Jockey Calls on Guild, Fans for Help Changing Rule for Married Riders

Jockeys Trevor McCarthy and Katie Davis received a surprising wedding “present” earlier this week. The couple, who were married in mid-December, were stunned to learn that due to New York State Gaming Commission rules their horses must be coupled in the wagering whenever they ride in the same race at New York Racing Association tracks.

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An Extraordinary Path to Top for Ramseys

It is indeed an extraordinary path that leads from a childhood home in Artemis, Ky., that lacked indoor plumbing to being hosted by the Queen of England for high tea. And yet that is the uncommon road traveled by award-winning owner and breeder Ken Ramsey. “That just don’t happen except through horses,” said Ramsey, with an accent that speaks to his roots. “It kind of levels the playing field is what I’m trying to say.”

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