The New York Race Track Chaplaincy will honor Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez and his wife Leona with the newly renamed John Hendrickson and Marylou Whitney Award for their longstanding support of ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Hall of Fame jockey Johnny Velazquez and his wife Leona will be this year’s recipients of the newly ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez and his wife Leona will ... a variety of backstretch organizations for decades. “Johnny and Leona have demonstrated a deep commitment ...

Velazquez, who serves on the New York Race Track Chaplaincy board of directors, has won more than 6,600 races and over $492,000,000 in purses. He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing ...