John Giovanni, former head of the Jockeys' Guild, filed a lawsuit Sept. 20 alleging that he was slandered by Guild officers and illegally forced out of his position in June. By Eric Mitchell ...

John Giovanni, former head of the Jockeys' Guild, filed a lawsuit Sept. 20 alleging that he was slandered by Guild officers and illegally forced out of his position in June.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — In 1990, John Giovanni put $100 into a fund for disabled jockeys. Ten years later, the Disabled Jockey Fund has a little more than $1 million in its Lexington, Ky., trust fund.

Workers’ comp, said John Harris, chairman of the California Horse Racing Board, affords jockeys no-fault protection. “It’s full coverage,” Harris said. “No limits, no deductibles and no ...

The Jockeys’ Guild, an organization of race riders that was cobbled together by Eddie Arcaro, John Longden and others in 1940, held a coast-to-coast celebration in honor of its 60th anniversary ...