Edward L. Bowen Tribute
(December 23, 1942 - January 20, 2025)
No one loved Thoroughbred racing — the sport and the community — more than Ed Bowen. Many share the veteran journalist and racing historian's passion but his dedication to capturing the stories of the sport's colorful characters and the exhilarating feats of its athletes was unsurpassed. Read more from BloodHorse.

Ed was president of Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation for 24 years. Click here for a tribute book to Ed at his retirement party from Grayson in 2018.




Since 2010, The Jockey Club has invested more than $110 million in the Thoroughbred industry to support initiatives such as equine safety and aftercare, industry growth, promotion of the sport, education, and national and international collaboration.

Click here to read The Jockey Club 2025 Industry Impact Report.





LONGINES
World's Best Racehorse Rankings

Leading Horses
For the race year of 2024
(The next edition will be released on 1st January 1900)

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Rank Horse Rating Trained
1 City of Troy (USA) 128 IRE
1 Laurel River (USA) 128 UAE
3 Via Sistina (IRE) 127 AUS
4 Goliath (GER) 126 FR


LONGINES
World's Best Jockey

Leading Jockeys
With Top 100 G1 Racing
as of 24 November 2024

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Jockey Total Points
James McDonald160
Ryan L. Moore150
William T. Buick105
Craig A. Williams80
Flavien Prat76