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  • Victor Carrasco
04
Mar
  • Alex Cintron
  • Katie Davis
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Trevor McCarthy
  • Victor Carrasco

In their own words: 4 jockeys talk about the racing life

  • Doug McCoy / 6 years
  • 0
  • 11 min read

Jockeys have the challenges of running their own businesses, and that of being a top-class athlete. We caught up with four to learn about their lives.

Horacio Karamanos
30
Jan
  • Angel Cruz
  • Horacio Karamanos
  • Jevian Toledo
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Trevor McCarthy
  • Victor Carrasco

Which Maryland jockeys are nearing milestones?

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 1
  • 5 min read

With jockey Victor Carrasco having reached 1,000 wins, who’s next? The Maryland jockeys nearing milestones and those with the most career wins…

Victor Carrasco
29
Jan
  • Amelia Bedelia
  • Arnaldo Bocachica
  • Carol Cedeno
  • Claudio Gonzalez
  • Jeff Runco
  • Joseph Taylor
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Mychel Sanchez
  • Trevor McCarthy
  • Victor Carrasco

Mid-Atlantic racing roundup, January 29, 2020

  • John Piassek / 6 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…

Victor Carrasco
26
Jan
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Victor Carrasco

Victor Carrasco logs 1,000th career win

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Maryland-based jockey Victor Carrasco earned the 1,000th victory of his career Sunday at Laurel Park just a day after getting to 999.

Honor the Fleet
24
Jan
  • Arnaldo Bocachica
  • Claudio Gonzalez
  • Jeff Runco
  • Joseph Taylor
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Mychel Sanchez
  • Trevor McCarthy
  • Victor Carrasco

Mid-Atlantic racing roundup, January 24, 2020

  • John Piassek / 6 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…

Killybegs Captain
14
Jan
  • Adam Campola
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Mike Hopkins
  • Victor Carrasco

New Maryland riding crop rules paying quick dividends

  • Frank Vespe / 6 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

New rules limiting riders’ use of the riding crop lightened three jocks’ wallets in the first three days – but met with widespread acclaim.

Cordmaker
27
Sep
  • Cordmaker
  • Delaware horse racing
  • Delaware Park
  • DTHA Governors Day S.
  • Owners Day
  • Victor Carrasco

Distance, time have made Cordmaker formidable runner

  • Doug McCoy / 6 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

Even when Cordmaker ran third on debut, jockey Victor Carrasco says he always knew that – given time, and distance – the horse was going to be a runner.

Lordhavemercy
09
Feb
  • Laurel Park
  • Lordhavemercy
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Mike Geralis
  • Victor Carrasco

Laurel: Lordhavemercy!

  • Frank Vespe / 7 years
  • 0
  • 4 min read

At Laurel Park today, Lordhavemercy graduated while lighting up the toteboard, and Victor Carrasco escaped what would have been an unusual injury.

25
Aug
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Rodney Jenkins
  • Shimmering Aspen
  • Timonium
  • Timonium Distaff S.
  • Victor Carrasco

Timonium: Shimmering Aspen finds winning ways in Distaff

  • Frank Vespe / 7 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Shimmering Aspen snapped a three-race losing streak with a rallying score in the first running of the Timonium Distaff.

24
Jun
  • Laurel Park
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Victor Carrasco

Carrasco scores first win in comeback

  • Press Release / 7 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Jockey Victor Carrasco Saturday won his first race since returning to action on just his seventh mount, scoring at Laurel Park.

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