jockey
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But the reasons for their departure also include personal wounds that have never healed, including jockeying over more classic corporate issues such as power and credit.
I based my consistently bad calls—losing $5 or so—on the horse’s name and the colors of the jockey’s silks.
Winning jockey Townend said after the race he was "fortunate" to be riding Gaelic Warrior, having been due to ride two-time Gold Cup winner Galopin Des Champs before his withdrawal.
From BBC
But the annual horse race that is Oscars season, with movie stars and filmmakers jockeying for glory, has surged in activity.
A mistake at the final fence almost cost Il Etait Temps the win, but jockey Paul Townend steered him over the line at the Festival's first Ladies Day in five years.
From BBC
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