Jockey Victor Carrasco, injured since early August, has a single mount at Laurel Park today and then a busy weekend as he makes his return to riding.
Two decades after one young Venezuelan, Ramon Dominguez, burst on the racing scene, another, Keiber Rengifo, hopes he can use hard work to follow that path.
Fray Martinez dreamed of being a successful jockey. He’s following that dream now at Delaware Park, just as his close friend Victor Carrasco did last year.
Delaware Park’s racing product has come under fire in recent years for short fields. So far in 2014, though, the track is more than holding its own, plus notes.
For Eclipse Award-winning rider Victor Carrasco, sharing the event with family was — despite a couple of hiccups — “an amazing experience.”
A long hot streak — and a laser focus — have put Victor Carrasco atop the national apprentice rider standings and squarely in the Eclipse conversation.