Jeffery Burningham

If anybody is due some racing luck these days, it is jockey Jeff Burningham.A string of serious injuries – two broken pelvises and a broken back since 2007 – have kept Burningham, 38, out of the saddle frequently the last couple of seasons. With a clean bill of health and the right outcome of a few ...Read More

July 16th Louisiana Downs Recap Fast and firm. Both surfaces seemed to play fair once again. Jeff Burningham booted home a pair, and he rode Brilliant Cut perfectly in the 7th. He aggressively handled the inside speedster in the turf sprint, and he put away his pace rivals and held off the...Read More

...in the case of Jeffery Burningham, the injury that nearly ended his career didn't happen at the race track. Burningham very nearly lost his career (and perhaps his life) while doing a fairly common household chore — namely, trimming a tree.His injuries were extensive and profound. He had broken r...Read More