A pair of jockeys suffered serious injuries when they were thrown from their respective horses during the second race at Churchill Downs on Thursday, according to a report in the Louisville Courier ...
“I wanted to be riding with the best jockeys because I think in anything you do, you can learn from the best,” she said. “I want to ride here, and yes, I want to ride in the Kentucky Derby.
On Thursday, the jockeys who were both hospitalized after they went flying onto the dirt track as they approached the far turn during a 1 1/16-mile maiden, 10-horse claim race. Jockeys Irving Moncada ...