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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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  • ‘The Killing is beyond hard-boiled … Stanley Kubrick’s racetrack heist movie is a polished gem in a poisonous setting’
    Commentary

    ‘The Killing is beyond hard-boiled … Stanley Kubrick’s racetrack heist movie is a polished gem in a poisonous setting’

    Jay Hovdey  |  Jul 2, 2023  | 
  • Cigar: ‘Grizzled veterans said they hadn’t seen a horse followed with such passion since Secretariat – and I believed them’
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    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’
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Free House: ‘A four-legged vitamin for the weary soul … a Thoroughbred who left nothing on the track’

    Jay Hovdey  |  May 31, 2023  | 
  • ‘The screenplay of Boots Malone suggested someone spent a lot of time hanging around the dustier corners of the backstretch’
    Commentary

    ‘The screenplay of Boots Malone suggested someone spent a lot of time hanging around the dustier corners of the backstretch’

    Jay Hovdey  |  May 28, 2023  | 
  • ‘Calvin Borel’s reaction to winning on Mine That Bird was movie magic’ – focus on a big-screen Kentucky Derby
    Commentary

    ‘Calvin Borel’s reaction to winning on Mine That Bird was movie magic’ – focus on a big-screen Kentucky Derby

    Jay Hovdey  |  May 4, 2023  | 
  • Vasilika: ‘She was special, very game and very smart’ – focus on a racehorse to be admired from all angles
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Vasilika: ‘She was special, very game and very smart’ – focus on a racehorse to be admired from all angles

    Jay Hovdey  |  Apr 19, 2023  | 
  • ‘The Black Stallion is a bonafide classic among the greatest horse fables’
    Commentary

    ‘The Black Stallion is a bonafide classic among the greatest horse fables’

    Jay Hovdey  |  Apr 2, 2023  | 
  • ‘He treated $5,000 claimers like G1 stars’ – interview with Bill Spawr, retired after 45 years as a trainer
    Racing

    ‘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
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Azeri: ‘She was easy to adore … she was all racehorse’ – spotlight on a forgotten filly

    Jay Hovdey  |  Mar 23, 2023  | 
  • ‘Casey’s Shadow gets into the details like few feature films – dialogue, dynamics, and the actual handling of the horses’
    Commentary

    ‘Casey’s Shadow gets into the details like few feature films – dialogue, dynamics, and the actual handling of the horses’

    Jay Hovdey  |  Feb 26, 2023  | 
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