Jan. 26, 2023, was a day that Jose Antonio Gomez will always treasure. It was an evening with the potential to shape his career — and life — in ways he could only dream about five years ago. On that night, when he was selected as the outstanding apprentice jockey of 2022 at the Eclipse Awards festivities, the 22-year-old Michigan native morphed from a promising, yet inexperienced rider into a member of a select group whose early accomplishments stood out.
Tag: The Life
Interstatedaydream’s Owner Staton Flurry, 32, on Watching Racing Dreams Become Reality
Even though owner Staton Flurry’s resume includes winning the 2020 Longines Kentucky Oaks with Shedaresthedevil and the 2022 George E.
Skippylongstocking a Major Player in Pegasus for Appreciative Owner Daniel Alonso
Daniel Alonso is very much a bargain hunter when he attends sales in search of racing prospects. He sure found one when he paid $37,000 for an Exaggerator colt that failed to meet his reserve at the 2021 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.
Hard Work Paying Off for Up-and-Coming Trainer Lindsay Schultz at Oaklawn
Trainer Lindsay Schultz’s first day at any racetrack was the 2006 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. She was a freshman at the University of Louisville in the Equine Industry Program, and Churchill Downs hosted the year-end championship event. Her friend (and later roommate) Liz Crow, who is now a bloodstock agent, invited her to go with her family.
