Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, founded in 2011 by Aron Wellman, offers partnerships in top quality racehorses with the aim of finding success at the highest level. Eclipse has made it’s mark with multiple Graded Stakes winners such as Danza, Curalina, In Lingerie, Byrama, Capo Bastone and Judy In Disguise. Aron talked to us about Eclipse and his life in racing.
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The Interviews: Northern California Jockey Juan “JJ” Hernandez
Juan”JJ” Hernandez has had a rapid ascent to success in Northern California racing. Since he arrived at Golden Gate Fields from Mexico City in 2008 he has ridden over 1000 winners for purse earnings of more than $18,000,000. JJ talked to Thoroughbred People about his riding career so far.The Interviews: Bloodstock Agent & ex-Trainer Greg Gilchrist
After a successful training career in which he trained 1529 winners for purses of over $24 million, Greg Gilchrist handled good horses like Lost In The Fog, Soviet Problem, Work The Crowd, Wild Wonder, Smokey Stover and Victorina. Greg now operates as a bloodstock agent for a select number of clients. Greg talked to us about his life in racing.Let’s see some more Handicaps please!
On Superbowl Sunday close to a full field of eleven horses went to post for the “Super Bowl Party Handicap” over a mile and and eighth on the Turf at Santa Anita. The straightforward race conditions were simply that runners must have run for a claiming price of $25,000 or less in 2014-2015. The culminating…The Interviews: Former Professional Baseball Player Now Trainer, Frank Lucarelli
In 1979 Frank Lucarelli left the world of professional baseball to start a career as a racehorse trainer. Currently running a diverse operation racing horses each year in Washington, California and Arizona, Frank has now trained over 1500 winners. Frank talked to us about his training, some of the horses that have been through his hands and his views on the current state of thoroughbred racing in California and the Pacific North West. US Horseplayers Alone In Being Taxed On Winnings
The news that the US Treasury department is reviewing the 300-1 rule on automatic withholding of taxes on a winning bet – yes that ugly one in which it currently ignores how many perms, parlays and multiples are involved in that winning bet – should be welcomed. Or should it? Shouldn’t we be asking for the US to come into line […]
The Interviews: Hard Charging Jockey California Jockey Billy Antongeorgi
New York born jockey William “Billy” Antongeorgi III has so far ridden close to 800 winners for purse money earnings of over $14,500,000 so far in his career. After spells riding in Southern California and at Philadelphia Park he is currently riding very successfully at Golden Gate. Billy talked to Thoroughbred People. The Interviews: Thoroughbred Farm Owner and Ex-Jockey Bobby Gonzalez
From riding match races as a teenager in the outreaches of Mexico to becoming one of the winning most riders in California with over 4400 winners and $64 million dollars in prize money, Bobby Gonzalez now owns and runs a layup facility in Brentwood, California. Bobby talked to us about his career.The Interviews: Bloodstock Agent and ex-Trainer Mary Knight
After training horses early on in her career with Bobby Frankel and later her husband Chay, Mary Knight has become one of California’s most successful and reputable Sales Consigners and Bloodstock Agents. Mary talked to Thoroughbred People about her life in racing and her views on the current state of the sport.
Ricky Gonzalez is creating quite a stir on the Northern California circuit. After just over three years of riding in the USA he has already ridden close to 500 winners that have earned over $8 million in purses. We talked to Ricky about the successful start he has made and how he got into racing.