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Jay Hovdey

Wed May 15
2019
Hovdey: Boland can see both sides of Derby DQ 7:36 pm
Wed May 15
2019
Hovdey: Smith moves on from what might have been 10:26 am
Mon May 13
2019
Hovdey: Weathering a Category 1 storm of controversy 3:20 pm
Mon May 6
2019
Hovdey: Derby DQ another footnote to history 10:40 am
Thu May 2
2019
Hovdey: Mandella finds himself in good company at a bad time 9:36 am
Tue Apr 30
2019
Hovdey: Shah is owed an Oaks, and Bellafina is ready to pay up 5:26 pm
Mon Apr 29
2019
Hovdey: Hard to get a line on Derby favorite 3:20 pm
Fri Apr 26
2019
Hovdey: Even Santa Anita not immune from becoming history 2:56 pm
Thu Apr 25
2019
Hovdey: Hall doors finally swing open for Perret 12:00 pm
Fri Apr 19
2019
Hovdey: Martine Bellocq embodies sacrifice and survival 2:50 pm
Thu Apr 18
2019
Hovdey: Wright finds comfort in jewel of the Northwest 1:26 pm
Thu Apr 11
2019
Hovdey: Clock still ticking on whip rule change 2:36 pm
Mon Apr 8
2019
Hovdey: Another for the books in Santa Anita Handicap 2:56 pm
Fri Apr 5
2019
Hovdey: Beychok advises to be proactive in crisis 2:30 pm
Thu Apr 4
2019
Hovdey: Man doing his best to fit with beast 12:36 pm
Mon Apr 1
2019
Hovdey: Denman looking like a winner in whip debate 3:00 pm
Thu Mar 28
2019
Hovdey: Horsemen hoping for return to normalcy 3:56 pm
Wed Mar 27
2019
Hovdey: Proctor considers winless trend a mirage 12:56 pm
Mon Mar 25
2019
Hovdey: Eurton, Core Beliefs dine happy in New Orleans 3:16 pm
Thu Mar 21
2019
Hovdey: La. Derby history makes for a fine gumbo 2:26 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."