Jockeys Carlos Hernandez, Samuel Camacho Jr. join colony
OZONE PARK, N.Y. – Jockeys Carlos Hernandez and Samuel Camacho Jr. have recently moved their tack to New York and have new agents.
Hernandez, who rode 32 winners at the 2018 Monmouth meet and was most recently riding at Gulfstream Park, started riding here on Jan. 2. He is winless in his first five mounts. He is represented by Tony Micaleff.
Camacho, who was riding at Tampa Bay Downs, is now in New York and will be represented by Joe Monroe, a first-time agent. Joe Monroe is the son of agent Mike Monroe, who represented Camacho in 2012 during his apprentice year.
In Friday’s third race, Camacho got 93-1 shot Noble Behavior up for third after the horse stumbled at the break.
Aqueduct cancels holiday card
Due to a forecast that calls for frigid temperatures, Aqueduct will not conduct a live racing program on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
NYRA announced the cancellation of Monday’s card on Thursday. Also, both Aqueduct and Belmont Park will be closed for training Monday.
The weather forecast calls for a high of around 20 degrees, with wind chills near zero degrees.
The $100,000 Interborough Stakes, scheduled for Monday, has been rescheduled for Friday. Entries will be taken on Sunday. Among those expected for the Interborough are Dawn the Destroyer, Honor Way, Silent Sonet, Sower, Yorkiepoo Princess, and Your Love.
