Jay Hovdey

Jay Hovdey

Jay Hovdey is no longer executive columnist for Daily Racing Form a post which he held since 1998. Previously, he covered horse racing for The Blood-Horse and the Thoroughbred Record, and his work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and Reader's Digest. He is the winner of four Eclipse Awards and the author of the biographies "Whittingham - A Thoroughbred Racing Legend" and "Cigar - America's Horse." He has just recently released his latest book – Long Rein: Tales From The World of Horse Racing, which contains 81 individual stories that he has authored over the years.