old colts or geldings, run on dirt, at a distance of a mile & 1/16th.  It’s purse this year is two million dollars, making it the richest juvenile race in North America. Typically it is the first time that the best two year-old … Continue reading The Breeders Cup Juvenile

Triple Crown Champion JUSTIFY will not be running in this years BC Classic, but it is still shaping up to be one heck of a horse race.  In the weeks leading up the November 3rd race at Churchill Downs the Daily Racing Blog will take a look at some of the probable entries for the six million dollar race. ACCELERATE.  This five year-old California based horse, trained by John Sadler, is like … Continue reading Breeders Cup Classic 2018

The Daily Racing Blog recently talked about the upcoming Breeders Cup Championship and all that it entails.  The culmination of those two days of international competition is the last race on Saturday night, which is the Breeders Cup Classic.  This race is for three year-olds and up, run at a mile & 1/4 on the dirt with prize money totaling six million dollars- the largest purse of the day. But … Continue reading CIGAR

In any given horse race the odds are determined by what is called a Pari-Mutuel system.  Which is just a fancy French term for mutual betting.  It means that the odds are determined by us- the betting public.  When you look at a track program you will see odds listed for every horse that is scheduled to race that day.  But those are just the … Continue reading Odds Are

It has come to the attention of the Daily Racing Blog that sometimes when we talk about betting the horses we tend to forget that not all of our readers are that familiar with some of the newer wagers available to them, or that we mention them in passing, assuming everyone knows what we’re referring to.  So we apologize to all that have been left scratching … Continue reading Risk & Reward

We here at The Daily Racing Blog love horses, and horse racing.  If you do too, that means we are attached at the heart.  Certainly there are those among us who cannot be bothered to interact with the public, or even within their group.  That’s fine by us, the horse racing nation is large enough that malcontents need not apply.  But the majority of people (and horses) … Continue reading For The Love Of Horse Racing