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Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

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  • Star Over The Bay: ‘A big, vibrant beast who flashed like a comet across the western sky’ – Jay Hovdey remembers a blue collar turf hero
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Star Over The Bay: ‘A big, vibrant beast who flashed like a comet across the western sky’ – Jay Hovdey remembers a blue collar turf hero

    Jay Hovdey  |  Jul 24, 2024  | 
  • Riboletta: ‘She was beautiful and she loved to run’ – Jay Hovdey remembers a Brazilian sweetheart
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Riboletta: ‘She was beautiful and she loved to run’ – Jay Hovdey remembers a Brazilian sweetheart

    Jay Hovdey  |  Jun 3, 2024  | 
  • Best Pal: ‘If there ever was a word to describe him, ‘honest’ would top the list’ – Jay Hovdey on a famous hometown hero
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Best Pal: ‘If there ever was a word to describe him, ‘honest’ would top the list’ – Jay Hovdey on a famous hometown hero

    Jay Hovdey  |  Apr 24, 2024  | 
  • Hill Rise: ‘He is why I’m here, still writing about horses half a century after he was born’ – Jay Hovdey on his childhood equine hero
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Hill Rise: ‘He is why I’m here, still writing about horses half a century after he was born’ – Jay Hovdey on his childhood equine hero

    Jay Hovdey  |  Mar 27, 2024  | 
  • Kona Gold: ‘Those of us lucky enough to have worked and worshipped at his doorstep enjoy a special bond’
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Kona Gold: ‘Those of us lucky enough to have worked and worshipped at his doorstep enjoy a special bond’

    Jay Hovdey  |  Mar 5, 2024  | 
  • Smarty Jones: ‘You know, this is America’s horse!’
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Smarty Jones: ‘You know, this is America’s horse!’

    Jay Hovdey  |  Jan 29, 2024  | 
  • Real Quiet: ‘I honestly think that if we ran for the Triple Crown nine more times, we’d never lose’ – Kent Desormeaux
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Real Quiet: ‘I honestly think that if we ran for the Triple Crown nine more times, we’d never lose’ – Kent Desormeaux

    Jay Hovdey  |  Dec 25, 2023  | 
  • Golden Pheasant: ‘Entering the Japan Cup walking ring was like walking into a football stadium’
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    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’
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    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 … ’
    Jay Hovdey's Favorite Racehorses

    Commentator: ‘To suggest a Thoroughbred could be at his peak at age seven is stretching the concept … ’

    Jay Hovdey  |  Sep 23, 2023  | 
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