The Jockeys’ Guild and University of Kentucky today announced a program towards developing a comprehensive concussion management protocol for jockeys.
The Jockeys’ Guild will hold its annual assembly February 16-17 in Hollywood, Florida.
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.
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.
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.
The West Virginia Racing Commission will retain an independent investigator to determine what went wrong leading to a head-on collision at Charles Town.
Mid-Atlantic states are among the leaders in providing injured jockey insurance, a hot issue since the catastrophic injury to rider Anne Von Rosen.
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.