Matthew Straight

Michael Straight hovers above his wheelchair, the solid frame of an electric lift wrapped securely around his waist. His twin brother, Matthew, watches as the motor whirs and Michael is inched out over the soft sand of an indoor arena."Last week we moved him on our own and that was brutal," Matt say...Read More

The actions he once took for granted are harder now -- navigating between barns on the backside, passing through a turnstile near the grandstand -- but Michael Straight conquers each hurdle as it comes. Never mind that he watches morning works from a wheelchair. Never mind that the rumble of hooves ...Read More

Every kid should be so lucky to have parents like Sandy and Beth Straight. “They are very inspirational people,” said Nancy LaSala, executive director of the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. The Straights are parents of 23-year-old twin sons, Michael and Matthew, who were living out their dream to...Read More

Jockey Matthew Straight won the North American Racing Academy (NARA) exhibition race at Turfway Park for the second consecutive year Friday when he guided Brentsville Road to a half-length victory over Embalo, ridden by Kristina McManigell. Claire Scholly, aboard Celtic Princess, was third.Read More