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1 3/31- PRIX DES PYRAMIDES 2400 m. Mistrust
(Filly) Third of six.
Gary is showing beautiful form in the win photo. He's
in the maroon silks of Sheikh Mohammed. http://www.france-galop.com/photos/01040407.jpg
3/29
- He's fine, but Gary was thrown in his first race
at Maisons-Laffitte, a track just outside Paris well
known to turf fans. British-bred colt Mountain Top
threw Gary at the start. He bounced right back in
the second race, the Prix El Mina, to place with Russian
Beauty.
Here's the wire photo from the Prix El Mina. Gary
is in the bright yellow silks and blue helmet cover
of Baron Edouard de Rothschild. http://www.france-galop.com/photos/29030402.jpg
Gary will next ride on Wednesday in the Prix Omnium
II at Saint-Cloud.
Gary
Stevens, a top American jockey, got his new partnership
with French trainer Andre Fabre off to a superb start
by guiding Polish Summer to a smooth victory in the
Group One Dubai Sheema Classic.
Billed
as the “Breakfast of the Stars” at Nad
al Sheba racecourse, the Thursday morning event lived
up to its name as Gary Stevens, as much a movie star
as a jockey after his performance as George Woolf
in the Oscar-nominated film "Seabiscuit,"
was greeted enthusiastically at every turn.
3/20 - http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=21392
Rock Hard Ten Gets Serious for Stevens
This
unbeaten son of Kris S. is Gary's potential Derby
mount.
3/18
- http://www.drf.com/news/article/54137.html
Gary Stevens will leave for Dubai and then France
after Saturday's races. The Hall of Fame jockey has
signed a contract to ride for French trainer Andre
Fabre this year, but first he will ride in next Saturday's
Dubai World Cup card, on which he has four mounts,
including Domestic Dispute in the day's richest race,
the $6 million Dubai World Cup.
Stevens also will ride two races for trainer Neil
Drysdale. He is aboard the hard-trying middle-distance
turf horse Sarafan in the Godolphin Mile, as well
as South American newcomer From the Sky, a Group 1
winner who is eligible to the United Arab Emirates
Derby.
Stevens said he would make occasional trips to ride
in the United States. He wants to retain the mount
on the unbeaten 3-year-old Rock Hard Ten, who will
make his next start in either the Santa Anita Derby
or one of the April 10 Kentucky Derby prep races,
such as the Arkansas Derby.
3/17- http://www.drf.com/news/article/54110.html
Another
colt who is likely to bypass the Santa Anita Derby
in favor of the Arkansas Derby or Blue Grass is the
lightly raced, unbeaten Rock Hard Ten, whose two victories
have caused his future-book price in Las Vegas to
plummet. His trainer, Jason Orman, said Rock Hard
Ten would work Saturday with jockey Gary Stevens,
and that a determination as to his next start would
be made after that drill.
3/8/04
- Richard Mandella is talking about Gary's Santa Antia
Oaks pairing with the
lovely and talented Halfbridled:
http://www.drf.com/news/article/53897.html
The
Dallas-Fort Worth Telegram discusses Gary's 2001Kentucky
Derby trip on
board Point Given and takes a look at Wimbledon, winner
of this past
weekend's Louisiana Derby. Gary rode Wimbledon in
a few recent races at
Santa Anita.
3/7/04
- Trainer Laura de Seroux dishes on Toasted, Gary’s
mount for next Sunday’s
San Felipe Stakes (Gr. II)
http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=21109
3/6/04
- Mandella
gets his champs ready and that includees Halfbridled... http://www.drf.com/news/article/53822.html
Mandella
trains the two juvenile champions of 2003 - the filly
Halfbridled
and the male Action This Day - and both are scheduled
to start in major
stakes next weekend.
Halfbridled
will make her 2004 debut in Saturday's $300,000 Santa
Anita
Oaks, a Grade 1 for 3-year-old fillies over 1 1/16
miles. She is expected
to be ridden by Gary Stevens.
3/5/04
- Some of you may be following the comings and goings
of Mick Ruis, the
talented apprentice Gary and his brother, Scott, have
taken under their
wings. Sounds like Gary may have seen a little of
himself in Ruis—like
Gary, Mick had a successful high school wrestling
career before turning to
professional race riding.
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/03/05/sports/professional/3_4_0423_17_26.txt
Ruis is as tough a competitor in the saddle as he
was on the mat
3/1
- The DRF has this to say about a possible Derby horse
for Gary:
http://www.drf.com/news/article/53723.html
2/28/04
- Don’t forget to root for Seabiscuit on Sunday
night’s Oscar broadcast, beginning at 8 PM on
ABC. Seabiscuit is nominated for awards in Art Direction,
Cinematography, Costume Design, Sound Mixing, Film
Editing, Writing (Adapted Screenplay), and Best Picture.
