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Unity, risk reduction to be focus of US Jockeys’ Guild Assembly

While the eyes of the U.S. racing world will be focused on Gulfstream Park on Saturday night when this year’s Eclipse Award winners will be announced, next Monday a less-heralded but equally important event will take place in South Florida when jockey John Velazquez offers the opening remarks for the 2015 Jockeys’ Guild Assembly. Not…

January 12, 2015 in Jockeys.

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