Ride of Their Lives: The Triumphs and Turmoil of Today’’s Top Jockeys

Laffit Pincay Jr., Pat Day, Jerry Bailey, Corey Nakatani, Kendrick Carmouche, and other jockeys reveal how they deal with the pressure of riding horses at top speeds day in and day out, the reality of injury, and the issue of weight.

Lenny Shulman is an Emmy Award-winning writer who has worked extensively in TV and film as well as for magazines and newspapers across the country. For 20 years he served as features editor for BloodHorse magazine, the Thoroughbred industry’s foremost trade publication. He is the author of Head to Head: Conversations with a Generation of Horse Racing Legends and Justify: 111 Days to Triple Crown Glory.