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Champion jockey Michelle Payne has stunned her fans by revealing she's expecting her first child with partner Gabriel Ribeiro at the age of 40.
ABR Sunday Selections: Full-Card Picks for July 12 at Saratoga
Every Sunday Noel Michaels will provide free full-card picks for a one racecard in North America. A veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer, Michaels also writes a weekly “Weekend Winners” blog for America’s Best Racing with a focus on key stakes races at marquee tracks. This feature will be straight-forward: full-card picks for one Sunday slate of races of his choosing.
SLIDESHOW: Get to Know the 2026 Haskell Stakes Contenders
The $1 million NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes July 18 serves as the signature race at the 2026 Monmouth Park meet, and this year’s edition is expected to feature a strong cast of runners to compete in the 1 1/8-mile Grade 1 stakes for 3-year-olds.
Promising jockey who ruined his career after beating up weighing room rival escapes prison after being convicted of GBH
A jockey who beat up his rival over comments about his lack of winners has been handed a suspended sentence after being convicted of grievous bodily harm (GBH).