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Jay Hovdey

Jay Hovdey, author of the series Favorite Racehorses and Horse Racing Goes to the Movies for Thoroughbred Racing Commentary, is a five-time Eclipse Award winner for turf writing, winner of the Walter Haight Award for career excellence, and a member of the Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, NY.

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  • Shooting star with a personal impact: ‘You never forget a horse like Candy Ride’ – Julie Krone
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Shooting star with a personal impact: ‘You never forget a horse like Candy Ride’ – Julie Krone

    Jay Hovdey  |  Jan 15, 2025  | 
  • ‘A bulletproof, gold-plated classic’ – Jay Hovdey on Let It Ride
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    ‘A bulletproof, gold-plated classic’ – Jay Hovdey on Let It Ride

    Jay Hovdey  |  Dec 29, 2024  | 
  • Wait A While: ‘She was one of our all-time favorites’ – Todd Pletcher
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Wait A While: ‘She was one of our all-time favorites’ – Todd Pletcher

    Jay Hovdey  |  Dec 17, 2024  | 
  • Wisecracks and slapstick … plus the occasional bout of horse racing – Jay Hovdey revisits a Marx Brothers classic
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    Wisecracks and slapstick … plus the occasional bout of horse racing – Jay Hovdey revisits a Marx Brothers classic

    Jay Hovdey  |  Dec 1, 2024  | 
  • Safely Kept: ‘She’d beat the gate and have two lengths on them before they went four jumps’
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Safely Kept: ‘She’d beat the gate and have two lengths on them before they went four jumps’

    Jay Hovdey  |  Nov 22, 2024  | 
  • Alphabet Soup: ‘Honest to a fault – when he was right, he ran his heart out, win or lose’
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Alphabet Soup: ‘Honest to a fault – when he was right, he ran his heart out, win or lose’

    Jay Hovdey  |  Oct 28, 2024  | 
  • ‘It would be a shame to leave it off the viewing list of any serious racing fan’ – Jay Hovdey on Frederick Wiseman’s Racetrack
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    ‘It would be a shame to leave it off the viewing list of any serious racing fan’ – Jay Hovdey on Frederick Wiseman’s Racetrack

    Jay Hovdey  |  Oct 20, 2024  | 
  • Ouija Board: ‘A force of nature, a moveable feast, pushing the limits of what a truly great Thoroughbred could accomplish’
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Ouija Board: ‘A force of nature, a moveable feast, pushing the limits of what a truly great Thoroughbred could accomplish’

    Jay Hovdey  |  Sep 29, 2024  | 
  • ‘Two movies made 54 years and many cultural worlds apart’ – spotlight on a double bill of Seabiscuits
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    ‘Two movies made 54 years and many cultural worlds apart’ – spotlight on a double bill of Seabiscuits

    Jay Hovdey  |  Sep 22, 2024  | 
  • Serena’s Song: ‘The elegance of Grace Kelly, the moves of Ginger Rogers and the charisma of Marilyn Monroe’ – D Wayne Lukas
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Serena’s Song: ‘The elegance of Grace Kelly, the moves of Ginger Rogers and the charisma of Marilyn Monroe’ – D Wayne Lukas

    Jay Hovdey  |  Aug 28, 2024  | 
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