Hall of Fame Jockey Stevens Announces Comeback Plans

During retirement, Stevens served as a TV commentator and starred in the movie “Seabiscuit.”
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Racing Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens gave official confirmation Jan. 3 to the rumors that have been flying since he started getting back on Thoroughbreds eight weeks ago. Today, (Jan. 6) at Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, Calif., he’ll start riding races again.

"I want to give it a go again," Stevens said on HRTV, the racing television network for which he has served as an analyst since 2008. "There’s been a lot of speculation, and I’m coming back on Sunday."

Stevens, who will turn 50 on March 6, has the call on R and R Warren’s Jebrica, a 5-year-old Washington-bred gelding. Trainer Jim Penney will send Jebrica and Stevens out in Race 6 on the card, a $50,000 claiming event for 4-year-olds and upward going a mile on the turf. The duo breaks from post 3.

Stevens prepped for his comeback at the Pro Sports Club’s 20/20 lifestyles program in Bellevue, Wash

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Winner of the 2011 Eclipse Award for Feature/Commentary and the 2008 Louisville Metro Journalism Award for Sports Writing, Claire Novak has melded her love for human-interest journalism and the equine breed into a successful Turf writing career. Since her first freelance article on racing was published at BloodHorse.com in 2005, her byline has appeared in the New York Times, ESPN The Magazine, and on ESPN.com, among others. She lives near Lexington and, when not writing about racing, can often be found jumping her Thoroughbred, Bob.

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