A truly great idea who's time has finally come

[Indian Charlie]

Now this is what racing needs to promote itself. Bout frickin time.

Excerpted from Bris:

Eight Hall of Fame jockeys -- with combined earnings of more than $1.5 billion from 49,163 victories -- will compete in a pari-mutuel wagering event, The Living Legends Race, on October 18 during the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meet as a prelude to the following weekend's Breeders' Cup.

Held in conjunction with racing's new Legends on Tour as well as the Breeders' Cup, Hall of Fame jockeys set to compete in Santa Anita's unprecedented race are, in descending order of age: Angel Cordero Jr., 65; Jacinto Vasquez, 64; Sandy Hawley, 59; Pat Day, 55; Chris McCarron, 53; Jerry Bailey, 51; Gary Stevens, 45, and Julie Krone, 45. Their average age is 55.

[Indian Charlie]

Oh, I forgot to add one more paragraph from the article:

Exhibitions involving "old-time" jockeys have been staged at various racing venues over the years, but none has included such a dazzling array of the sport's everlasting stars while being granted pari-mutuel wagering status.

I may fly out to LA to get dazzled!

[letswastemoney]

What kind of race is this? What weight will the horses be carrying lol.

[Indian Charlie]

6f cal bred allowance, 126 lbs of dead weight on each horse's back.

[AeWingnut]

maybe they can bring Cigar out of retirement for the race.

Now that would be great

[Pedigree Ann]

Del Mar used to run the 'Rocking Chair Derby' for retired jockeys, referring to the rocking chair on the porch where old folks were used to sit a lot of the time before air conditioning. California-based jocks usually.