Horse Dumps Jockey, Finishes First
FanHouse — by Michael David Smith Filed under: Horse Racing Saturday's fifth race at Belmont Park got off to an odd start when a horse named Phone Jazz threw off her jockey, Jean-Luc Samyn, while coming out of the gate. But that didn't matter to her. Horse Dumps Jockey, Finishes First originally appeared on Back Porch FanHouse on Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:33:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.   Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

Horse Loses Jockey, Wins Race Anyway
FanIQ Blog — I've said before that horse racing isn't a sport. That's still the case. My argument is that the horses are the real "athletes". The most popular rebuttal is that the jockeys are the athletes, and the horse couldn't win without their jockey. Well, a horse named ...

Jockey Falls Off Horse, Horse Finishes First: Video
Sports Rubbish — Those of you who believe that jockeys don’t really do anything during a horse race have more ammunition for your argument. During the 5th race at Belmont Park on Saturday, Phone Jazz threw her rider, Jean-Luc Samyn, at the start. Phone Jazz kept running, and managed to outrun the rest of the field. While Phone Jazz did cross the finish line first, the result of course did not count, since there’s some silly rule that says each horse must have a tiny man on its back for the entire race. Horse Dumps Jockey, Finishes First ...

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