John Velazquez
John Velazquez
John R. Velazquezis a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Admitted to the Horse Racing Hall of fame in 2012, as of 2014, he is the all-time leading money-earning jockey in North America...
happy
I was happy with where I was. He was going very comfortably.
displaced india kinds knew mile quarter ran scratched shook
India got all shook up there. I knew we should have scratched right then. She was all nervous, and she has never been like that. She ran a quarter of a mile and didn't put up a fight. She must have displaced or something because she was making all kinds of noises.
continues extremely figuring hanging hopefully last lead left looking needs runs second time
The first time she ran, she was extremely green, ... She was just hanging on her left lead and looking at everything. The second time she ran, she was very professional and very fast. She's maturing. She's figuring out what she needs to do and, hopefully she continues like that. If she runs like she did last time, she'll be very tough.
aggressive collection gets guys hurt money needs raise severe somebody sort together trying whenever
Whenever somebody gets hurt, we try to get some guys together and get a collection to get some sort of money to the person who needs it. But this one is a pretty severe tragedy, so we are trying to do something a little more aggressive to raise a little more money for him.
asked
When I asked him, he was there for me.