William Hartack

The date was May 2, 1964. Only a few months earlier the Beatles had topped the U.S. pop charts for the first time with “I Want To Hold Your ...

The date was May 4, 1957. The Soviet Union was only a few months away from sending a dog into space, and in the world of thoroughbred horse racing, on...

Jockey Bill Hartack  rode his first career winner, at Waterford Park. ~1952 Sandy Hawley won his first race aboard a two-year-old geldi...

Just ask Eibar Coa and Paco Lopez, or Brandon Meier. Being a jockey is a dangerous, thankless job, and over the past 30 days a notable number of incid...

Each year the Bill Hartack Charitable Foundation hosts an Award Ceremony to honor the Kentucky Derby’s winning jockey. This year’s recipient, Louisian...

'HE WIN BIG—REAL BIG' The tenant of Barn 17 at Louisville's Churchill Downs could hardly have been blamed if he had begged off running in the 86th Ken...

There's always been a great deal of talk about my arrogance and my resentment of authority. I guess I make an issue out of it. After I'd been riding a...