1.   Essence of Dubai got so spooked by the huge crowds pressed around the paddock that he threw David Flores, a veteran jockey, into a hedge.

2.   Hall stuck to veteran jockeys because they were reliable.

3.   Meanwhile, Hall was tending to his business as agent for veteran jockeys Joe Hampshire and Jose Caraballo, two of the leading jockeys in New England.

4.   Ridden by the veteran jockey Rick Wilson, Richly Blended sprinted to the lead, edged clear down the backstretch and then raced unchallenged down the stretch.

5.   Stevens said veteran jockeys make allowances for the rail, and that Del Mar stewards have been known to remind riders about it at the start of a meet.

6.   Veteran jockey Larry Melancon is very noticeable with the larger helmet he uses.

7.   Veteran jockey Willie Carson was rushed to hospital with a badly-damaged liver Friday after a horse he was about to mount kicked out in the paddock.

8.   A sensational late burst swept veteran jockey Willie Carson to victory on the favourite, Erhaab, in the English Derby here on Wednesday.