This fundraising campaign is an important step forward in the industry-wide effort to provide dignity to riders who were disabled while racing. The Guild is committed to this campaign as an important way to protect all jockeys.
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I don't want to talk about riding titles any more. This is what it is all about. After all these winners the last few years and we've had some great success this definitely tops it. The response I got galloping out and the emotion I got, it was definitely a unique feeling. This is tops.John Velazquez
Whenever somebody gets hurt, we try to get some guys together and get a collection to get some sort of money to the person who needs it. But this one is a pretty severe tragedy, so we are trying to do something a little more aggressive to raise a little more money for him.
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We had a good position. I was where I wanted to be, then I asked him and he responded. The winner was just a little bit better today.
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I thought I had a perfect trip. When I asked him, he responded and gave me good run. His horse was just a tiny bit better than mine today.
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The first step seems a little steep, but it's nothing major. We'll see how everybody handles it today. We had a few things to change last year, talked about it with management, and they fixed it, so this shouldn't be a problem.
John Velazquez
He's running good and doing well. I hope he'll bounce back.
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