Jay Hovdey has been executive columnist for Daily Racing Form since 1998. Previously, he covered horse racing for The Blood-Horse and the Thoroughbred Record, and his work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Reader's Digest.
Winner of the Eclipse Award as outstanding apprentice jockey in 1974 and the Eclipse Award as outstanding jockey in 1980, Chris McCarron led North America by races won three times and by money won four times. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989.
With his obscure breeding many are saying California Chome was the most improbable Derby winner. And Ironically Milt Toby has just penned a new book 'Canonero II - The Most Improbable Kentucky Derby winner.
For this year's Kentucky Oaks and Derby previews, we have lined up 3 expert handicappers representing the country from coast to coast, who will help put the Oaks and Derby picture into perspective. Dan Illman who is the DRF.
In a news breaking show our first guest is jockey agent Jeff Perrin who is a native of Sydney, Australia and is now a successful jockey agent in the Midwest.
After many years as a leading rider in Pennsylvania Stewart Elliot has moved his tack to Kentucky and is having a very successful meet thus far at Keeneland.
Handicapping contests are becoming very popular as is the Esquire's show 'Horseplayers' which gives us a rare perspective at a group of contest players trying to pick winners.
Amy Owens from Keeneland will address the late-breaking news that Keeneland is replacing its Polytrack surface with dirt after this spring meet that starts on Friday.
Veteran Midwest-based jockey Corey Lanerie has been named the winner of the 2014 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award. Lanerie, currently competing at Gulfstream Park, plans to venture to Santa Anita Park to accept the award in March or April.
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