Videos tagged with "apprentice"

New Victorian Apprentices announced [03:28]
Meet the young crop of riders who have been accepted in the Racing Victoria's Apprentice Jockey Training Program for 2013. They include the cousin of a Melbourne Cup winner, the university law student and the son of a leading greyhound trainer.

Thompson's dog days over [03:04]
Meet one of the most intriguing members of the 2013 apprentice jockey crop, Ben Thompson. The son of leading Victorian greyhound trainer Jason, the teenager has been riding horses for less than a year but will begin work for Cranbourne trainer Mick Kent.

Star Victorian jockeys return [03:39]
Two of Victoria's shining lights in the jockey ranks, apprentice Katelyn Mallyon and G1-winner Michelle Payne, plot their return from injury

Teen Horse Racing Jockey Angel Suarez - Incredible Rookie Year [01:14]
At the age of 17, high school sophomore Angel Suarez told his mother he wanted to drop out of school and ride racehorses for a living, shocking his mother who thought that with his good grades he might one day become a doctor. Following his dream, Suarez moved to Bensalem, Pennsylvania in January 2012 after attending a jockey training school in his native Puerto Rico. A year later, Suarez -- who races primarily at Parx and Penn National Racetracks -- has $3.4 million in purse earnings, the most of any apprentice jockey in the country, and has been named one of the three finalists for the prestigious Eclipse Award as Apprentice Jockey of the Year.

Renee Forrest Tribute [03:08]
This might just cheer up recently injured apprentice jockey, Renee Forrest. Some highlights from the year just past. See you back soon Bam Bam