Jockey Victor Carrasco will miss six weeks with an injured elbow, he said on social media, another in a line of injuries he’s suffered in recent years.
Jockey Victor Carrasco, a fixture in Maryland, has decamped to Monmouth Park for the summer in search of new challenges and opportunities.
Jockeys have the challenges of running their own businesses, and that of being a top-class athlete. We caught up with four to learn about their lives.
With jockey Victor Carrasco having reached 1,000 wins, who’s next? The Maryland jockeys nearing milestones and those with the most career wins…
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
Maryland-based jockey Victor Carrasco earned the 1,000th victory of his career Sunday at Laurel Park just a day after getting to 999.
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
New rules limiting riders’ use of the riding crop lightened three jocks’ wallets in the first three days – but met with widespread acclaim.
Even when Cordmaker ran third on debut, jockey Victor Carrasco says he always knew that – given time, and distance – the horse was going to be a runner.
At Laurel Park today, Lordhavemercy graduated while lighting up the toteboard, and Victor Carrasco escaped what would have been an unusual injury.