Hi Marcie, et al- have to repeat this message as my earlier response mysteriously vanished from this forum?
To answer your inquiry about best bet female rider—I think fav jockey 36 year old Ms Chantal Sutherland fits the description & was the first woman jockey to ride in the world’s richest horse $10M race in Dubai or perhaps Ms Liz Butler.
Sutherland remains somewhat of an anomaly in the male-dominated, tradition-rich sport of horse racing where owners often hesitate to give females a chance and women lack the kind of role models and support network enjoyed by the male jockeys.
“Sometimes I get a lot of support because I am a woman,” she added. “I’ve gotten a lot of media attention because I’m a woman. I’ve marketed myself and by marketing myself I’ve gotten more opportunities to get on other horses and other owners want to ride me because of that … It kind of balances itself out.”
She also endured heartbreak in 2009, when 50-1 long shot Mine That Bird charged up the rail to steal the Derby. Sutherland had been his regular rider, lost him for two races during a change of trainers, then showed up at Churchill Downs three days before the race with a promise from one of the owners that she would get the mount for the big race. It went to veteran Calvin Borel instead—she learned about the change in the Daily Racing Form.
“You have to stick it through and believe in yourself. You can’t give up,”she said. “So many times people told me I can’t do this or can’t do that. My nature is that I don’t listen very well. I’m very determined and I believe in myself. My parents brought me up that way. Thank God for that. I don’t let anything stand in my way.”
With a persevering attitude, Sutherland has built a financially rewarding riding career
While some jockeys may grumble that she gets the offers only because she is a woman, Sutherland embraces her newfound celebrity status. Mobbed by cameras on her arrival at the Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, Sutherland gushed how she “felt like a superstar.”
“As far as the other jockeys, I’m sure at first there was some jealously for the attention. But now, I think they sort of blow it off as ‘she is the princess’,” she said. “I hope they see it as a good thing for racing. Without the attention and without bringing more people to the industry, we are in trouble.”
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Forgetting about the Hollywood Park, CA mix up with Hollywood Casino @ Charlestown Races, I now face a great challenge as Hollywood Raceway, CA is no longer posting timely statistical race & payout results for internet users like Equibase. My current biz time requirements makes precludes attending casino racing book any longer for latest breaking news – Therefore it will mean posting my handicapping selections on one day & posting the results on the following day unless some kind racing aficionado can find an outside link that has a wired in connection. (not talking past posting ) LOL
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