Latino jockeys among the richest in the world

Latino jockeys among the richest in the world

NewsTaco May 8, 2017

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1.5 minute read)   The big news this weekend was that a Latino jokey had won the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby, again. They’re making a […]

Immigrant workers at Churchill Downs fear deportation

NewsTaco May 1, 2017

*The 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby is the coming weekend. Known as” The Greatest Two Minutes In Sports,” there will be 20 horses at the starting gate, half will […]

Victor Espinoza wins second straight Kentucky Derby

NewsTaco May 4, 2015

*This is the third Kentucky Derby win for Mexican jockey Victor Espinoza. He won the race last year and on 2002. When interviewed immediately after the race Espinoza said “I’m […]

Jockey Who Won ’63 Kentucky Derby Helped Lead Way for Latinos

Mary Mata April 29, 2013

By Greg Kocher, Kansas City Star Braulio Baeza was born in Panama and lives in New York, but his story is inextricably tied to Kentucky and Lexington. He won the […]

Mexican Jockey Mario Gutierrez Rides To Victory In Kentucky Derby

Mary Mata May 9, 2012

By Jerry Bossert / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Born in Veracruz, Mexico, the 25-year-old jockey can now say he has won the Kentucky Derby after guiding home I’ll Have Another to a […]