Rajiv Maragh

Jockey Rajiv Maragh rode his 2000th career winner Friday at Gulfstream Park, piloting Lazio (Bucchero) to victory in Race 3. "This feels pretty surreal when you think about the whole journey since 2000," Maragh told Gulfstream media. "I've come a real long way. I've come from humble beginnings and to be able to achieve this milestone is pretty incredible. I've got to be really thankful for all the support I've had. You don't win 2000 by yourself. There are a lot of people behind the scenes." After a two-year break...

A helping hand. A kind smile. A word of encouragement. A piece of advice. When in the company of Harry Rice III, an instrumental member of the jockeys' room on the New York Racing Association (NYRA) circuit for 49 years, you're guaranteed to receive either one or all of the above. And it's that warmth and color Rice carries with him that has been notably absent from New York race days since the veteran valet officially retired this past spring after working his final day, April 19, at Aqueduct. The...

In dramatic fashion, Glorious Boy awarded his freshman sire Independence Hall (by Constitution) his first stakes winner in Friday's Pulpit Stakes. He didn't have much luck earlier in the summer on the main track at Saratoga, though he was meant for the turf initially on debut before getting rained onto the dirt upstate. But, once switched to the grass at Aqueduct Sept. 28, he found a nice improvement to his form, breaking his maiden in an optional claimer and running second most recently in the six-furlong Awad Stakes Nov. 9....

Edited Press Release Christian Maragh was in diapers the first time he joined his brother Rajiv at the racetrack. The siblings were together again Sunday at Gulfstream Park under much different circumstances. Separated by 18 years, Rajiv and Christian Maragh lined up against each other for the first time as jockeys in Race 7, a claiming event for older horses sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs on the all-weather Tapeta course. Rajiv Maragh, 39, ran fifth on 5-year-old gelding Gabagool (Ransom the Moon), trained by their father, Collin Maragh. Christian Maragh, 21,...

Prep season for the GI Kentucky Derby is still in its earliest stages, but a couple of races over the weekend gave us some things to get excited about. It appears, in GII San Vicente Stakes winner Barnes (Into Mischief), we have an early Derby favorite that could give Bob Baffert his first official Derby win since Authentic (Into Mischief) in 2020 in what would be his return to America's most famous race after the Churchill ban. Sold for $3.2 million at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga, this could be a special horse....

A nearly three-year hiatus from the winner's circle ended Thursday when rider Rajiv Maragh won the third race at Gulfstream Park aboard Dundie (Speightstown). Owned by Ian Parsard and trained by Collin Maragh, Dundie was in for a $12,500 tag and won for the third time in his career. Maragh's last win was with Raise the Rent (Malibu Moon) Dec. 23, 2021, also at Gulfstream. Prior to beginning his comeback in late October, his last ride was in January of 2022. Dundie was his eighth mount since his return. "It's...

After a two-year hiatus which included a television stint for NYRA and FOX, Rajiv Maragh is set to get back into race riding Sunday at Gulfstream Park with two mounts on a 10-race program, the track announced via presser Saturday. The winner of 1939 races is named on Gabagool (Ransom the Moon) in race five and Supers Lucky Lady (Superestrella) in race 10, and himself admits that the 2,000-win milestone was a motivating factor in his return along with the birth of his second child, daughter Lilah, who made her...

Gulfstream Park issued the following announcement late Thursday night:  Gulfstream Park will suspend racing for one day, Friday, March 20, to update its protocols in a number of areas, including the Jockeys' Room. Racing is scheduled to resume on Saturday, March 21. Last week, Gulfstream Park took strict measures to limit exposure by closing the facility to the public for live racing and simulcast. Gulfstream Park has operated in full compliance with all government and local health orders, while ensuring the protection of the essential personnel that care for the...

Gulfstream-based jockey Rajiv Maragh announced Thursday via twitter that he has decided to stop riding indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak. He told the TDN that the reasons for his decision include that his wife is five-months pregnant with their first child. Maragh is listed on one horse Friday at Gulfstream, Yes I See (Exchange Rate), the 5-2 second choice in the line in the second race. "I am doing this mainly for the health and welfare of myself and my family," he said. "I have a pregnant wife at...