jockey
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While veterans jockey for new contracts during free agency, young players are getting their tryout opportunities with NBA summer league games beginning this week.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
In a tribute on Monday, her commanding officer described her as "a bright light in any room she entered" and "an immensely professional solider and an exceptional jockey".
From BBC • May 18, 2026
He is the ninth jockey to complete the double — Brian Hernandez Jr. did it two years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
Retired Hall-of-Fame jockey and NBC analyst Jerry Bailey said if he were given the choice of riding any horse in this year’s Derby field, he would pick Further Ado.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Out on Edmonton’s dirt roads, his legs swinging free from Forest Dawn’s sides while the toboggan bobbed along behind, Johnny decided he wanted to be a jockey.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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