Woodbine’s leading rider, Eurico Rosa da Silva hadn’t pictured anything developing this way during his retirement ceremony at the track on Dec. 7: He found himself ass-over-tea-kettle in a bank of snow. You get a group of jockeys together, shivering in the cold like winter flies, and all sorts of naughtiness can happen. It all happened in the … [Read more...] about Eurico Rosa da Silva: Early Retirement
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Gary Boulanger: Good Vibes
Every day is a gift for jockey Gary Boulanger. The sun rises. (But he’s up before it does.) His blue eyes take in everything, with a twinkle. He rides into the sunset. When he’s not in a saddle, he’s on a golf course, chipping away. He has spent the past winter in Ocala, Fla., working horses for Mark Casse, and with that comes plenty of hope, when he returns to Woodbine … [Read more...] about Gary Boulanger: Good Vibes