Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted May 28, 2019 Journalists Share Posted May 28, 2019 Santa Anita will host the sixth annual Jockeys and Jeans Fundraiser to benefit Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund June 22 with a record 19 Hall of Fame riders expected to participate. Expected to attend and sign autographs are: Braulio Baeza, Bill Boland, Steve Cauthen, Kent Desormeaux, Victor Espinoza, Pat Day, Earlie Fires, Sandy Hawley, Julie Krone, Chris McCarron, Donald Pierce, Laffit Pincay Jr, Edgar Prado, Jose Santos, Alex Solis, Mike Smith, Gary Stevens, Bobby Ussery, and Jorge Velasquez. The event will honor six riders injured as a result of racing accidents: Oscar Andrade, Stacey Barton, Dennis Collins, Jack Fires, Armando Rivera and Diego Sanchez. Committee member Jayme LaRocca, a severely injured former rider who oversees relations with injured riders, will also be in attendance. Some 60 former jockeys receive a $1,000 monthly stipend from the PDJF, which receives all of the funds raised by Jockeys and Jeans. The all-volunteer group, founded in 2014 by five former jockeys and led by President Barry Pearl, has raised over $1 million for the charity. Tickets are available at: santaanita.com/events/jockeys-jeans/ and an online auction of memorabilia is open until the event at https://www.32auctions.com/www32auctionscomJockey. The post Jockeys and Jeans Fundraiser June 22 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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