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02
Dec

Jockeys’ Guild assembly slated for February

The Biz / 11 years
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2 min read

The Jockeys’ Guild will hold its annual assembly February 16-17 in Hollywood, Florida.

19
Mar

Parx Racing, jockeys settle, avoid shutdown

Linda Dougherty / 11 years
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3 min read

Parx Racing and the Jockeys’ Guild averted a possible weekend shutdown with a deal that allows riders to continue to be covered by the track’s insurance.

16
Mar

Parx jockeys boycott March 21 card

Linda Dougherty / 11 years
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5 min read

Amid a bitter dispute over Parx Racing;s demand that they sign an insurance waiver, most of the track’s jockeys intend to boycott Saturday’s card.

19
Feb

Near-tragedy at Charles Town yields “good start” for safety

Frank Vespe / 11 years
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11 min read

A wrong-way horse disaster at Charles Town in December has led to a series of safety reforms the Jockeys’ Guild calls a good start.

23
Dec

Independent investigator to review Charles Town incident

Frank Vespe / 12 years
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6 min read

The West Virginia Racing Commission will retain an independent investigator to determine what went wrong leading to a head-on collision at Charles Town.

04
Apr

Midlantic tracks among leaders in jockey insurance

Jeff Nations / 12 years
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5 min read

Mid-Atlantic states are among the leaders in providing injured jockey insurance, a hot issue since the catastrophic injury to rider Anne Von Rosen.

18
Mar

Maryland Racing Commission tweaks jockey weight allowance rule

Frank Vespe / 12 years
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5 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission today tweaked the rules regarding apprentice jockey weight allowances, but the Jockeys’ Guild was still dissatisfied.

18
Feb

Maryland Racing Commission punts jockey weight issue for another month

Frank Vespe / 12 years
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5 min read

Unable to reach consensus on the issue of apprentice jockey weight allowances, the Maryland Racing Commission took its own advice today and punted — for a month.

13
Nov

Voices of jockeys are strangely quiet in racing policy debates

Frank Vespe / 13 years
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5 min read

In a sport where jockeys are the only human athletes, you’d think their voices would be loud and clear in policy discussions. You’d be wrong.

12
Nov

Maryland Racing Commission approves 2014 schedule, hears weight allowance argument

The Biz / 13 years
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5 min read

The Maryland Racing Commission today approved a racing schedule for 2014 — but it was the issue of jockey weight allowances that stole the show.

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