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12/04/00 Antley's death stuns horseman - LOS ANGELES TIMES -

Trainer Nick Zito was on the phone sunday night from Lexington, Ky   finish

12/04/00 Antley found dead from head trauma - ESPN -

Chris Antley, who twice won the Kentucky Derby, was found dead Saturday at his California home. Police say Antley, 34, suffered head trauma and his former agent said: "They seem to think it was a homicide." Antley nearly won the 1999 Triple Crown with Charismatic.  finish

12/04/00 Death of Chris Antley investigated as homicide - AP -

The death of star jockey Chris Antley was being investigated Monday as a homicide after his body was found at his home with a blow to his head.   finish

12/03/00 Jockey Chris Antley found dead in apparent homicide - Ticker -

Jockey chris Antley, who rode Charismatic to victory in the 1999 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, was found at his home Saturday night after an apparent homicide. He was 34.  finish

12/03/00 Jockey Chris Antley found dead at home - AP -

Chris Antley, who rode Charismatic to victory in the 1999 Kentucky Derby and just missed winning the Triple Crown, was found dead at his home with a blow to the head.   finish

12/01/00 Race-fixing rider a fugitive in Panama - ESPN -

Manuel Torres, one of seven Penn National jockeys indicted on race-fixing charges earlier this year, is believed to be in Panama and to have applied for a racing license in that country, Panamanian officials said Thursday.   finish

11/30/00 Seven defendants agree to guilty pleas in race-fixing case - AP -

Seven of nine defendants accused of fixing more than a dozen horse races at Penn National have agreed to plead guilty, a federal prosecuter said Thursday.   finish

11/30/00 Aqueduct Stewards suspends Norberto Arroyo Jr - AP -

Stewards suspened jockey Norberto Arroyo Jr for 10 days Thursday for ''careless riding'' aboard Pretty Boundary in Aqueduct's fourth race on Nov. 29.   finish

11/26/00 Jockey Corey Black goes out a winner - AP -

Corey Black, the nation's top apprentice jockey in 1986, retired Sunday after winning the final race of his career.   finish

11/06/00 Chavez finally puts something into Cup. - AP -

Jorge Chavez poured two wins into what had been an empty Breeders' Cup at Gulfstream Park on Sunday.   finish

11/04/00 Pat Day sued over stray stroke from his whip. - AP -

The owner of a mare that finished second in this year's Turfway Breeders' Cup Stakes has sued jockey Pat Day, saying a stray stroke from the rider's whip cost Ruby Surprise the race.   finish

11/03/00 Laffit Pincay rides Saint Wynn to victory at Santa Anita - AP -

Laffit Pincay Jr. guided Saint Wynn to an upset victory Friday in the $65,775 Skywalker Handicap at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting.   finish

11/01/00 Jockey Chapa shakes off injuries, rules Retama - Houston Chronicle -

When someone falls off a bicycle, they are told to get right back on. It was pretty much the same with Roman Chapa,   finish

10/31/00 Jockey Ray Cochrane retires after doctor's warning - Reuters -

Champion jockey Ray Cochrane has brought his 26 year career to an end after being warned that another bad fall could leave him in a wheelchair.   finish

10/31/00 Pincay Sets New Threshold For Jockeys - BloodHorse.com -

With the all-time record for lifetime victories carefully tucked away in his pocket, Laffit Pincay Jr. refocused last winter and turned his attention to another unprecedented figure.   finish

10/29/00 Aqueduct jockey thrown from horse - AP -

Jockey Norberto Arroyo Jr. was thrown from his horse Sunday, falling heavily to the track near the end of the seventh race at Aqueduct.   finish

10/29/00 Two Aqueduct jockeys suspended - AP -

Two Aqueduct jockeys, Octavio Vergara and Rodolfo Rodriquez, were suspended for seven days for ' careless riding'.   finish

10/28/00 Pincay passes 9,000 in record fashion - AP -

Laffit Pincay Jr. rode a record five stakes winners at Santa Anita on Saturday, the third of which was the 9,000th winning mount of his career.   finish

10/28/00 Jockeys plead innocent in race fixing case - AP -

Six jockeys and two horse owners pleaded innocent Tuesday to federal charges of fixing more than a dozen races at Penn National Race Course.   finish

10/14/00 Albarado injured; horse is destroyed - AP and Washington Post -

Jockey Robby Albarado was in serious condition last night after fracturing his left wrist and some ribs when his horse fell during the ninth race at Keeneland.   finish

9/05/00 McCarthy Finally Getting Noticed - AP -

Michael McCarthy's first ride on Pine Dance, the winner of the Pennsylvania Derby, just might be the start of something big.   finish

08/07/00 Julie Krone becomes the first female Jockey into The Hall of Fame - Reuters -

Julie Krone, the most successful female Jockey of all time, on Monday became the first woman inducted into the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame.   finish