EditorialJockeys head to the paddock for the first race of the day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. on Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Xavier Burrell/The New York Times)
EditorialJockeys head to the paddock for the first race of the day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. on Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Xavier Burrell/The New York Times)
EditorialFrom left, Tyler Gaffalione, Javier Castellano and Flavien Prat, three of the elite jockeys riding this summer at Saratoga Race Course, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Aug. 14, 2022. (Cindy Schultz/The New York Times)
EditorialJockeys make their entrance for the 6th race of the day at the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, N.Y. on Saturday, June 11, 2022. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
EditorialA race takes place at Grants Pass Downs at the Josephine County Fairgrounds in Grants Pass, Ore., June 28, 2021. (Joe Kline/The New York Times)