Topic: Laffit Pincay
Jockeys must starve themselves to make riding weights as low as 110 pounds. Laffit Pincay , a champion jockey, made one peanut last a whole plane trip across the country. The Jockey's Guild is lobbying to increase the minimum weight to 118 ...
Canadian industrialist Frank Stronach, the head of MI Ventures, Inc., and Churchill Downs, Inc., dominated thoroughbred racing's business headlines in 1999 with acquisitions that established both conglomerates as giants in the industry from coast to coast. Ventures, which purchased Santa Anita ...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 28-Jan. 3Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 28-Jan. 3: ABC newscaster Tom Jarriel is 74. "Today" co-host Meredith Vieira is 55. "Today" host Matt Lauer is 51. Rock musician Jerry DePizzo Jr. is 30 ...
