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Jay Hovdey

Fri Jul 26
2019
Hovdey: Last chapter, inspired by the Book of Joe 11:50 am
Fri Jul 19
2019
Hovdey: Del Mar spill was up close and personal for Espinoza 3:30 pm
Thu Jul 18
2019
Hovdey: After nightmare, a big horse soldiers on 3:30 pm
Mon Jul 15
2019
Hovdey: Del Mar fighting headwinds coming into opener 2:36 pm
Thu Jul 11
2019
Hovdey: Baze, Escape Clause piling up the miles 3:16 pm
Mon Jul 8
2019
Hovdey: Preservationist more of an attitude than a name 3:10 pm
Fri Jul 5
2019
Hovdey: California Thoroughbred Trainers remain silent on Hollendorfer 3:20 pm
Thu Jul 4
2019
Hovdey: Nerud stakes spotted at proper distance 11:56 am
Fri Jun 28
2019
Hovdey: Fate brings Wright another big horse 3:56 pm
Thu Jun 27
2019
Hovdey: Echoes of Hollendorfer ban continue to ring 3:26 pm
Fri Jun 21
2019
Hovdey: McEvoy, Toffan leave lasting impact 3:10 pm
Thu Jun 20
2019
Hovdey: Synthetics back in conversation, along with Dickinson 12:10 pm
Thu Jun 13
2019
Hovdey: In marveling at Bricks and Mortar, one can't ignore Exceller 3:30 pm
Mon Jun 10
2019
Hovdey: The crop of 2019 remains a scramble 3:36 pm
Wed Jun 5
2019
Hovdey: Stringhalt behind him, Bricks and Mortar ready to take Manhattan 6:36 pm
Wed Jun 5
2019
Hovdey: Met Mile regains its spot at center stage 1:26 pm
Mon Jun 3
2019
Hovdey: Belmont distance a test for champions round the globe 12:56 pm
Fri May 31
2019
Hovdey: Another episode in Milch's long good-bye 3:50 pm
Thu May 30
2019
Hovdey: Anti-slaughter bill racing's first line of defense 3:00 pm
Mon May 20
2019
Hovdey: Loose talk and a loose horse at Preakness 144 12:06 pm
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About Jay Hovdey

Jay Hovdey

Jay Hovdey has been executive columnist for Daily Racing Form since 1998. Previously, he covered horse racing for The Blood-Horse and the Thoroughbred Record, and his work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Reader's Digest. He is the winner of four Eclipse Awards and the author of the biographies "Whittingham - A Thoroughbred Racing Legend" and "Cigar - America's Horse."