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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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  • Golden Pheasant: ‘Entering the Japan Cup walking ring was like walking into a football stadium’
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    Golden Pheasant: ‘Entering the Japan Cup walking ring was like walking into a football stadium’

    Jay Hovdey  |  Nov 24, 2023  | 
  • Mizdirection: ‘She was one of a kind, a pleasure to be around’ – meet Santa Anita’s ‘Queen of the Hill’
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    Mizdirection: ‘She was one of a kind, a pleasure to be around’ – meet Santa Anita’s ‘Queen of the Hill’

    Jay Hovdey  |  Oct 18, 2023  | 
  • Commentator: ‘To suggest a Thoroughbred could be at his peak at age seven is stretching the concept … ’
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    Commentator: ‘To suggest a Thoroughbred could be at his peak at age seven is stretching the concept … ’

    Jay Hovdey  |  Sep 23, 2023  | 
  • Gio Ponti: ‘We never ducked anyone – he lasted at the top level for four years, and you cannot say that about too many horses’
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    Gio Ponti: ‘We never ducked anyone – he lasted at the top level for four years, and you cannot say that about too many horses’

    Jay Hovdey  |  Aug 16, 2023  | 
  • Precisionist: precocious, durable, versatile – and dripping with charisma
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    Precisionist: precocious, durable, versatile – and dripping with charisma

    Jay Hovdey  |  Jul 22, 2023  | 
  • Cigar: ‘Grizzled veterans said they hadn’t seen a horse followed with such passion since Secretariat – and I believed them’
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    Cigar: ‘Grizzled veterans said they hadn’t seen a horse followed with such passion since Secretariat – and I believed them’

    Jay Hovdey  |  Jun 28, 2023  | 
  • Free House: ‘A four-legged vitamin for the weary soul … a Thoroughbred who left nothing on the track’
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    Free House: ‘A four-legged vitamin for the weary soul … a Thoroughbred who left nothing on the track’

    Jay Hovdey  |  May 31, 2023  | 
  • Vasilika: ‘She was special, very game and very smart’ – focus on a racehorse to be admired from all angles
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    Vasilika: ‘She was special, very game and very smart’ – focus on a racehorse to be admired from all angles

    Jay Hovdey  |  Apr 19, 2023  | 
  • ‘He treated $5,000 claimers like G1 stars’ – interview with Bill Spawr, retired after 45 years as a trainer
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    ‘He treated $5,000 claimers like G1 stars’ – interview with Bill Spawr, retired after 45 years as a trainer

    Jay Hovdey  |  Mar 29, 2023  | 
  • Azeri: ‘She was easy to adore … she was all racehorse’ – spotlight on a forgotten filly
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    Azeri: ‘She was easy to adore … she was all racehorse’ – spotlight on a forgotten filly

    Jay Hovdey  |  Mar 23, 2023  | 
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