2/16/04
- "You've got cop eyes," Joe Pesci tells
Gary in this pre-Oscar profile from The Seattle Times.
2/1
- Gary wrapped up his Super Bowl week activities in
familiar territory—a track, Sam Houston Race
Park—where he presented the trophy for the Super
Bowl Media Classic, popped into the jock’s room,
and attended a party for sportswriters. You’ll
find pictures of his visit at http://www.shrp.com/.
1/28
- Stevens to Set Off for France:Seabiscuit star in
French deal
Top
American jockey Gary Stevens is set to ride for leading
French trainer Andre Fabre.
http://news.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=20321
From
the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/3437405.stm
From
readsport.com: http://www.readsport.com/article.asp?art=784
From
the TTimes: http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=
41794&subsec=3
1/27
-Gary will be in Houston 'to giive back to the sport
that has taken such good care of us,” as he
put it. He’ll be doing promotional work for
Thoroughbred racing during Super Bowl week.
1/27-
Check out the following stories about the Eclipse
Awards by cutting and pasting the links.
Be sure to paste them on a single line in your browser.
From
the BloodHorse: http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=20291
From
USA today: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/horses/2004-01-26-eclipse_x.htm
From
the Palm Beach Post: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/auto/epaper/editions/tuesday/
sports_04514fa431cba005007a.html
From
the Sun-Sentinel: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-eclipse27jan27,0,7432069.story?coll=sfla-sports-headlines
1/17
- A press release from Universal Pictures
on Seabiscuit’s nominations:http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040127/latu102_1.html Critical and Popular Success 'Seabiscuit'
Continues Impressive Winning Streak, Receiving Seven
Academy Award(R) Nominations, Including Best Picture
Tuesday January 27, 2:45 pm ET
1/26 -Monday will see Gary out of the saddle and onto
the stage as he hosts the Eclipse Awards in Hallendale,
FL, near Gulfstream Park. The Awards, considered the
highest honor in Thoroughbred racing, are familiar
to Gary--he took home honors as Outstanding Jockey
in 1998.
1/21
- Straight from Gary's mouth - NEWS FLASH: Gary is
engaged to assistant director Angie Athayde. Please
see the official announcement from Angie's parents
below:
Mr.
and Mrs. William P. Athayde of Yorktown, Virginia
are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter,
Angela Marie, to Gary L. Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald Stevens of Boise Idaho.
Angela
attended Walsingham Academy and The Catholic University
of America. She works as as assistant director in
the feature film industry in Southern California.
Gary
is a Hall of Fame jockey who has been riding for the
past 23 years, The couple met while working on the
movie Seabiscuit.
The
couple currently resides outside of Los Angeles. A
wedding is planned for later this year.
1/21
- Also straight from "the horse's mouth",
Gary says that Buddy Gil is back - big time - he worked
today in 1:10 and change.
1/19
- From the DRF: http://www.drf.com/news/article/52802.html
The
high-priced claimer Glick, making his first start
for trainer Jeff Mullins, set a course record of 1:11.26
for the odd distance of about 6 1/2 furlongs on the
hillside turf course on Monday.
1/15-
Gary has been nominated for a prestigious Screen Actors
Guild Award as part of the cast of Seabiscuit. Chris
Cooper was singled out for Outstanding Performance
By a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
The winners will be announced on Sunday, February
22, at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. The
awards will be televised on TNT at 8 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time. http://www.sagawards.com/press_release.asp?pr_Id=19
1/8 - The NTRA press release: http://www.ntra.com/news.asp?type=news&id=10786
Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, who made his acting
debut as George Woolf in last year's critically acclaimed
movie Seabiscuit, will host the 33rd annual Eclipse
Awards ceremony, it was announced today by the National
Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA). The Eclipse
Awards will be presented on Monday, Jan. 26, 2004
at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood,
Fla.
In
addition to crowning one champion Horse of the Year,
Eclipse Awards honor horses and individuals whose
outstanding achievements have earned them the title
of Champion in their respective categories, and to
members of the media for outstanding coverage of Thoroughbred
racing. The Eclipse Awards are presented by the NTRA,
the National Turf Writers Association (NTWA) and Daily
Racing Form.
1/3
- PROUD FATHER. According to the DRF, Gary was missing
from Santa Anita this Saturday walk his eldest daughter,
Ashley, down the aisle. Gary's new son-in-law was
recently deployed in Iraq. Look for Gary back in the
saddle on Wednesday, January 7th-- he'll be riding
Tizawinner on the turf in the seventh.
