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The Courier Journal is excited for its 6th annual Color the Jockey Silks contest. Enter to win $100 by designing and decorating Kentucky Derby silks!
Here are the silks jockeys will wear for Kentucky Derby 150 at Churchill Downs. The colors and patterns have special meaning for horse owners.
Jolie Krawczyk, 17, entry in the 2024 Courier Journal Color the Jockey Silks Contest sponsored by COIT Cleaning and Restoration. To see a gallery of the Top 36 Color the Jockey Silks 2024 entries ...
A jockey's cap, worn over an equestrian helmet, at races in Dublin in 2014. A jockey's cap is the headgear worn by a jockey in the sport of horse racing. The modern jockey's cap forms part of a jockey's "silks" or racing colours and is worn over a protective equestrian helmet.
Sea Hero (foaled March 4, 1990 – July 12, 2019) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1993 Kentucky Derby and Travers Stakes.Beginning in 2011, Sea Hero was the oldest living winner of the Kentucky Derby until his death in 2019.
The word "jockey" originated from England and was used to describe the individual who rode horses in racing. They must be light, typically around a weight of 100–120 lb. (45–55 kg), and physically fit. They are typically self-employed, and are paid a small fee from the horse trainer, whose colors they wear while competing in a race.
Trainer Danny Gargan watches as Kentucky Derby 150 contender Dornoch is bathed outside Gargan's stable at Churchill Downs April 25, 2024 in Louisville, Ky. Gargan is a Louisville native.
English: The en:racing silks of Susan Magnier, as worn by the jockey of Galileo to victory in the en:2001 Epsom Derby. Date January 8 (Uploaded on Commons at 2012-01-31 03:58:50 (UTC)/Originally uploaded at 2008-02-01 20:14:35)