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The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District has agreed to pay a former student track star $3.4 million after she filed a lawsuit for the alleged sexual...
Article by Carly Silver: Ahead of this weekend’s Belmont Stakes, Carly Silver details the US Thoroughbred industry’s rich Jewish heritage – starting with the immigrant after whom the final leg of the Triple Crown and its host venue were both named
(JTA) – The odds are long that David Cohen can become the first Jewish jockey to win a Kentucky Derby. Cohen’s horse, Keepmeinmind, is a 50-1 shot in the early line for Saturday’s Triple Crown race at Churchill Downs in Louisville. But don’t bet against the 36-year-old rider, who has won some 1,560 races and earned nearly $60 million in a career that launched in 2004: His is a story of comeback, from physical injury and mental anguish. An Arkansas rabbi helped along the way. Cohen was raised in the horse racing industry: His father was a highly regarded owner and breeder in California...
Sam Waley-Cohen, jockey (Photo by David Davies/PA Images via Getty Images via JTA) (JTA) – The odds are long that David Cohen can become the first Jewish jockey to win a Kentucky Derby. Cohen’s horse, Keepmeinmind, is a 50-1 shot in the early line for Saturday’s Triple Crown race at Churchill Downs in Louisville. But don’t bet against the 36-year-old rider, who has won some 1,560 races and earned nearly $60 million in a career that launched in 2004: His is a story of comeback, from physical injury and mental anguish. An Arkansas rabbi helped along the way. Cohen was raised in the hor...
Distance Learning As the health benefits of outdoor activities during the pandemic become clearer, running is experiencing a huge surge in popularity January 27, 2021 by Steve Palopoli FOOT HIGH: It seems that more of us than ever are running in the pandemic—and it may be boosting our resistance to Covid-19. If our lives have been defined by Covid-19 over the last year, our health has been defined by what's become known as "Covid-15"—a joking reference to the pounds that many people have put on while living with quarantine, working from home and generally social distancing since last Marc...