While the job is exciting, it is also dangerous, fickle and stressful, and jocks are deserving of the support afforded other pro athletes.
Business
Horse racing is full of highs and lows, but the ownership group Geaux Racing are ensuring a good future for their beloved racehorse.
“Any time I’m around a horse, I’m happy” says the University of Guelph student of her very special intern placement.
The young Ukrainian had some preconceived notions about racing, but is now an enthusiastic student of the Thoroughbred game.
A look at the early mornings and busy days of these important backstretch workers who keep their Thoroughbreds charges racing fit.
The former jockey from Trinidad started RDP Pony Services at Woodbine in 2021, providing the services of these hardworking heroes of the racetrack.
In this exclusive excerpt from Curtis Stock's new book, a young Ron Turcotte and his buddie Reggie Pelletier desperately comb Toronto for work.
Despite a cancer diagnosis, a serious injury and the loss of a top owner, this jockey-turned-trainer isn’t throwing in the towel just yet.
The Thoroughbred groom has been in the business for over two decades and encourages anyone with an affinity for horses to get in the game.
HBPA president Sue Leslie discusses the newly-signed two-year agreement which sees four fewer race dates in 2024.
Friends and family remember the incredible contribution Todd made to racing in British Columbia, in a multitude of ways.
In this week’s report, trainer Don MacRae and jockey Slade Jones discuss their 2022 seasons and hopes for 2023.
The 80-year-old Alberta-based horseman has been training Thoroughbreds since the 1960s and *might* be thinking about retiring.
His family-owned homebred Poulin in O T, a three-year-old son of Reload, is the cause of much excitement for the upcoming season.
Focus on Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer Josie Carroll and Rafael Hernandez, who won 135 races in 2022.
